Robert William Bergen^[1]

1900 - 1993  (92 years)

• Name	Robert William Bergen
  Born	4 Dec 1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Bergen Electric Ltd.
  Name	Robert William Bierwagen
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Electrician, ? Electric
  Residence	1921	213 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Electrical Contractor
  Residence	1962	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29249
  Died	22 May 1993	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I29249	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert John Carl Bierwagen,   b. 10 Dec 1852, Zirge, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 11 May 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Emily Emma Roehr,   b. 5 Mar 1855, Zerke, , Germany ,   d. 7 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1878  [9]
  Family ID	F7601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Florence Ziegler,   b. 11 Nov 1900, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Walter Theodore Bergen,   b. 6 Jan 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 2007, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F30471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bergen, Robert W. - On Saturday, May 22, 1993, at St. Raphael's Nursing Home, Kitchener, Robert William Bergen, in his 93rd year, formerly of Balmoral Drive, Kitchener. Beloved father of Walter and his wife Charlotte; dear grandfather of Robert and his friend Tamsin, William and his wife Line; loving great-grandfather of Spencer and Natasha. Predeceased by his wife, Emma (nee Ziegler) in 1986, his brothers and sisters. Robert was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and founder of Bergen Electric Limited. Visitation was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral service was held in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. Donald Pond officiated. Internment Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial gifts to St. Mark's Lutheran Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario gratefully acknowledged. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, May 25, 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020380-25. Robert Wilhelm Bierwagen, 24, occ. Electrical Contractor, b. (Berlin) Kitchener, res. 213 Waterloo St. Kitchener, son of Robert Bierwagen Sr. and Emma Roehr Married Emma Florence Ziegler, 24, occ. Forelady Long Shirt Co., b. Floradale, res. 107 Dekay St. Kitchener, daughter of Christian Ziegler (Deceased) and Louise Steffler, Wittnessed by: Victor Ruehl of 27 Alma St. Kitchener and Emma Bierwagen of 213 Waterloo St. Kitchener, 22 April 1925 in Kitchener [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 11. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 14. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 15. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Robert W. Bergen - May 25, 1993. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020380-25d. Robert Wilhelm Bierwagen, 24, occ. Electrical Contractor, b. (Berlin) Kitchener, res. 213 Waterloo St. Kitchener, son of Robert Bierwagen Sr. and Emma Roehr Married Emma Florence Ziegler, 24, occ. Forelady Long Shirt Co., b. Floradale, res. 107 Dekay St. Kitchener, daughter of Christian Ziegler (Deceased) and Louise Steffler, Wittnessed by: Victor Ruehl of 27 Alma St. Kitchener and Emma Bierwagen of 213 Waterloo St. Kitchener, 22 April 1925 in Kitchener [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Walter T. Bergen - December 5, 2007. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), obituary of Mrs. Minnie Hostetter - 8 Aug 1962 pg 4. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Robert Bierwagen - March 7, 1930.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Dec 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Bergen Electric Ltd. - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Electrician, ? Electric - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 213 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Electrical Contractor - 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Apr 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 May 1993 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth