Josephine Foster

1892 - 1961  (69 years)

• Name	Josephine Foster
  Born	1 Apr 1892	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185216781
  Name	Josephine Strub
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-300342
  Died	24 Jun 1961  [2, 3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I300342	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Langenus "Alonzo" Forster,   b. 15 Mar 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1930, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Hartman,   b. 9 Oct 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1921, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F239118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leo Joseph Strub,   b. 10 Sep 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1915	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Irene Josephine Strub,   b. 19 Mar 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1993, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Edwin Henry Strub,   b. 6 Feb 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1997, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   3. Rita Agnes Strub,   b. 23 May 1920, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1967, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)   4. Eugene Strub   5. Joseph Strub   6. Harold Strub   7. Anthony Strub   8. Wilfred Strub   9. Laurette Strub   10. Cecelia Strub   11. Virginia Strub
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F238482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Four Sons, One Daughter And 2 Sons-in-Law Serve Mr. and Mrs. Leo Strub, 58 Albert St. S., have a big stake in this war. They could boast of three boys in the army, a son in the navy, a daughter in the air force, one son in-law in the air force and another son-in-law in the army. But they don't boast. They simply go on from day to day, hoping the boys will be all right, and that they can all be together before long, when the business of war is finished. Pte. Edwin Strub, the eldest, was recently reported wounded in the thigh while serving in France with a rifle unit. His wife, Mrs. Emma Strub, and two small children, live in Regina. Edwin was a salesman before he enlisted in August, 1940. He has served overseas about a year. Lance-Cpl. Joe, 23, is believed by his wife, Doris, to be serving in England. Some time ago he suffered a broken collarbone in a motorcycle accident. After spending a number of weeks in a convalescent hospital, the dispatch-rider was sent to a holding unit for further posting. He was an employee of the Dominion Truck Equipment Co. Ltd., before enlisting Sept. 13, 1940. He went overseas July 27, 1941 with the Signal Corps. His daughter, Leona, whom he has never seen, was born shortly after he arrived in England. Pte. Harold Strub, who is 22, is believed to be serving somewhere in England with a medical corps. He has been overseas two years, and was a factory worker before enlisting. AW. Rita Strub follows Harold in age. She is stationed at Lachine, Que. Her husband is Lance-Cpl. James McKee, R.C.A., who has been fighting wherever Canadians have been in action since the beginning of the war. He was in the thick of it at Dieppe, then Sicily, before pitching into the Battle of Italy. When last heard from, he was in the latter country. Stoker Eugene Strub, 20, who serves with the R.C.N.V.R., has been stationed on the east coast several years. He worked in a shoe factory before becoming a tar. Cpl. Edgar C. Reist, another soldier son-in-law, married the former Irene Strub. He returned from overseas, where he served with a medical unit, in June. He is at present stationed in London, Ont. Tony, Loretta and Cecilia are too young to enlist, but all three are working, doing their share in the civilian effort. Virginia, 12, and Wilfred, seven, find school work occupies the greater part of their time. Kitchener Daily Record, Mon, Aug 21, 1944 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 9 Page 7. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . +/ In Memory Of/ Josephine Foster/ Wife Of/ Leo Joseph Strub Apr. 1, 1892-June 24, 1961 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185216781. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Josephine Foster Gender:Female Birth Date:1 Apr 1892 Birth Place: Huron, Ontario, Canada Father:Alonso Foster Mother:Mary A Har??

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1892 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Jan 1915 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth