John Holst^[1]

1886 - 1975  (88 years)

• Name	John Holst
  Born	1 Aug 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31193
  Died	22 Jul 1975	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I31193	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Holst,   b. 18 Dec 1850, , Germany ,   d. 10 Feb 1918, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Christina Catherine "Catherine" Heier,   b. 22 Dec 1858, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F18590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Jantzi,   b. 19 Jun 1891, , Nobles Co., Minnesota ,   d. 4 Jan 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1913	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Gordon John Holst,   b. 15 Nov 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1955  (Age 41 years)   2. Walter Daniel Holst,   b. 25 Apr 1915,   d. 1995  (Age 79 years)   3. Donald Leroy Holst,   b. 26 Aug 1928,   d. May 2000  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F31581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Holst, John - Of the Nithview Home, New Hamburg, passed away at his residence, July 22, 1975, aged 88 years. He was born August 1, 1886 in Waterloo Township and had resided in Baden since 1928; he was a member of Livingstone Presbyterian Church, Baden; also a former elder of the church. Predeceased by his wife, the former Matilda Jantzi in 1967; surviving are two sons, Walter of Cambridge and Donald of Hanover; predeceased by one son, Gordon; also surviving are seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The late Mr. Holst will rest at the Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home after 7 pm this evening. Funeral arrangements will be announced in tomorrow's edition of The Record. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Holst - 1975. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. John/ 1886 \endash 1975/ Matilda/ 1891 \endash 1967/ HOLST [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 16154 (1913), John Holst-Mathilde Jantzi. John Holst Occupation: farmer of Berlin Event Type:Marriage Event Date:23 Aug 1913 Event Place:Heidelberg, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Birth Place: Waterloo Tp. Gender:Male Age:27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Father's Name:John Holst Mother's Name:Christine Heier Spouse's Name:Mathilde Jantzi Residence: Baden, Spouse's Gender:Female Spouse's Age:22 Birth Place: Nobles Co., Minnesota Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Spouse's Father's Name:Daniel Jantzi Spouse's Mother's Name:Magdalena Esch [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1886). John Holst (1886-1975) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 27 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206870883/john-holst.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Aug 1913 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Jul 1975 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth