Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Emma Catherine Haufschild

Female 1901 - 1998  (97 years)


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  • Name Emma Catherine Haufschild 
    Born 1 Mar 1901  Rye, Lount Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52375711 
    Name Emma Catherine Brubacher 
    Residence 1921  21 Pink St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-315085 
    Died 14 Mar 1998  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 17 Mar 1998  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I315085  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father August Frederick William Haufschild,   b. 29 Nov 1863, Pommern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Berdux,   b. 20 Feb 1868, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1954, Ancaster, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F241883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilbur "Will" Brubacher,   b. 1 May 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Lorne Elwood Brubacher,   b. 17 Mar 1925,   d. 25 Feb 2020, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. Wayne Brubacher
     3. Evelyn Jean Brubacher,   b. 3 Apr 1932, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Howard Brubacher,   b. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 2006, New Glasgow, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Russel Brubacher
     6. Ethel May Brubacher,   b. 25 Dec 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F39666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BRUBACHER, Emma Katherine

      Died peacefully, in her sleep, on Saturday, March 14, 1998, at Sunnyside Home, Kitchener, age 97 years. Emma was born February 1, 1901 in Parry Sound (Rye), Ont., a daughter of the late August and Mary Haufschild. She came with her family to Kitchener in 1917 where she met and married Wilbur Brubacher in 1920. He predeceased her in 1974. She was the loving mother of Lorne (Vivyan) of Kitchener, Howard (Teresa) of Nova Scotia, Russell (Barbara) of Cambridge, Evelyn Mansz (Edward) of Kitchener and Wayne (Sylvia) of Mannheim; grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 27 and great-great-grandmother of three; sister of Mabel Elsley and Edna Poll. She was predeceased by an infant daughter, Ethel; a sister, Irene Wismer and a granddaughter, Diane (Brubacher) Gusset in Switzerland. Emma was a charter member of Christ The King United Church, a member of the choir and had enjoyed her involvement in church choirs most of her life. She was a lifetime member of Centreville Women's Institute, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to Sunnyside Home, the Happy Harmonicas and was a tireless volunteer in church and other community organizations. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St W., Kitchener today (Monday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Christ The King United Church, 167 Thaler Ave., Kitchener on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Interment Woodland Cemetery. Reception to follow at the church.

      The Record Newspaper 16 Mar 1998 pg B3

  • Sources 
    1. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 21 Page 4.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Emma Catherine Houfschild Date of Birth:1 Mar 1901 Gender:Female Birth Place:Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Father's name:August Houfschild Mother's name:Maria Berdon

    3. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Brubacher/ Will/ 1895-1974/ Emma C./ 1901-1998/ Their Beloved Daughter/ Ethel May/ 1921-1925
      [A] Ethel

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025899 (1920).
      Name:Wilbur Brubaker
      Age:25
      Birth Year:abt 1895
      Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario
      Marriage Date:12 Oct 1920
      Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:Henry Brubaker
      Mother:Louisa Bouman
      Spouse:Emma Haufschield

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Mar 1901 - Rye, Lount Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Oct 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 21 Pink St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Mar 1998 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Mar 1998 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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