Emma Catherine Haufschild

1901 - 1998  (97 years)

• Name	Emma Catherine Haufschild
  Born	1 Mar 1901	Rye, Lount Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario   [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   [1]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-315085
  Died	14 Mar 1998	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	17 Mar 1998	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I315085	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Wilbur "Will" Brubacher,   b. 1 May 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Lorne Elwood Brubacher,   b. 17 Mar 1925,   d. 25 Feb 2020, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   2. Wayne Brubacher   3. Evelyn Jean Brubacher,   b. 3 Apr 1932, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   4. Howard Brubacher,   b. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 2006, New Glasgow, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   5. Russel Brubacher   6. Ethel May Brubacher,   b. 25 Dec 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  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

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

  Born - 1 Mar 1901 - Rye, Lount Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario Married - 12 Oct 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 21 Pink St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Mar 1998 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 17 Mar 1998 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth