John K. Forler

1858 - 1913  (54 years)

• Name	John K. Forler
  Born	14 Aug 1858	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer in Saw Mill
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-323476
  Died	18 Jul 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I323476	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob K. Forler,   b. 10 Nov 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1913, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Maria Juliana "Mary" Koch,   b. 9 May 1838, Neustrelitz, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 10 Jan 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	27 May 1856	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F13437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Margarat "Margaret" "Maggie Bickert,   b. 27 Feb 1860, , Germany ,   d. 26 Apr 1945, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1887	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Mary Katharine Elizabeth Forler,   b. 9 Feb 1889, , Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. Carl Frederick Jacob "Charles" Forler,   b. 27 Apr 1891, Chapman Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario ,   d. 1948  (Age 56 years)   3. Freida V. A. Forler,   b. 26 Jul 1894, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1946  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F244105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A Respected Citizen Gone John K. Forler Dies This Morning Mr. John K. Forler, a respected citizen, died this morning at 8:30 o'clock, after a short illness, at his residence, 140 Wellington street. During the past three months he had been troubled with dropsy of the heart but not in severe form. He was able to discharge his duties, as an employee of Messrs. J. G. Kreiner & Co., until a week ago Tuesday and it was not until Monday of this week that he took to his bed. Mr. Forler was born in Wellesley and lived there until November of last year. He was aged 54 years, 11 months and 3 days. The funeral will be held on Monday, July 21, at 2:30 o'clock from the family residence to Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Forler and the children are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband and father. The children, Miss Mary, Karl and Miss Frieda all reside at home. Mr. Forler has five brothers and three sisters living. These are: George of New Hamburg; William and Henry of Wellesley; Louis of Detroit and Jacob of Berlin. The sisters are: Mrs. Henry Schmidt of Hamstead, Ont; Mrs. James O'Donnell of Yale, Mich., and Miss Emma Forler of Sutherland, Sask. Mr. Forler was a consistent member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. The family will receive the sympathy of many friends and acquaintenances in their heavy bereavement. The Record offers them its condolences. Berlin News Record, July 18, 1913 _____________________ Wellesley The sad news was received here with much regret of the death of Mr. John K. Forler of Berlin last Friday, and formerly of Wellesley. Interment took place Monday afternoon at Berlin. He leaves a sorrowing widow, one son and two daughters to mourn his loss. The bereaved family have the sympathy of this entire community in their sad affliction. Berlin Daily Telegraph, July 26, 1913

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 21. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 33. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 12. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 13. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 13. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Jacob K. Forler, joiner of Waterloo married 27 May 1856 in Berlin by banns to Maria Koch of Waterloo, wit: George K. Forler of Wilmot and August Licht of Wilmot [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 29 May 1856 Pg: 22. FORLER, Jacob N. married 27 May 1856 To Maria KOCH. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Aug 1858 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Dec 1887 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer in Saw Mill - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jul 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth