Minnie May Schoenau

1894 - 1978  (84 years)

• Name	Minnie May Schoenau
  Born	30 Mar 1894	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238879115
  Name	Minnie May Kirchhofer
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Knitter, Knitting Factory
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-353770
  Died	7 May 1978	Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Buried	Saint John's Lutheran Cemeteyr, Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I353770	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob John Schoenau,   b. 16 Aug 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1940, Oshawa, Durham County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Julia Catherine Schmidt,   b. CALC 7 Jul 1860, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1929, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	3 May 1887	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F252095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. John Leonard "Leonard" Kirchhofer,   b. 21 Sep 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1976, Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1924	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F252636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KIRCHHOFER, Minnie - In hospital Pembroke, on Sunday, May 7, 1978, in.her 85th year, Minnie Kirchhofer of 94 Laurentian Drive, Petawawa, wife of the late Reverend J. L. Kirchhofer; dear mother of Marcella (Mrs. Fred Lindeman), Pembroke (Mrs. John Biesenthal), Petawawa; also survived by seven grandchildren; sister of William Schoenau, of Oshawa; predeceased by brothers Edward and Carl Schoenau and by sister Alberta Russ. Resting at the Malcolm and Deavitt Funeral Home, 141 Renfrew St., Pembroke until noon Wednesday, thence to St. John's Lutheran Church, Petawawa for service at 2:30 p.m. Interment in the church cemetery. The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Tue, May 9, 1978 Page 46

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 11. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 30. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Minnie May Schoenan Date of Birth:30 Mar 1894 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Jacob Schoenan Mother's name:Julia Ann Schmidt [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 May 1887. 03 May 1887 Julia Schmidt and Jakob Schönau, both of Berlin, were married by Pastor R. von Pirch, Berlin. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:John Leonard Kirchhofer Gender:Male Age:28 Birth Year:abt 1896 Birth Place:Pereston, Ontario Marriage Date:25 Jun 1924 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Kirchhofer Mother:Mary Pfeiffer Spouse:Minnie May Schoenau

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Mar 1894 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Knitter, Knitting Factory - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jun 1924 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 May 1978 - Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth