Alvin Eustace Sherk^[1]

1881 - 1975  (94 years)

• Name	Alvin Eustace Sherk
  Born	28 Aug 1881	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Rsrch. Note	born 1881
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Grocer Clerk
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1914	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	wood worker
  Eby ID Number	00101-5614.7
  Died	22 Oct 1975	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I36432	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William B. Sherk,   b. 7 Mar 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Park,   b. 22 Aug 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1869	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F1399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Barbara "Barbara" Schmetzer,   b. 8 Feb 1877, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1927, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1905	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Mary Sherk,   b. Aug 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Sherk,   b. Jun 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lucinda Magdalena "Lucy" Sherk,   b. 25 Apr 1910, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1990  (Age 80 years)   4. Laura Anetta "Nettie" Sherk,   b. 15 Mar 1914, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 2002, Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia  (Age 88 years)   5. Margaret E. Sherk,   b. 1916,   d. 1983  (Age 67 years)   6. Russel Sherk,   b. 12 Dec 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F187381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Melinda A. Beckman,   b. 24 Mar 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sherk, Alvin E. - At his home 621 Fischer Drive, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1975, after a brief illness, Alvin Eustace Sherk, aged 94 years. Formerly farmed in Wilmot Township near New Dundee for many years. A member of St. James Lutheran Church, Mannheim. Mr. Sherk was born in New Dundee, a son of the late William Sherk and the former Mary Park; a lifelong resident of the Twin City area; predeceased by his wives, the former Barbara Schmetzer in January, 1927 and the former Melinda Beckman November, 1956. Surviving are a son, George Sherk of London, Ont., Mary (Mrs. John Dick) and Gladys (Mrs. Lorne Schlueter), both of Kitchener, Lucy (Mrs.. Charles Rogers), of Elora, Laura (Mrs. Gordon Schrag) Calico Rock, Ark., Margaret (Mrs. J. Wilson Bowers) of London; also surviving, a sister Clara (Mrs. Maurice Hurd), Flint, Mich.; 16 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener after 7 p.m. today until 11 a.m. on Friday, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, Mannheim, for the service at 3 p.m. with Rev. Richard Holm officiating. Interment Union cemetery, New Dundee. Donations to the building fund of the church may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, October 22, 1975

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 235. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 11. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118632465. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Laura Anetta Sherk Gender:Female Birth Date:15 Mar 1914 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Legitimacy:Y Father:Alvin E. Sherk - Woodworker - Elmira Mother:Barbara M Schmetzer Married: Linwood, Ontar 15 Fb 1905 [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9/316 (1869), Sherk-Park. William Sherk, 23, Teacher, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp., son of Abraham and Louisa, Married Mary Elizabeth Park, 24, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Wilmot Twp., daughter of George and Eve, Witnesses: Abraham Sherk and Emanuel Weaver, both of Waterloo Twp., 14 Dec 1869 at Waterloo Twp [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 22 Dec 1869. Sherk, Wm. married 14 Dec 1869 to Mary Elizabeth Park At Freeport, by Rev. J.B. Bowman. Both of Freeport.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1881 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer Clerk - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Feb 1905 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - wood worker - 1914 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Oct 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth