George Schenk^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1881 - 1950  (~ 68 years)

• Name	George Schenk
  Born	Jun 1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Retail Merchant, Grocer
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1950	135 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371725
  Died	12 Jan 1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Buried	15 Jan 1950	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I371725	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Caspar "Casper" Schenk,   b. 26 Apr 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Doerr,   b. 3 Sep 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1878	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F20013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Culhane,   b. 7 Sep 1882, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1905  [7]
  Children	1. Verna Schenk,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Audrey Schenk,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George Schenk   4. Verna B. Schenk,   b. Aug 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)   5. Earl Weybourne "Weybourne" Schenk,   b. 5 Nov 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 10 years)   6. Roy Schenk,   b. 1914,   d. 20 Aug 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Ortha Anna Schenk,   b. 1920,   d. 1981  (Age 61 years)   8. Lucile Ardell Schenk,   b. 18 Jul 1925,   d. 4 Sep 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F256761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Schenk, 68 year-old Kitchener merchant, of 135 Benton St., died last night in K-W Hospital after an illness of several months. He was born at Wilmot Centre, near Baden, the son of the late Casper Schenk and Mary Doerr. In 1905 he married Gertrude Culhame. From then until his recent illness, they operated a grocery business in the south ward. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Roy; four daughters, Mrs. Karl (Verna) Moritz; Mrs. Audrey Drummond; Mrs. Irvin (Ortha) Stahle; Mrs. Walter (Lucille) Rieck; and six grandchildren, all of Kitchener; one brother, John, Maryhill; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Witte, Mrs. Walter Mussleman, Elizabeth Schenk and Mrs. Ivan Heuckroth, all of Kitchener. Funeral will be held Sunday, 2: 30 pm, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gertrude Culhane - Schenk - 1972. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lucile Schenk - Rieck. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Weyburne Schenk. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Roy W. Schenk. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 79. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George Schenk. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Caspar Schenk Born: Wilmot Age: 28 Father: Conrad Schenk Mother: Catharine Schenk Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Mary Doerr Age: 23 born: Wilmot Father: Charles Doerr Mother: Anna Eva Doerr married 7 Apr 1878 married: Waterloo, New Dundee

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jun 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Retail Merchant, Grocer - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1950 - 135 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jan 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 15 Jan 1950 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth