John Doerr Schenk^[1]

1885 - 1973  (88 years)

• Name	John Doerr Schenk
  Born	15 Mar 1885	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Schenk
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Servant, Farm
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1951	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Residence	1973	247 Franklin St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371737
  Died	25 Dec 1973	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I371737	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  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   [7]
  Family ID	F20013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Violet Anna Kaufman,   b. 24 Jul 1891, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1912	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ruth Schenk,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Kenneth Schenk,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alfred J. K. Schenk,   b. 12 Nov 1914,   d. 3 Mar 1996  (Age 81 years)   4. Elwood Casper Schenk,   b. 29 Jul 1916,   d. 3 Dec 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F257295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Miletta Koerber,   b. 19 Sep 1889, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1951
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F23755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schenk, John D. - At the K-W Hospital, on Christmas Day, after a lengthy illness, John Schenk, of 247 Franklin St. N., age 88 years, born in Wilmot Centre, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Casper Schenk, a lifelong resident of the Twin City area, formerly employed as a carpenter and formerly farmed near Maryhill for many years. Mr. Schenk was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Bridgeport. Husband of Clara Koerber; father of Alfred, Waterloo; Elwood and Kenneth, both of Kitchener and Ruth (Mrs. Arthur Gollinger) of Burlington; brother of Susan (Mrs. Ivan Heuckroth) of Kitchener; predeceased by his first wife Violet Kaufman in 1951; three grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 3 p.m. Thursday until noon on Saturday, when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Bridgeport for the service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Ralph W. Huras officiating. Internment St. Matthew's Lutheran cemetery, Conestogo. Donations to the memorial fund of St. Paul's Lutheran Church may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, December 26, 1973

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George Schenk. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 79. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John D. Schenk. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240798520. [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 - 15 Mar 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Dec 1912 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1951 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Residence - 1973 - 247 Franklin St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Dec 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth