Johann "John" Wolfenberg

1860 - 1938  (78 years)

• Name	Johann "John" Wolfenberg
  Born	26 Apr 1860	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Christened	26 Aug 1860	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	25 Apr 1861
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191657372
  Name	John Wolfenberg  [7]
  Name	John Wolfenburg
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Button Maker
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Button Trimmer
  Residence	1938	141 Courtland Ave. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37795
  Died	16 Sep 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I37795	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Johann Friedrich Wolfenberg,   b. 12 Sep 1824, , Germany ,   d. 18 Aug 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Dorothee Friederike Marie "Fredericka" Tiedt,   b. 22 Feb 1830, , Germany ,   d. 15 Mar 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F9907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Werner,   b. 27 Mar 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Edward Louis Wolfenberg,   b. 16 Jun 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Oscar H. J. Wolfenberg,   b. 7 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Gertrude Margaret Wolfenberg,   b. 29 Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alvin Wolfenberg,   b. 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1924  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F9909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN WOLFENBERG Ill for the past six months, John Wolfenberg. age 75, 141 Courtland avenue east, died at his late residence last evening. Born in Kitchener on April 28, 1861, deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Wolfenberg. He was married at Kitchener in 1895 to Catherine Werner. An employee of the Kitchener waterworks for many years. Mr. Wolfenberg was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Surviving are his widow, one son, Oscar, at home, one daughter, Amelia, at home, one brother, August of Guelph. Funeral services will be private on Monday afternoon from the late residence at 2.30 o'clock to St. Paul's Lutheran church for public services at 8 p.m., with Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. A. Orzen will officiate. Remains will rest at home. Kitchener Daily Record 17 Sep 1938, Sat Page 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-10 Page 8. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . [Woodmen of the World memorial] John Wolfenberg/ 1861- 1938 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Johann Wolfenberg s/o Christoph & Frederica Tied. b. 26 Apr 1860, bapt. 26 Aug 1860 sponsors: John Hagen, Catharine Hagen [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 19. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 49. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 34. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 Jun 1896. 16 Jun 1896 The wife of John Wolfenberg, in Berlin, a son.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Apr 1860 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 26 Aug 1860 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Trimmer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1938 - 141 Courtland Ave. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Sep 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth