Louisa Schenk^[1]

1883 - 1941  (57 years)

• Name	Louisa Schenk
  Born	31 Dec 1883	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61468289
  Name	Louisa Battler
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Servant
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-400316
  Died	9 May 1941	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I400316	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann "John" Schenk,   b. 13 Mar 1856, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Margaretha Hofstetter,   b. 13 Jul 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1883	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F20017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Allan Webster Battler,   b. 30 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1907	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Dorothea "Dorothy" Battler,   b. 27 Sep 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 2003, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   2. Clayton Battler,   b. 16 Jan 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Roy Edgar Battler,   b. 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   4. Verdella May Battler,   b. 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   5. Reta Louise Battler,   b. 26 May 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   6. Ralph Allan Battler,   b. 26 May 1919, Shingletown, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1997, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F265223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. ALLAN W. BATTLER - Mrs. Allan W. Battler, 57, formerly Louise Schenk, died early today at her home, R.R. 2, Petersburg, after an illness of two weeks. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Schenk, she was born in Wilmot township on Dec. 31, 1883, Mrs. Battler was a member of St. James' Lutheran church, Baden. On Dec. 18, 1907, she was married at Baden. In addition to her husband she is survived by two sons, Roy at home and Ralph of New Dundee, three daughters, Dorothy and Reta at home and Verdella of Kitchener and a sister, Mrs. Walter Hagedorn of Wilmot township. A son predeceased her in infancy. Funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at her residence in Wilmot township with Rev. W. Schultz of Linwood officiating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Roy Edgar Battler. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 13. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 22. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louise Schenk - Battler. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61468289. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Schenk Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 26 Father: Conrad Shenk Mother: Catharina Seibert Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Mary Margaretha Hofstetter Age: 22 born: Berlin Ontario Father: William Hofstetter Mother: Magdalena Wereoach? married 13 Mar 1883 married: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Mar 1883. Mar. 13, 1883 Maria Margaretha Hofstetter & John Schenk, both of Wilmot, were married in New Dundee by Pastor U. Berner.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Dec 1883 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Dec 1907 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth