Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Carl Manske[1, 2, 3]

Male 1894 - 1983  (88 years)


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  • Name William Carl Manske 
    Born 28 Oct 1894  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Carpenter, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Sports Team Membership 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Kitchener Panthers 
    Kitchener Panthers 1921
    Kitchener Panthers 1921
    Source Alan Dunbrook
    Name Bill Manske  [7
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-41426 
    Died 22 Jun 1983  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I41426  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Wilhelm "William" Manske,   b. 16 Nov 1849, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1922, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Bertha Louisa Gerth,   b. 5 Jul 1852, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1912  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F10807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Christine Plate,   b. 23 May 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Manske
     2. Bill Manske
     3. Marjorie Catherine Manske,   b. 1921,   d. 18 Jul 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F50571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MANSKE, William Carl - Died at Freeport Hospital, June 22, 1983, aged 88, formerly of Spadina Road East.

      He helped to build the B.F. Goodrich plant on King Street West and was one of the employees retiring in 1958, a member of the hockey team, winners of the Alan Cup in 1918; involved in Twin City baseball for many years and served in the Army Overseas in the First World War.

      Husband of the late Gertrude Plate (December 1982). Survived by daughter, Marjorie and husband Stanley Hallman of Waterloo; son, Bill and wife Hollis Manske of Brucefield, Ont.; six grandsons; seven great-grandchildren.

      Predeceased by his parents; sisters, Mary Kern, Ann Weseloh and brother, Otto.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obitaury of Mrs. William (Gertrude) Manske - 22 Dec 1982.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Kathrine Fries - Plate.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gertrude Plate - Manske.

    4. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 9.

    5. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 10.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Carl Manske.

    7. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Marjorie Catherine Manske - Hallman.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Oct 1894 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSports Team Membership - Kitchener Panthers - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jun 1983 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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