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

Anton Brezina

Male 1854 - 1937  (83 years)


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  • Name Anton Brezina 
    Born 13 Sep 1854  , Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Birth Bohemia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 1890  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigration 1891  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Naturalization 1894  [1
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cooper 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cooper, Shop 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1937  61 Union St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-41769 
    Died 20 Dec 1937  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Myocarditis 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I41769  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family Franziska Hosek,   b. 2 Sep 1859, Bohemia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Frank Brezina,   b. 13 Sep 1887, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 84 years)
     2. Mary Annie "Mary" Brezina,   b. 15 Oct 1888, Hostomice, , , Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Frank Brezina,   b. 7 Feb 1890, Bohemia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Anthony "Tony" Brezina,   b. 17 Sep 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Rudolph Brezina,   b. 17 Mar 1893, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William Brezina,   b. 11 Jul 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Annie Brezina,   b. 4 Jan 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F10884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Anton Brezina

      The death of Anton Brezina, a resident of Waterloo for 30 years, occurred at his home, 61 Union street east, Waterloo, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Brezina was found dead in bed. He had retired for an afternoon sleep. He was in his 84th year.

      Mr. Brezina was born in Czechoslovakia. He was a retired cooper and was an employee of the Joseph e. Seagram firm for 18 years. Mr. Brezina was a member of St. John's Lutheran church.

      His wife predeceased him seven years ago and he is survived by five sons, Joseph and Anton of Kitchener, Rudolph and William of Waterloo and Frank of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Schweitzer of Roseville, and Mrs. Harold Graff of Windsor, also by 20 grandchildren.

      The funeral will be held from his residence Thursday at 2:30. Interment will take place at Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. C. S. Roberts, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, will conduct the services. The remains will rest at the Walsh Funeral Home, Waterloo, until 4 p.m. tomorrow when they will be removed to the residence.

      Kitchener Daily Record Dec 21 1937 pg 17

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 1.

    2. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 14.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240789733.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1890 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1891 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper, Shop - 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 MapsDied - Cause: Myocarditis - 20 Dec 1937 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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