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

John Zimmerman

Male 1887 - 1952  (64 years)


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  • Name John Zimmerman 
    Born 3 Sep 1887  Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    building contractor 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-46605 
    Died 4 Feb 1952  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I46605  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Henry Zimmerman,   b. 10 Mar 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1919, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Annie Eva Knorr,   b. 1 Nov 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1911  (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F12094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Elizabeth Brown,   b. 20 Jul 1892, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1912  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Zimmerman
     2. Milton John Zimmerman,   d. 1995
     3. Carl Jacob Zimmerman,   b. 3 Nov 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. Fred Conrad Zimmerman,   b. 18 Jun 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Florence Clara Zimmerman,   b. 1915,   d. 2 Jun 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Gertrude Mary "Gertie" Zimmerman,   b. 20 Sep 1917,   d. 25 Aug 1984, RR1, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F40707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Zimmerman

      A former Waterloo building contractor, John Zimmerman, North St., died early today at the K-W Hospital at the age of 64. He had been ill a month. He retired four years ago from the contracting business. Born in Bamberg Sept. 3, 1887, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Caroline Brown; two sons, Carl at home and Milton of Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Florence) Aikens, Windsor, and Mrs. Vernon (Gertrude) Maurer, Elmira; one brother, Harold, Kitchener, and four grandchildren.

      Funeral service will be held Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Parish Hall, Waterloo, with Rev. A. L. Conrad, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, until Thursday at 1 p.m. then removal will be made to the parish hall. Friends are asked to pay their respects prior to the time of the funeral.


      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Feb 1952

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-1 Page 7.

    2. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link.
      Zimmerman/ John Zimmerman/ 1887-1952/ his wife/ Caroline Brown/ 1892-1979/ their daughter/ Florence C./ 1915-1997/ Lo, I am with you alway (sic)/ even unto the end of the world

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of John Zimmerman - 4 Feb 1952.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56740546.

    5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Carl Zimmerman
      Gender:Male
      Birth Date:3 Nov 1912
      Birth Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:John Zimmerman
      Mother:Caroline Braun
      Married 5 Jun 1912 Erbsville

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1887 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - building contractor - - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jun 1912 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Feb 1952 - Kitchener, 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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