John Bruno Koegler^[1]

1904 - 1990  (86 years)

• Name	John Bruno Koegler
  Born	17 Jan 1904	Niedeerplanitz, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171337905
  Occupation	1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mechanic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-475736
  Died	7 Jul 1990	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I475736	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Paul Arno Koegler,   b. 26 Nov 1876, Wiesen, , Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 5 Aug 1962, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Anna Emilie Lenke,   b. 5 Apr 1877, Wiesen, , Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 26 Jun 1956, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1898	Schönau, Saxony, Germany
  Family ID	F295078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Camilla Maria Muehlstadt,   b. 18 Aug 1904, Oberplanitz, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany ,   d. 16 Dec 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F295079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KOEGLER, John B.. John Bruno - Koegler, passed away, at K-W Hospital, on July, 7, 1990, in his 87th year. Born in Sachsen, Germany on January 17, 1904. He came to Canada in 1920 In 1926 he married Camilla. Muhlstadt who predeceased him in 1983 John was employed at Electrohome for 48 years and was one of the oldest members of the Quarter Century Club. He began building phonola machines in 1921 and assembled the first Grimes radio in 1925. He was involved in the development of Electrohome's first humidifiers and domestic fans, the first products that carried the Electrohome name across Canada He was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, played the chimes of St. Peter's for many years, along with his sons. He was a member of church council and the men's choir Chairman of the Music Committee and Brotherhood and was instrumental in establishing the Radio Room facilities to introduce the radio and TV ministry. He was a member of the Waterloo Historical Society and was the historian and archivist for St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Electrohome Industries for many years. Surviving are his two sons and their wives, Gerhard and Audrie, Martin and Erika and his daughter and husband, Esther and Ayrton Kipp. Also surviving is one brother, Arno; 10 grandchildren, Joel, Kim, Eric, Dan, Cynthia, Jim, Tristan, Damon, Adrian and Nathan and sev en great-grandchildren, Sarah, Matthew, Sasha, Nicolai, Erin. Brandyn and Michael. Besides his wife, he was predeceased by his parents, Paul and Anna Koegler; three brothers, Kurt, Fred and Walter and one grandchild, John. John's family will receive friends at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Monday afternoon and evening (today). Funeral will take place at the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Tuesday at 4 p.m., Pastor Ron Leonard officiating. Interment follows at Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Jul 1990 pg A9

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046004-26. John Bruno Koegler, 22, occ. Mechanic, b. Germany, res. Kitchener, son of Paul Koegler and Anna Lank married Camilla Maria Muehlstadt, 23, occ. Domestic, b. Germany, res. Kitchener, daughter of Richard Muehlstadt and Linna Schubert, Witnessed by: Fritz Koegler of 190 Lancaster St. W. and Helene Muehlstadt of 64 Queen St. N., 28 August 1926 in Kitchener [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171337905.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Mechanic - 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Aug 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jul 1990 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth