August Thuroo

1860 - 1946  (85 years)

• Name	August Thuroo
  Born	15 Aug 1860	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1884	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Immigration	1888	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Naturalization	1888  [1]
  Naturalization	1893	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, on Farm
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1946	32 Noecker St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47604
  Died	1 Apr 1946	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I47604	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Bertha Caroline Mueller,   b. 8 Oct 1864, , Germany ,   d. 19 Jul 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Wilhelm Frederick "William" Thuroo,   b. 29 Sep 1886, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1962, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Rosa Anna Thuroo,   b. 11 May 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   3. Katia Thuroo,   b. 6 Apr 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Private August W. Thuroo,   b. 10 Aug 1895, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1926, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  (Age 31 years)   5. John Oscar Thuroo,   b. 6 Mar 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1967, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F12291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  August Thuroo August Thuroo, aged 85 years, died this morning at his home, 32 Noecker St., Waterloo, following a shot illness. He was born in Germany on August 15, 1880, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Thuroo, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville. Mr. Thuroo is survived by two sons, William of Erbsville, and John of Trout Creek; and two daughters, Mrs. John Heinrich of Bamberg and Mrs. Harry Johnston of Winnipeg. There are also 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife, formerly Bertha Mueller, died in 1923. The remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements which will be announced later.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 14. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57187887/august-thuroo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Aug 1860 - , Germany Immigration - 1884 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1888 - , Ontario, Canada Naturalization - 1893 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, on Farm - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1946 - 32 Noecker St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1946 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth