Richard John Kube^[1]

1864 - 1941  (76 years)

• Name	Richard John Kube
  Born	5 Nov 1864	Griesberg, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183283222
  Immigration	1867  [2]
  Occupation	1893	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	hotel keeper
  		Kube-RichardJohn-001-R.J.KubeProgresswHouse.jpg It was located on the east side of Woodstock Street North. It burned in 1894. The Arlington Hotel was built to take its place and it was destroyed by fire in 1963. Tavistock & District Historical Society (no date) R.J. Kube - Progress House (Arlington Hotel) | Tavistock & District Historical Society. Available at: https://www.tavistockhistory.ca/node/7978 (Accessed: 2 March 2025).
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1906	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	carpenter
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Store Keeper, Grocery
  Residence	1921	212 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1933	34 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1941	669 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50645
  Died	7 Oct 1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I50645	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert August Theodor Kube,   b. 25 Feb 1839, , Pommerania, Germany ,   d. 25 Apr 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Auguste Sophie Friedrika "Augustina" Keil,   b. CALC 13 Dec 1843, , Germany ,   d. 1 Mar 1887, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1863	Gryfice, [formerly Greifenberg], Zachodniopomorskie, Poland   [8]
  Family ID	F226038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Elisabeth Boeckner,   b. 18 Jun 1870, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1933, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1893	Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [6]
  Children	1. Louisa Wilhelmine Christina Kube,   b. 10 Jan 1894, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 88 years)   2. Florence Augusta Emmeline Kube,   b. 23 Sep 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 86 years)   3. Robert Carl Frederick Kube,   b. 27 Oct 1898, Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   4. Martha Dorothea Kube,   b. 1903, Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 1999  (Age 96 years)   5. Laura Emalena Kube,   b. 3 Nov 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 18 years)   6. Arthur John Kube,   b. 28 Apr 1906, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1974  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F13125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RICHARD J. KUBE Richard J. Kube, 75, died suddenly early today at his residence, 669 Queen street south, from a heart attack. A widower, the deceased was born Nov. 5, 1864 in Kitchener. He was a former grocer and attended St. Matthews Lutheran church. His wife, Anna Boeckner, predeceased him Sept 6, 1933. He is survived by two sons, Robert C., Kitchener and Arthur J., serving with the army overseas; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Kuntz, Waterloo, Mrs. Fred Barnes and Mrs. Oscar Radtke, Kitchener, four brothers, George in Vancouver, Robert of Detroit; Jack, Kitchener; August in the Canadian northwest; one sister, Mrs. Matilda Hastings of Stratford, and seven grandchildren. One daughter, Laura, predeceased him. Remains are at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. with interment at Mount Hope cemetery. Rev. Dr. J. Schmieder, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, will officiate. ______________

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Robert C. F. Kube. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 4. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 22. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Kube/ Richard J. Kube/ 1864-1941/ Anna Boeckner/ his beloved wife/ 1870-1933/ Laura Kube/ 1904-1923/ in silence we remember [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Richard Kube Sex: Male Age: 28 Birth Year (Estimated): 1865 Greissberg, Germany Occ: hotel keeper - Tavistock Father's Name: Robert Kube Mother's Name: Augusta Kube Spouse's Name: Anna Elisabeth Boeckner Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 - Tavistock Res: Tavistock Spouse's Father's Name: John F Boeckner Spouse's Mother's Name: Friedericka Boeckner Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1893 Marriage Place: Sebastopol, Perth, Ontario, Canada [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Arthur John Kube Sex: Male Birth Date: 28 Apr 1906 Birthplace: South Easthope, Perth, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: Richard Kube - carpenter Mother's Name: Annie Boeckner [S2505] Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883. Robert August Theodor Kube Event TypeMarriage GenderMännlich Age at Marriage24 Birth Dateabt 1839 Marriage Date11 Dez 1863 Marriage ParishGreifenberg Parish as it AppearsGreifenberg SpouseAuguste Sophie Friedrika Kühl Spouse GenderWeiblich Spouse Age20 Spouse's Father's NameFerdinand Kühl

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Nov 1864 - Griesberg, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Occupation - hotel keeper - 1893 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1906 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper, Grocery - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Oct 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth