Edna L. Kaufman

1900 - 1920  (20 years)

• Name	Edna L. Kaufman
  Born	16 Jan 1900	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	accident, drowning, story
  Misfortune	1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	drowned
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-51813
  Died	25 Jun 1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I51813	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Kaufman,   b. 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Freda Meck,   b. 1867, Hesson, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Feb 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F242942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sad Drowning of Two Kitchener and Waterloo Girls A most distressing and sad drowning accident occurred last Friday afternoon in connection with the annual picnic of the staff of the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Waterloo, in which Miss Gladys Hohmeier, aged 19, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hohmeier, of Kitchener, and Mrs. Edna L. Kaufman, aged 20, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kaufman, of Waterloo, were the victims. The sad fatally occurred in the Grand River at the farm of Eugene Pequegnat, 1½ miles east of Breslau, where the picnic was held. A number of girls had gone in bathing and Miss Kaufman and Miss Hohmeier started to wade across the river and got beyond their depth and sank, being unable to swim. The other girls were also unable to swim and could render no assistance. The bodies were recovered in twenty to thirty minutes [unreadable] Kitchener pulmotor which was summoned worked over them for an hour but without avail. Both young ladies were highly thought of and their sad death cast a gloom over the Twin City. They were both the only daughter in the family and are survived by their parents and four brothers each. The funeral of Miss Kaufman took place on Monday afternoon and that of Miss Hohmeier on Tuesday New Hamburg Independent, July 2, 1920

  
  

• Sources

  [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 16 Apr 1885. 19 Feb 1885 Benjamin Kaufmann of Woolwich and Maria Meck of Hesson, were married in Woolwich by Preacher Peter Rech. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011692-85. Benjamin Kaufman, 23, occ. Laborer, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, son of Michael and Margaretha Married Maria Mack (?), 17, b. Hessen Perth Co., res. Hessen, daughter of William and Gertrude, Witn Moses Kaufman and Veronica Bonn both of Woolwich, 19 February 1885 at The Residence of Michael Kaufman In Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1900 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - drowned - 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jun 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth