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

John Henry "Jack" Duench

Male 1889 - 1954  (64 years)


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  • Name John Henry "Jack" Duench 
    Born 12 Nov 1889  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cabinet maker - Furniture factory 
    Residence 1911  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    packer 
    Residence 1945  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1947  78 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Church Membership 1954  St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Name Jack Duench 
    Residence 1954  78 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-52027 
    Died 9 Jul 1954  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Person ID I52027  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Heinrich D. "Henry" Duench,   b. 18 Aug 1853, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Christina Forler,   b. 28 Feb 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1882  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F43890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Goldie Louise Hebel,   b. 9 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. Garvin Duench
     2. June Duench
     3. Phyllis Duench,   b. 1922,   d. 21 Jun 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Sergeant Floyd Arthur Duench,   b. 13 Mar 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1945, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Duench

      An insurance salesman for Otto Smith and Company, Ltd., for 34 years, John H. (Jack) Duench, 64, of 78 Chestnut St., died today at his home after a long illness. Born in Wellesley, he was an active member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Kitchener. He taught in the Sunday school and was supervisor of the senior department for many years. He was a member of the IOOF and was on the executive of the 20th Cub Pack.

      1919 he married the former Goldie Hebel, who died in 1947. Surviving are one son, Garvin of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Phyllis) Trury, Galt and Mrs. Alfred (June) Lindsay, Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. August Kudoba, Kitchener; and seven grandchildren. A son, Floyd, died in 1945. The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Monday at 2 p.m. with burial in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. John Schmieder. Friends are asked to pay their respects before the service.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record - 9 Jul 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 14.

    2. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 17;.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of John Duench - 9 Jul 1954.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: John Henry Duench
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 12 Nov 1889
      Event Place: Wellesley Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Heinrich Duench
      Mother's Name: Christina Forler

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: John Henry Duench
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 12 Jun 1919
      Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 29
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Wellelsey
      Occ: packer - Kitchener
      Father's Name: Henry Duench
      Mother's Name: Christina Forler
      Spouse's Name: Goldie Louise Hebel
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Kitchener
      Occ: Alonatipe writer
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Hebel
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Hopp

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61907771/john-henry-duench.

    7. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      Duench, Floyd Arthur 20 years Birthdate: 1925 Mar 13 Died: 1945 Aug 21 Rank: Flight Sergeant Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: R224753 Additional Details son of John Henry & Goldie Duench of Kitchener

    8. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. John H. Duench - 7 Apr 1947.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Dec 1882.
      28 Nov 1882 Heinrich Dunch and Christine Forler, both of Wellesley, were married by Pastor J. Kirmis, Wellesley.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Nov 1889 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet maker - Furniture factory - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - packer - 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jun 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - 78 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - 1954 - St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1954 - 78 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jul 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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