Walter Martin Stroh

1894 - 1970  (76 years)

• Name	Walter Martin Stroh
  Born	25 Mar 1894	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Employer	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-53620
  Died	19 Dec 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I53620	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George O. Stroh,   b. 1 Oct 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1926  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catherine Schierholtz,   b. 16 Jan 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1930, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1875	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F13873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Philippine Libutzke,   b. 2 Jul 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 89 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1921	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Rev. Donald Stroh   2. Russell G. Stroh,   b. 1922,   d. 1999  (Age 77 years)   3. Lester H. Stroh,   b. 1925,   d. 1974  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F27591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Stroh Special to The Record Conestogo - Walter M. Stroh of Conestogo died Saturday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 76. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Stroh, he was born near here March 25, 1894, and had been a life-long resident of the district. Mr. Stroh was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and a past member of the church council. He was a former member of Woolwich township council. He worked with The Record several years as district correspondent. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was predeceased by two brothers and one sister. Surviving are his wife, the former Hilda Libutzke, whom he married in 1921; three sons, Russell and Lester, both of Conestogo and Rev. Donald of St. John's Nfld. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Tuesday at noon. The service will follow at 2: 30 p.m. in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Harold Brill will officiate. Donations to the Canadian Bible Society or missions will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Dec 28, 1970, p. 25 ______________________ Walter worked the farm with Noah and also raised Purebred Yorkshire Pigs on his own. He was active in the Lutheran Church, serving for many years as Secretary of the Church Council and also keeping the Cemetery records. He served on Woolwich Township Council for several years and later as Deputy Reeve. https://robstroh.tripod.com/history.html 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 Page 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Walter Stroh - Dec 28, 1970, p. 25. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 22697 (1921), Stroh-Libutzke. Walter Martin Stroh, farmer, bachelor, 27, Lutheran, residence Woolwich twp., b. Woolwich twp. d/o Georg Stroh & Caroline Schierholtz married Hilda Philippine Libatzke, domesic servant, 22, residence County of Waterloo, b. Woolwich Twp. d/o Herman Libatzke & Mary Hartwig. married 30 Mar 1921 Elmira [S353] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran CC#4592 Conestogo Internet Link. Stroh/ In Loving Memory/ Walter M./ 1894-1970/ Hilda/ 1898-1988/ [Back] Superior Memorials/ Kitchener/ [A] Son/ Lester H. Stroh/ 1925-1974/ Peace, Perfect Peace [B] Son/ Russell G. Stroh/ 1922-1999/ I Will Dwell In The House Of The Lord Forever [C] Father/ [D] Mother [E] Stroh [Corner lot marker stone] [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11126-76. George Stroh, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, s/o Conrad & Anna Maria Stroh [nee Oswald], married Catharine Schierholz, 19, b. Wilmot, of res. Woolwich, d/o Henry & Anna Schierholz, witn: Henry Schierholz, Jr, & Charles Stroh, both of Woolwich, on 30 March 1875, at Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Mar 1894 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Employer - The Kitchener-Waterloo Record - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Mar 1921 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Dec 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth