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

Wesley Louis Koch[1]

Male 1900 - 1978  (77 years)


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  • Name Wesley Louis Koch 
    Born 15 May 1900  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Employer Uniroyal, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1978  980 Guelph St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-54094 
    Died 23 Feb 1978  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I54094  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Louis Koch,   b. 28 Mar 1866, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1924, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Violet Frances Peach,   b. 25 Dec 1876, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F13977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Elizabeth Louisa Brodrecht,   b. 1902, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F34058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KOCH, Wesley L. -- At K-W Hospital, on Thursday, February 23, 1978, after a lengthy illness, Wesley Louis Koch of 980 Guelph Street, Kitchener, aged 77 years. A member of St. Mathews Lutheran Church, he had been employed at Uniroyal Limited for 42 years until his retirement in 1965. A member of the 25 year club at Uniroyal Husband of the former Edna Brodrecht; father of Lewis, Robert, Kenneth, Patrick, Michael, Daniel, all of Kitchener, Lloyd of Waterloo, James of Guelph, Mrs. Walter (Mildred) Ferris of Windsor, Mrs. Leslie (Violet) Pate of Elmira, Mrs. Harold (Elaine) Pierce of Breslau, Mrs. Roger (Maureen) Phillips of Route 1, Elmira; brother of Mrs. Florence Steinke of Kitchener, 22 grandchildren and five great-grandsons silos survive. Predeceased by his parents. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after noon Friday. Funeral and committal service in the chapel on Saturday at 2 p.m., with Pastor Harold Brill, officiating. Interment will be in Memory Gardens cemetery..

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Feb 1978

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louis Koch.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 8.

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 11.

    4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Wesley Louis Koch - 24 Feb 1978.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 May 1900 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - - Uniroyal, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1978 - 980 Guelph St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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