Walter J. Lorch^{[1, 2, 3]}

1900 - 1951  (51 years)

• Name	Walter J. Lorch
  Born	20 Feb 1900	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1920	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer, Father's Farm
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55503
  Died	28 Mar 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	31 Mar 1951	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I55503	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert W. Lorch,   b. 1 Feb 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Oswald,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1882	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F14374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia Matilda Snyder,   b. Sep 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ronald Lorch,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Kathleen Lorch,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Shirley Lorch   4. Rev. Albert Alvin "Ab" Lorch,   b. 13 Sep 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   5. Wilfred Lorch,   b. 1931,   d. 16 Oct 1996, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Lorch - By Record Correspondent - ELMIRA, March 28 - Walter Lorch, 51, of 52 Centre St., Elmira, died today at the K-W Hospital following a short illness. Born in Woolwich Township, Feb. 20, 1900, he was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lorch. He was an active member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, and a member of the church council. Surviving, besides his wife the former Sylvia Snyder, are three sons, Albert, Wilfred and Ronald, all of Elmira; two daughters, Mrs. H. S. (Kathleen) Allen. Hanover, and Miss Shirley, Elmira; two brothers, Henry and Charles and three sisters Mrs. Carrie Hett; Mrs. Mary Dreisinger and Mrs. Emma Adamson. One grandchild also survives. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church in Elmira with Dr. H. T. Lehmann, president of Waterloo College and Seminary, officiating. Interment will be made at the Elmira Lutheran Cemetery. The body will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until 1 pm Saturday at which time removal will be made to the church. Friends are requested to pay respects prior to the service. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Levi Snyder. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Wilfred "Willie" Lorch. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert W. Lorch. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 6. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 1. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Lorch. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Matilda Lorch Westfall - 23 Feb 1921. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Albert Lorch Born: Woolwich Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Age: 21 Father: Charles Lorch Mother: Anna Cath Wild Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Ann Mary Oswald Age: 20 born: Woolwich Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Father: Michael B Oswald Mother: Phillipina Brown Oswald married 14 Nov 1882 Elmira [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Nov 1882. 14 Nov 1882 Albert Lorch and Mary Oswald, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor A.R. Schultz in Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Feb 1900 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Father's Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Mar 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 31 Mar 1951 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth