Oscar William Holzworth^[1]

1891 - 1952  (60 years)

• Name	Oscar William Holzworth
  Born	25 Apr 1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario   [4]
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55637
  Died	29 Feb 1952	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I55637	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Holzworth,   b. 23 Jul 1857, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Sep 1915  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Koch,   b. 16 Sep 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1948, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F14401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith Grosz,   b. 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1938  (Age 46 years)
  Children	1. Edna Holzworth   2. George E. Holzworth,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Olive Barr
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ELMIRA - Oscar W. Holzworth, 60, of RR1, Elmira, died suddenly at his home Friday. Born April 26, 1891, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Holzworth. Mr. Holzworth was a well-known farmer and drover in the district for many years. He attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Mr. Holzworth married Edith Grosz who predeceased him in 1938. Last year he married Olive Barr of Kitchener, who survives. Also surviving are one son, George, on the home farm; one daughter, Mrs. Stephen (Edna) Welker of Waterloo; two brothers, Percy of Calgary and Emmerson of Fort Erie; two sisters, Mrs. Norman Beisel and Mrs. William Beisel of Elmira and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2: 30 pm at St. Paul's Church with Rev. Frank Malinsky officiating. Interment will be in the Elmira Cemetery. The body will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor Elmira, until Tuesday at 1 pm when removal will be made to the church. Friends are requested to pay their respects prior to the service. Elmira Signet 6 Mar 1952

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Ann Koch - Holzworth. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 9. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 10. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Oscar W. Holzworth - 6 Mar 1952. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Apr 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Feb 1952 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth