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

Ervin S. Hoffer

Male 1893 - 1968  (75 years)


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  • Name Ervin S. Hoffer 
    Born 8 Oct 1893  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Business E. S. Hoffer Sand and Gravel 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Residence 1963  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1968  22 Church St. E., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-56744 
    Died 18 Nov 1968  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I56744  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Nicholas B. Hoffer,   b. 30 Apr 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1936, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Juliana Schondelmayer,   b. 20 Mar 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1963, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 24 Jan 1893  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanora "Nora" Riffer,   b. 19 Dec 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. Murray E. Hoffer,   b. 1920, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Raymond Ervin Hoffer,   b. 20 Jun 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1941, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     3. Donald Lavern "Donnie" Hoffer,   b. 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 2019, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F46380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ervin S. Hoffer, 22 Church St. E., Elmira, died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 74.

      Born Nov. 18, 1893 in Woolwich Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hoffer. He had owned and operated the E.S. Hoffer sand and gravel business since 1928 and was a former road foreman for Elmira. Mr. Hoffer was a member of Zion United Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge.

      His wife, the former Nora Riffer predeceased him in 1953. Surviving are two sons, Murray and Donald, both of Elmira; one brother Arthur of Elora; one sister, Mrs. Walter (Angeline) Fulton of Toronto and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son Raymond, one brother and one sister.

      The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor where Rev. M.E. Reuber conducted the service in the chapel on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Burial was in Elmira cemetery.

      Elmira Signet 20 Nov 1968 pg 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 16.

    2. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 7.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80179954.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Julian Hoffer - Jul 10 1963 pg 4.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Oct 1893 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1963 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1968 - 22 Church St. E., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Nov 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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