Walter Bruder

1916 - 2006  (89 years)

• Name	Walter Bruder
  Born	31 Aug 1916	, Switzerland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Bruder's Wool Shop, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Church Membership	St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Ontario   [1]
  Military	WW2 - Royal Canadian Navy  [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-57994P
  Died	9 Jan 2006	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I57994	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family	Eileen Eva Elizabeth Klinck,   b. 30 Jan 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1938  [3]
  Children	1. Carol Bruder   2. Marlene Bruder   3. Chris Bruder
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F10081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WALTER BRUDER 1916 - 2006 Passed away peacefully, at Lanark Place, Kitchener on Monday, January 9, 2006 in his 90th year.Walter was born August 31, 1916 in Switzerland. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy. Together with his wife Eileen, Walter owned and operated Bruders Wool Shop in Kitchener for 25 years. Walter was a dedicated volunteer with St. John's Ambulance and enjoyed playing his accordion and harmonica with the "Happy Harmonica Band" for over 25 years. Walter and Eileen are charter members of St. Stephen Lutheran Church and enjoyed many trips together travelling across North America, Africa, and Switzerland. Walter also enjoyed forty-five years of cottage life on Georgian Bay with his family.Walter will be sadly missed by his wife of 67 years Eileen (nee: Klinck), three daughters, Carol and her husband Vern Allemang, Marlene and her late husband Buddy Maguire (May 2005) and Chris and her husband Keith Weston; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Alfred and his wife Marguerite Bruder and Paul Bruder and a brother-in-law, Leonard and his wife Myrtle Klinck. Walter was also predeceased by his son-in-law, Dwight Snider; a brother, John Bruder and a sister, Emma Jordan.Friends are invited to share their memories of Walter with his family during visitation at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo on Thursday, January 12, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service to celebrate Walter's life and faith will be held at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 248 Highland Road East, Kitchener on Friday, January 13 at 11: 30 a.m. with the Rev. Bill Shafer officiating. A reception will be held following the funeral service at the church. A private family interment will have taken place at Woodland Cemetery.The family wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the marvelous staff of Lanark Place for their loving care and support.Donations in memory of Walter can be made in lieu of flowers to the St. Stephen Lutheran Church Building Fund and can be arranged by calling the funeral home.Condolences/Donations/Flowers www.edwardrgood.com (519)-745-8445. The Record Newspaper 11 Jan 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Walter Bruder - 11 Jan 2006. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Bruder/ [Wedding rings]/ July 23, 1938/ Walter/ Bruder/ 1916-2006/ Eileen/ Klinck/ 1917- / Together Forever [2020 update] Eileen died 2008 [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Eileen Eva Elizabeth Klinck - May. 31, 2008.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Aug 1916 - , Switzerland Business - - Bruder's Wool Shop, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Ontario Died - 9 Jan 2006 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth