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

Lovina S. Brubacher[1, 2, 3]

Female 1874 - 1944  (70 years)


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  • Name Lovina S. Brubacher 
    Born 17 Apr 1874  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31588144 
    Name Lovina S. Koch 
    Name Lovina S. Shoemaker 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00018-1399.4 
    Died 19 May 1944  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 13
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Person ID I581  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father David M. Brubacher,   b. 21 Feb 1848,   d. 16 Sep 1917, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Susannah Sitler,   b. 5 Sep 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Family ID F14082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 David R. Koch,   b. 20 Dec 1873, Conestogo College, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1899  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Elven Roy Koch,   b. 9 Sep 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Hilda Elizabeth Koch,   b. 29 Sep 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Howard B. Koch,   b. 6 Jun 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983  (Age 76 years)
     4. Lenora Koch,   b. 22 Sep 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 54 years)
     5. Manley Koch,   b. 9 Feb 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1927  (Age 15 years)
     6. Forrest B. Koch,   b. 28 May 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F13943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 David Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1874,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Verna May Shoemaker,   b. 5 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F233086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Koch.-Lovina Koch, Kitchener, Ont., wife of the late David R. Koch who preceded her about 9 years ago, daughter of the late David N. Brubacker, was born April 17, 1874, in Woolwich Twp.; died May 19, 1944; aged 70 y. 1 m. 2 d. Surviving are 2 sons (Elven and Howard, Kitchener), 2 daughters (Mrs. Noah Ziegler of near Elmira, and Leona, Kitchener), 3 brothers (Addison, Kitchener; Nathaniel, Main Centre, Sask.; David, Waterloo), and 2 sisters (Mrs. George Lichty, Elmira; Mrs. Harry Humphrey, Niagara Falls, N. Y.). Fifteen grandchildren also survive and one great-grandchild. Two sons (Manley and Forrest), and one daughter (Mrs. Henry Seiling) predeceased her. She was a member of the Mennonite church many years, and was a faithful member of the First Mennonite church during the last years. She will be missed by the family, the church, and her many friends. Funeral services were in charge of Bro. C. F. Derstine, assisted by Bros. Oliver Snider, Roy Koch, and Andrew Shelly at the Elmira Mennonite Church.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 10 - June 9, 1944, page 198, 199, 200

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 348.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Henry Sieling Born: Dorking Age: 38 Est. Birth: abt 1882 Father: John Henry Sieling Mother: Sophie Steffler Sieling married Vernice Lichty Age:: 24 Est. Birth: abt 1896 Born: Woolwich Father: David Shoemaker Mother: Lovine Brubacher married 30 Mar 1920 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Elmira

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15785-99.
      David R. Koch, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, son of David Koch and Elizabeth Reichert, married Lovina Brubacher, 25, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, daughter of David H Brubacher and Susanna Sittler, Witness(es): Charles R Koch and Melinda Brubacher, both of Woolwich, On 11 Oct 1899, at Woolwich Twp.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 15 Household Number 63.

    5. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich f-2 Page 5.

    6. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 5.

    7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    8. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 15.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 9, 1944 - Obituary of Lovina Koch.

    10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 Page 2.

    11. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 9.

    12. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 4.

    13. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31588144/lovina-koch.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1874 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Oct 1899 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 May 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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