Lovina S. Brubacher^{[1, 2, 3]}

1874 - 1944  (70 years)

• Name	Lovina S. Brubacher
  Born	17 Apr 1874	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00018-1399.4
  Died	19 May 1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 13]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Person ID	I581	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	David M. Brubacher,   b. 21 Feb 1848,   d. 16 Sep 1917, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Susannah Sitler,   b. 5 Sep 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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 ,   d. 2 Jan 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1899	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Elven Roy Koch,   b. 9 Sep 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Hilda Elizabeth Koch,   b. 29 Sep 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   3. Howard B. Koch,   b. 6 Jun 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 76 years)   4. Lenora Koch,   b. 22 Sep 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 54 years)   5. Manley Koch,   b. 9 Feb 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1927  (Age 15 years)   6. Forrest B. Koch,   b. 28 May 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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 ,   d. 12 Jan 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  
  

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  [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. [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 [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. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 15 Household Number 63. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich f-2 Page 5. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 15. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 9, 1944 - Obituary of Lovina Koch. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 Page 2. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 9. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31588144/lovina-koch.

  
  

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  Born - 17 Apr 1874 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Oct 1899 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 May 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth