Henry C. "Harry" Blouse

1892 - 1956  (64 years)

• Name	Henry C. "Harry" Blouse
  Born	12 Apr 1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Blouse-Shank Company
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206743894
  Name	Harry Blouse
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Turner, Art Metal Foundry
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1954	310 St. Leger St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-60873
  Died	18 Sep 1956	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I60873	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Blouse,   b. 13 Aug 1850, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Willrich,   b. 5 May 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	24 May 1874	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F15928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeline Rahn,   b. 29 Apr 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1913
  Children	1. Roy Blouse,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   2. Kenneth Blouse,   b. 15 Feb 1936, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F52195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Harry C. Blouse. Sr., 64, of RR 2. Breslau, died suddenly at his residence in Breslau Tuesday. Born in Galt April 12, 1892, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs John Blouse. He was founder and proprietor of Blouse-Shank Company, Kitchener, formerly located in Preston. Surviving are five sons, Oscar of Kitchener, Harry, Carl and Kenneth, all of Breslau, and Andrew of Waterloo; two daughters. Mrs. Leonard (Marie) Brown of Detroit and Mrs. Howard (Laura) McClay of Kitchener, and a sister, Mrs. Louis Krupp of Galt There are 15 grandchildren. His wife the former Adeline Rahn. predeceased him in 1954, A brother, Oscar, of Detroit died in 1952. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Arthur Kissfeldt, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Wed, Sep 19, 1956 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-4 Page 2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 19. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206743894. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9710-74. John Blosi, 22, occ. Carpenter, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Waterloo Village, son of Carl and Margaretha, Married Mary Willerich, 16, b. Preston, res. Waterloo Village, daughter of Andrew and Margaretha, Witn: Thomas Underwood and Rosine Willerich, both of Waterloo, 24 May 1874 at Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Blouse-Shank Company - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Turner, Art Metal Foundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Sep 1956 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth