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

Gertrude Viola Kunkel[1, 2]

Female 1890 - 1983  (92 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Viola Kunkel 
    Born 25 Sep 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Gertie Kunkel 
    Name Gertrude Viola Snider 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00004-897.2 
    Died 1 Sep 1983  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I6934  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John B. Kunkel,   b. 11 Jun 1839, , Union Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1928  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Hannah Bergey,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1889  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F2084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harvey Snider,   b. 17 Mar 1893, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Aug 1914  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Rhea Snider,   d. Bef 2011
     2. Ross Snider,   d. Bef 2011
     3. Glen Snider,   d. Bef 2011
     4. John Snider,   d. Abt 1928
     5. Ruby Viola Snider,   b. 1914,   d. 22 Aug 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     6. Foster Jarvis Snider,   b. 1917,   d. 2011, Komoka, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     7. Wallace Grant Snider,   b. 1 Jan 1931,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F42618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Snider, Gertie, daughter of John and Hannah (Bergey) Kunkel, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 1, 1983; aged 92 y. She was married to Harvey Snider, who preceded her in death. Surviving are 9 children (Ruby Boltz, Rhea-Mrs. Donald Patterson, Betty-Mrs. Jack Carter, Foster, Merrel, Darel, Wallace, Ross, and Dale), 22 grandchildren, 22great-grandchildren, and one brother (Norman). She was preceded in death by 2 sons (John and Glen), and 3 brothers (Milton, Jacob, and Irvin). She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., where funeral services were held on Sept. 5, in charge of Brice Balmer; interment in church cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 76, Number 40 - October 4, 1983

  • 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..., 236.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022893-14.
      Harvey Snider, 21, occ. Farmer, b. German Mills, res. Berlin, son of Jacob Snider and Susannah Shantz Married Gertrude Kunkel, 23, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of John Kunkel and Hannah Bergey, Witness(es): Milton Kunkel and Lizzie Swartz both of Rr#4 Berlin, 5 August 1914 At The Residence of John Kunkel in Waterloo Twp.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 7.

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 13.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Gertie Snider - October 4, 1983.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Hannah Bergey Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 32 Father: Jacob Bergey Mother: Elizabeth Nee Eby Bergey Born: abt 1857 Spouse: John Kunkel Age: 50 born: Union Co Pennsylvania Father: Jacob Kunkel Mother: Esther Nee Bergey Kunkel married 28 Jul 1889

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Sep 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Aug 1914 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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