Alvin Burkhardt^[1]

1898 - 1966  (67 years)

• Name	Alvin Burkhardt
  Born	29 Nov 1898	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Section Hand
  Residence	1956	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71097
  Died	1966  [4]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I71097	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Ezra Burkhart,   b. 6 Oct 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Susannah Martin,   b. 25 Jul 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1956  (Age 76 years)
  Married	8 May 1898  [6]
  Family ID	F18672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pauline Henkel,   b. Feb 1901, Alice Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1961, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1926	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Eric Burkhardt,   b. 1926,   d. 10 Jun 2010, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Walter Harvey Alvin Burkhardt,   b. 1932, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F13013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alvin Burkhardt, 67, of Elmira, died Tuesday at K-W Hospital after a short illness. Born at Woolwich Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Burkhardt. He was employed as a guard at Seagram Distilleries for 12 years, retiring in August, 1965. He married Pauline Henkel, who died in October, 1961. Last year he married Robina Laing, who survives. Surviving also are two sons, Eric and Walter, both of Kitchener; a daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Helga) Kesselring of Kitchener and six grand-children. One sister predeceased him. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor. Service will be conducted in the funeral chapel at 2:30 p.m. Thursday by Rev. M. E. Reuber of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. Burial will be in Elmira Mennonite cemetery. The Elmira Signet 19 Jan 1966 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045778-26. Alvin Burkhardt, 27, occ. Section Hand, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Waterloo, son of Ezra Burkhardt (B. Woolwich Twp) & Susanna Martin married Paula Henkel, 25, b. Alice Twp, res. Waterloo, daughter of H. L. Henkel (B. Germany) & Hedwig Joachim, Witn: Oscar Christiansen of Waterloo & Edith? Burkhardt of Elmira, 16 February 1926 in Waterloo. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 6. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24355513/alvin-burkhardt. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Susannah Burkhart - July 10, 1956-page 669, 670. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra Burkhart - March 2, 1954--- page 213, 214, 215.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Nov 1898 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Section Hand - 1926 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Feb 1926 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1956 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth