Elma Alberta Mary "Alma" Bock

1895 - 1927  (31 years)

• Name	Elma Alberta Mary "Alma" Bock
  Born	10 Dec 1895	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258887002
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Interesting	1927	Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  	sports - died from injuries received from playing hockey
  		Alma Bock back row, left Kincardine Women's Hockey Team 1926-1927 - source: Matthew McGarey
  Name	Alma Bock  [3]
  Name	Elma Alberta Mary "Alma" Lorenz
  Residence	1927	Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71951
  Died	28 Mar 1927	Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I71951	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry George Frederick "George" Bock,   b. 28 Oct 1855, , Germany ,   d. 4 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ernestina Amelia Bierwagen,   b. 29 Sep 1858, , Germany ,   d. 18 Jun 1935, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1882	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F245872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Robert "Charlie" Lorenz,   b. 1888, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario ,   d. Apr 1953, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Marguerite Vera Lorenz,   b. Apr 1914, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Feb 2004  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F47320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Chas. Lorenz The funeral of the late Mrs. Chas. Lorenz, who passed away at her home in Kincardine on Monday took place this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bock, 37 Foundry st., Waterloo to the St. Paul's Lutheran church in Kitchener where Rev. Albert Orzen conducted the services. Short services were also held at the house. The death of the late Mrs. Lorenz, who was formerly a resident of this city, occurred after four days illness, following a surgical operation. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives showing the high esteem in which she was held by those who knew her. She is survived by her sorrowing husband, a 12 year old daughter, Marguerite, and her bereaved parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bock of Waterloo. Two brothers and two sisters also survive. They are Fred Bock of Waterloo, Henry Bock of Toronto, and Mrs. Chas Graber, Ahrens st., Kitchener and Mrs. Herman Hertel of Freeport. Internment was made at Mount Hope cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record, March 30, 1927 __________________ Mrs. Charles Lorenz The death took place at Kincardine on March 28th of Mrs. Charles Lorenz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bock, Waterloo. Her death occurred following an illness of four days following a surgical operation. The funeral was held at Waterloo from the residence of her parents on Wednesday last to Mount Hope cemetery for interment. Her husband and one daughter, besides her parents, two brothers, Henry of Toronto and Fred of Waterloo, and two sisters, Mrs. Chas. Graber and Kitchener and Mrs. Hertel of Freeport, survive. Waterloo Chronicle 7 Apr 1927, p. 5 __________________ Alma Bock, later Alma Lorenz, was my great-grandmother. The obituary says she died 4 days after surgery but the back story is fascinating and tragic. Alma lived in Kincardine with my great grandfather Charles Lorenz. She also played ice hockey on the Kincardine women's hockey team of 1926-7. In 1927 she suffered a serious head injury playing hockey. I do not know exactly how long prior to getting surgery it was, but her surgery and death were from the effect of this head injury. email Matthew McGarvey 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 7. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 9. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016243-13. Charlie Lorenz, 24, occ. Blacksmith, res. of Berlin, son of Carl Lorenz and Therese Hamann Married Alma Bock, 17, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, daughter of Geo. Bock and Ernestine Bierwagen, Witness(s): Fr. Bock and Laura? Harthe Both of Berlin, 27 January 1913 in Berlin [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Elma Alberta Mary Bock Gender:Female Birth Date:10 Dec 1895 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:George Bock - laborer Mother:Ernestine Bierwagen [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 27 Apr 1882. 23 Apr 1882 Heinrich Georg Friedrich Bock and Ernestine Emilie Bierwagen, both of Berlin, were married in Berlin by Pastor Andres. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 38.

  
  

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  Born - 10 Dec 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Jan 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Interesting - sports - died from injuries received from playing hockey - 1927 - Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1927 - Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Mar 1927 - Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth