Herman Schenk

1885 - 1973  (87 years)

• Name	Herman Schenk
  Born	8 Dec 1885	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93065320
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Contractor, Building
  Residence	1921	39 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-75999
  Died	21 Oct 1973	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	23 Oct 1973	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I75999	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Schenk,   b. 31 Jul 1847, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 14 Jul 1930, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmina Alles,   b. 19 Oct 1852, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1874	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F19897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucinda Emma Grody,   b. 27 May 1887, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1908	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Emma Ernestina Schenk,   b. 23 Feb 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Lloyd Henry Schenk,   b. 18 Jul 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1929, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   3. Rev. Alfred John Schenk,   b. 11 Sep 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1990, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 76 years)   4. Weyburn H. Schenk,   b. 7 May 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   5. Arthur Herman Schenk,   b. 15 Jan 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1994, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F187982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schenk, Herman - At his late residence, 164 Louisa St., Kitchener, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 1973, in his 88th year, Herman Schenk, a retired self-employed carpenter, a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Legion of the Moose, son of the late Henry Schenk and Wilhelmine Alles; husband of the late Lucinda Grody; father of Rev. Alfred J. Schenk of Gettysburg, Pa., Weyburn H. of Kitchener and Arthur H. of Waterloo; brother of William of Kitchener; also survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; predeceased by one son, Lloyd, two daughters and seven brothers. Resting at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, 51 Benton St., Kitchener, for service and committal on Tuesday at 3: 30 pm, Rev. Harold Brill officiating. Interment to follow in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 11. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 1. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 16. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Herman Schenk - 1973. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93065320. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jan 1874. 13 Jan 1874 By Pastor Sagehorn in Berlin, Heinrich Schenk of Wilmot Township was married to Wilhelmine Alles of South East Hope. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Emma Ernestina Schenk Event Type: Birth Event Date: 23 Feb 1909 Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1909 Gender: Female Father's Name: Herman Schenk Mother's Name: Lusinda Guody

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Dec 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1908 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor, Building - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 39 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Oct 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Oct 1973 - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth