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

Herman Schenk

Male 1885 - 1973  (87 years)


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  • Name Herman Schenk 
    Born 8 Dec 1885  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93065320 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Contractor, Building 
    Residence 1921  39 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-75999 
    Died 21 Oct 1973  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried 23 Oct 1973  Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I75999  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Lucinda Emma Grody,   b. 27 May 1887, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1908  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Emma Ernestina Schenk,   b. 23 Feb 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Lloyd Henry Schenk,   b. 18 Jul 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1929, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     3. Rev. Alfred John Schenk,   b. 11 Sep 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1990, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Weyburn H. Schenk,   b. 7 May 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Arthur Herman Schenk,   b. 15 Jan 1920, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1994, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 11.

    2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 1.

    3. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 16.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 2.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Herman Schenk - 1973.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93065320.

    7. [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.

    8. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Dec 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jan 1908 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Contractor, Building - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 39 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Oct 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Oct 1973 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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