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

Florence Ethel "Flossy" Betzner[1, 2]

Female 1888 - 1982  (94 years)


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  • Name Florence Ethel "Flossy" Betzner 
    Born 1 Jul 1888  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Florence Ethel "Flossy" Kraft 
    Name Flossey Betzner 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1901  15 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Betzner Josiah : Bookkeeper Piano Co [Current Address 2023] 15 Church St [Historical Address] 9 Church
    Residence 1968  250 Duke St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00006-0929.5 
    Died 31 Aug 1982  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I8772  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Josiah B. Betzner,   b. 4 Jul 1857, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Pamelia Moyer,   b. 20 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married Nov 1881  [7
    Family ID F2550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clayton Kraft,   b. 20 Aug 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Kraft
     2. Robert William Kraft,   b. 2 Jul 1919,   d. 2 Jan 1999  (Age 79 years)
     3. Frank Betzner Kraft,   b. 15 Apr 1927,   d. 25 Jun 1977  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary - Kitchener-Waterloo Record, September 1, 1982
      Kraft, Mrs. Clayton (Florence) - At Pinehaven Nursing Home, Waterloo, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1982, following a lengthy illness, Florence Ethel Betzner, aged 94 years, of Pinehaven Nursing Home.
      Mrs. Kraft was a member of Trinity United Church.
      Beloved wife of the late Clayton Kraft; dear mother of Tom of Burlington and Robert of Vancouver, B.C.; sister of Mrs. Jerene Knechtel of Woodstock. Ten grandchildren also survive.
      Predeceased by her parents; one son, Frank and several brothers and sisters.
      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. Thursday. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Friday at 3 p.m. with Dr. E. E. Kent officiating. Internment Woodland cemetery

  • 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..., 244.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 110.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 1.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 10.

    6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), September 1, 1982.
      Obituary of Florence Betzner

    7. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, April 22, 1927.
      Obituary of Josiah B. Betzner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jul 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Aug 1982 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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