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

Private Orval Victor Betzner[1, 2]

Male 1892 - 1970  (77 years)


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  • Name Orval Victor Betzner 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 2 Feb 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 - 34th Battalion  [7
    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
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Book Keeper Assistant, Piano Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Methodist 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Ww1, 34th Battalion, Service #402771 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    WW1, Private, 34th Battalion 
    Name Orvi Betzner 
    Residence Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1927  New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number 00006-0929.7 
    Died 30 Jan 1970  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I8793  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  [8
    Family ID F2550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary - Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 30, 1970
      Orval Betzner

      Orval V. Betzner of 103 Church St. died today at K-W Hospital.
      He was born in Kitchener. He was employed until his retirement with the Ontario Liquor Control Board.
      He was a member of Trinity United Church and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 50.
      Surviving are his wife; one brother, Hugh of Dallas Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Shoemaker, Mrs. Clayton Kraft and Mrs. Harry Forler, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Carl Knechtel of Woodstock.
      The body is at the Keffer Funeral Home where friends can pay respects after 2 p.m. Saturday. Service will be conducted at the funeral home Monday at 2 p.m. by Very Rev. F. G. Stewart. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery.
      Donations to the Royal Canadian Legion will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

  • 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.
      Orval Victor Betzner Born: 3 Feb 1892 County: Waterloo Father: Josiah Betzner Mother: Mary Pamelia Mayer

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 1.

    6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    7. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

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

    9. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), January 30, 1970.
      Obituary of Orval Victor Betzner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Feb 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Book Keeper Assistant, Piano Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1927 - New York City, New York, USA. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Jan 1970 - Kitchener, 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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