John Bettke

1873 - 1949  (76 years)

• Name	John Bettke
  Born	25 Jun 1873	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Clare Brothers and Co., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	worked - Clare Brothers
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Moulder
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Moulder, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-88068
  Died	2 Dec 1949	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I88068	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Susannah Catharine "Susie" Witmer,   b. 4 Mar 1872, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 94 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1895	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Arthur Egbert Bettke,   b. 20 Oct 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Rosetta Bettke,   b. Nov 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Vinetta Bettke,   b. 24 Nov 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Renetta Edith Bettke,   b. 24 Nov 1898, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 81 years)   5. Henry August Bettke,   b. Sep 1903, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Nicholas William Bettke,   b. Dec 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Irene Bettke,   b. Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Frederick Gordon Bettke,   b. 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F22825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Bettke PRESTON, Dec. 5. A well-known respected citizen of Preston for 50 years, John Bettke, died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Friday, at the age of 76 years. Mr. Bettke had been seriously ill for five weeks and confined to hospital for two weeks. Born in Elmira, he resided there until coming to Preston. He was married 54 years ago to Susan Witmer. Four years ago they marked their golden wedding anniversary. They resided in the same house on the corner of Union and Duke Streets for 38 years. A moulder by occupation, Mr. Bettke had been employed at Clare Bros., for 38 years. He was an honorary member of Royal Acanum Lodge. He was a Lutheran by faith. A keen sportsman, he was active and interested in various sports during his lifetime and was a particularly ardent fisherman. Surviving are his wife: three daughters, Mrs. Arno Bowman and Mrs. Gordon Giles, Preston and Mrs. Jack Poulton, Guelph; four sisters, Mrs. William Hopp of Kitchener: a brother, Nicholas Bettke, Kitchener, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral was held today at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home. Interment was in Park Lawn Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Dec 1949 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 4. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 14. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . In Loving Memory/ John Bettke/ 1873 - 1949/ His Wife/ Susan Witmer/ 1872 - 1967.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jun 1873 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Sep 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Dec 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth