Orval Wirsching

1893 - 1920  (27 years)

• Name	Orval Wirsching
  Born	29 Apr 1893	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	killed in industrial accident
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Salesman, ? Store
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-88611
  Died	30 Apr 1920	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Cause: Accidental Fracture of Skull
  Buried	4 May 1920	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I88611	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Wirsching,   b. 12 Jan 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" White,   b. 5 May 1868, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Apr 1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F22958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martina O. Gehl,   b. 10 Nov 1894, , Ogemaw Co., Michigan ,   d. 19 Nov 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1917	West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States
  Children	1. William O. Wirsching,   b. 1920,   d. 1967  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F253154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Orville Wirsching The funeral of the late Orville Wirsching, who died as a result of injuries received Friday night, at the Crown Furniture building, will be held tomorrow morning. Public service will be held in the Roman Catholic church at 9.30. The Chronicle-Telegraph 6 May 1920 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 14. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 28. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 035352 (1893). Name:Orfern Wirsching Date of Birth:29 Apr 1893 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Edward Wirsching Mother's name:Maggie White [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 038306 (1920). Name:Orville Wirsching Gender:Male Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1893 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Death Date:30 Apr 1920 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link. [North] Wirsching/ Martina O. Gehl/ Beloved Wife/ 1894 - 1974/ Orval Wirsching/ 1893 - 1920/ William O. Wirsching/ Beloved Son/ 1920 - 1967/ Requiescat In Pace/ [A] Son/ [B] Mother/ [C] Father/ [South] Wirsching/ Edward Wirsching/ 1864 - 1922/ Margaret White/ His Wife/ 1868 - 1940/ May They Rest In Peace/ [A] Mother/ [B] Father. [S1138] News - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Galt Evening Reporter, Obituary of Edward Wirsching - December 6, 1922, page 4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012134 (1892). Name:Edward Wirsching Age:28 Birth Year:abt 1864 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:27 Apr 1892 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Charles Wirsching Mother:Margaret Schweitzer Spouse:Margaret White

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Apr 1893 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Salesman, ? Store - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Apr 1917 - West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States Died - Cause: Cause: Accidental Fracture of Skull - 30 Apr 1920 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 May 1920 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth