Clarence Kurschinsky

1911 - 1945  (34 years)

• Name	Clarence Kurschinsky
  Born	1 Jul 1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Store: - furniture dealer
  		Kitchener-KurschinskyStore-00001-WRM.jpg Clarence Kurschinski (1911-1945) was a son of Gustav Kurschinski (1876-?) and Laura Guessinghaus (1882-1943) of Kitchener, ON. After Gustav's death, Clarence and Laura owned and operated a second hand store in the 1930s. Clarence also repaired bed springs as part of the business. The donor believes Clarence may have learned to repair bed springs from his father, Gustav. Clarence changed his surname to King when he married Esther Hughes (1916-1986) in 1938 or 1939. He leaves the business to his mother and is listed as working at Mitchell Buttons in the 1939 city directory. Laura operated the second hand business until her death in 1943. The business was located at 80 Elgin Street (now Duke Street East) in Kitchener. 2016.038.002 - Sign, Trade. (2018). Waterloo.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/DC1D4794-95FC-439A-9128-498686485899
  Name	Clarence L. King
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89978
  Died	27 Nov 1945
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I89978	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Gustave "Gus" Kurschinsky,   b. 28 Aug 1876, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Laura Jessinghaus,   b. 24 Dec 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	25 May 1914	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F176014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Colin Hughes,   b. 7 Mar 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1986  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F37103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Clarence Kurschinski (1911-1945) was a son of Gustav Kurschinski (1876-?) and Laura Guessinghaus (1882-1943) of Kitchener, ON. After Gustav's death, Clarence and Laura owned and operated a second hand store in the 1930s. Clarence also repaired bed springs as part of the business. The donor believes Clarence may have learned to repair bed springs from his father, Gustav. Clarence changed his surname to King when he married Esther Hughes (1916-1986) in 1938 or 1939. He leaves the business to his mother and is listed as working at Mitchell Buttons in the 1939 city directory. Laura operated the second hand business until her death in 1943. The business was located at 80 Elgin Street (now Duke Street East) in Kitchener. 2016.038.002 - Sign, Trade. (2018). Waterloo.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/DC1D4794-95FC-439A-9128-498686485899

  
  

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  Born - 1 Jul 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Store: - furniture dealer - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth