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

Irena Woolner[1, 2]

Female 1891 - 1958  (67 years)


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  • Name Irena Woolner 
    Born 26 Mar 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Irena Burkard 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00024-1929.7 
    Died 15 May 1958  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Cause: brief illness 
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I9283  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John S. Woolner,   b. 23 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Hannah Clemmer,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1878  [1
    Family ID F2697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Elias Burkard,   b. 29 Aug 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1941  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1913  [8
    Children 
     1. Wayne Burkard
     2. Martha Jane Burkard
     3. Sarah Ellen Burkhart
     4. John Homer Burkard,   b. Abt 1914, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Viola Burkard,   b. Abt 1916,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lauretta M. Burkard,   b. 1920,   d. 1973  (Age 53 years)
     7. Ruby Olive Burkard,   b. 25 Mar 1922,   d. 22 Apr 1992  (Age 70 years)
     8. Kenneth Roy "Roy" Burkhart,   b. 23 Feb 1924,   d. 26 Oct 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     9. Doris Irene Burkhart,   b. 1925,   d. 1991  (Age 66 years)
     10. Doris Burkard,   b. Abt 1926
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BURKHART, Irene, daughter of the late John and Hannah Woolner, was born near Kitchener, Ont., March 26, 1891; died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Bowman, Kitchener, Ont., after a brief illness, May 15, 1958; aged 67 y. 1 m. 19 d. On Nov. 12, 1913, she was married to Herbert E. Burkhart, who predeceased her May 4, 1941. After her marriage she resided at Breslau and Bridgeport, Ont., until 4 years ago when she gave up housekeeping to live with her daughters. Surviving are 3 sons (Homer, Galt (now Cambridge), Ont.; Roy, Breslau, Ont.; and Wayne, Kitchener, Ont.), 6 daughters (Viola - Mrs. Andrew Bowman, Ruby - Mrs. Edmund Martin, and Lauretta, all of Kitchener, Ont., Doris - Mrs. Leonard Gingerich, Martha - Mrs. Aden Weber, and Ellen - Mrs. Clare Martin, all of Waterloo, Ont.), 23 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Nelson and Vernon, both of Kitchener, Ont.), and one sister (Mrs. Elmina Cressman, Preston, Ont.). One brother and one sister preceded her in death. At the age of 17 she was baptized and united with the First Mennonite Church in Kitchener, later transferring her membership in the Cressman Mennonite Church, where she was a faithful member until death. Funeral services were held at the Cressman Church May 18 in charge of Carl J. Rudy.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 23 - June 10, 1958-page 554, 555

  • 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..., 451.

    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..., 687.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 7.

    5. [S59] News - ON, Waterloo - unknown newspaper, Obituary of Irene Woolner - about 16 May 1958.

    6. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Burkhart / Herbert E.Burkhart / 1889-1941 / his wife / Irene Woolner / 1891-1958 / At rest

    7. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 9.

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 22, 1941 Obituary of Henry Elias Burkard.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Mar 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: brief illness - 15 May 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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