Irena Woolner^{[1, 2]}

1891 - 1958  (67 years)

• Name	Irena Woolner
  Born	26 Mar 1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Irena Burkard
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00024-1929.7
  Died	15 May 1958	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: brief illness
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I9283	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John S. Woolner,   b. 23 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Hannah Clemmer,   b. 24 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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 ,   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 ,   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  (Age 83 years)   9. Doris Irene Burkhart,   b. 1925,   d. 1991  (Age 66 years)   10. Doris Burkard,   b. Abt 1926
  Last Modified	11 Sep 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

  [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. [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. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 7. [S59] News - ON, Waterloo - unknown newspaper, Obituary of Irene Woolner - about 16 May 1958. [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 [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 22, 1941 Obituary of Henry Elias Burkard.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: brief illness - 15 May 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth