Bertha Conrad^{[1, 2, 3]}

1887 - 1965  (78 years)

• Name	Bertha Conrad
  Born	10 Jan 1887	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bertha Dunham
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96759
  Died	1 Sep 1965	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Buried	2 Sep 1965	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I96759	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Friedrich "Frederick" Conrad,   b. 6 Sep 1838, Schaulberg, , Germany ,   d. 12 Sep 1902  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Christman,   b. 13 Apr 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1867	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F8642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franklin "Frank" Dunham,   b. 14 Jan 1882, Binbrook Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 8 Aug 1930, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1906	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Lorraine Dunham,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Grace Dunham,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Frederick Dunham,   b. Dec 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age ~ 57 years)   4. Beatrice Elizabeth Dunham,   b. 10 Apr 1909, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1993, , Sarasota, Florida, USA  (Age 83 years)   5. Pat Dunham,   b. Jun 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Dorothy L. Dunham,   b. 2 Jun 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1990, , Sarasota, Florida, USA  (Age 79 years)   7. Clifford Conrad Dunham,   b. 4 Dec 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   8. Alma Louise Dunham,   b. 25 Dec 1915, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1997  (Age 81 years)   9. Harry Dunham,   b. 8 Jan 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F187511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DUNHAM, Bertha - Mrs. Frank Dunham, 78, of 31 Devitt Ave. N., Waterloo, died today at K-W Hospital after an illness of three weeks. She was the former Bertha Conrad, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Conrad of Elmira, and lived most of her live in Elmira. Mrs. Dunham was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, a charter member of the Lutheran Church Women and a charter member of Trillium Rebekah Lodge, Elmira. Her husband died in 1930, and two sons, Frederick and Clifford, died last year. Surviving are one son, Harry of Waterloo; five daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Beatrice) Fraser of Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Moore (Dorothy) Mountain of Lancaster, N.Y., Mrs. Charles (Elma) Hemmerick of Waterloo, Mrs. James (Lorraine) Fisher of St. Agatha and Mrs. Rigby (Grace) Cross of Buffalo, N.Y.; three brother, Henry, Emmanuel and Jacob, all of Elmira; a sister, Mrs. Olga Class of Waterloo; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where a Rebekah Lodge service will be conducted at 7: 30 p.m. Wednesday and a funeral service at 2 p.m. Thursday. Rev. H. W. Baetz of Elmira will officiate and burial will be in Elmira Union Cemetery. Elmira Signet - 1 Sep 1965, page 21

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lucinda Conrad - Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Matilda Conrad - Fries. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019458-06. Frank Dunham, 24, occ. GTR Baggageman, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, son of Lorenzo Dunham and Martha Cooper married Bertha Conrad, 19, b. Elmira, res. Elmira, daughter Of Frederick Conrad and Elizabeth Christman, Witn: Frederick Conrad and Ida Dunham (No Residence Given), 24 January 1906 in Elmira [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 15. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 14. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Bertha Conrad - Dunham - 1 Sep 1965, page 21. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100281068. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Frederick Conrad Born: Schaulberg, Germany Res: Woolwich Age: 29 Father: Freidrich Conrad Mother: Catharine Hollinger Born: 1838 Spouse: Elizabeth Christmann Age: 16 born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Born: 1851 Father: Heinrich Christmann Mother: Catherine Kehrt married 9 Jul 1867 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Aug 1867. Married 9 Jul 1867 By Rev. Kassmann, Friedrick Conrad was married to Elizabeth Christmann, both of Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Jan 1906 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Sep 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 2 Sep 1965 - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth