Oscar Heinrich Totzke^[1]

1889 - 1949  (60 years)

• Name	Oscar Heinrich Totzke
  Born	16 May 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Shoe Maker, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1949	528 Park St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99349
  Died	29 Dec 1949	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I99349	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	August Frederick W. Totzke,   b. 3 Jan 1855, , Germany ,   d. 8 Jun 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catharina "Katie" "Catherine" Meyer,   b. 17 Nov 1849, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 May 1874	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Family ID	F25571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Elizabeth Becker,   b. 13 May 1892, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Eunice F. Totzke,   b. 21 May 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Robert John Totzke,   b. 1917,   d. 1980  (Age 63 years)   3. Howard Donald "Howie" Totzke,   b. 6 Mar 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 2008, Grand Bend, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 85 years)   4. Lloyd Ross Totzke,   b. 30 Jul 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Oscar Totzke Totzke, Oscar - Totzke, Oscar [Recto] | the Waterloo Digital Library. (2018). Digital.library.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 4 January 2018, from https://digital.library.uwaterloo.ca/uwdl-30542a74-5056-495e-934a-8603708f7432/totzke-oscar

  
  

• Notes

  The first rubber tire manufactured at Dominion Tire in Berlin (now Kitchener) was built on January 6, 1914. 22 year-old Oscar Totzke was credited with making the tire \endash plain tread, all white, 30 inch diameter. It took about an hour for Oscar to complete the tire. Dominion Tire would eventually become part of the Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company. Artifacts Column 4 Jan 2014 Tom Reitz _______________________ Oscar Totzke Oscar H. Totzke, 60, of 528 Park St., died suddenly last night of a heart attack in his car at his home. Born May 16, 1889, in Kitchener, Mr. Totzke was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Totzke. A supervisor at the Dominion Rubber Co. tire plant, he had been employed in the Dominion Rubber System for the past 47 years. Mr. Totzke was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Canad- ian Order of Foresters. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Ada Becker; three sons, Howard and Lloyd, both of Kitch- ener; Robert, Waterloo, and a daughter, Eunice, Kitchener. Also surviving are three brothers, Herman, Alfred and Clar- ence, all of Kitchener, and ten grandchildren. He was predeceased by one sister, Mrs. Edith Scherer, and a brother, Arno. The funeral service will be held at St. Matthew's Church Satur- day at 3:30 p.m. with interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Rev. Dr. John Schmieder, pastor of the church, will officiate. The body will rest at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, until 1 p.m. tomorrow, when removal will be made to the church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Howard Totzke - 23 Feb 2008. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Oscar Totzke Born: 16 May 1889 County: Waterloo Father: August Totzke Mother: Catharine Meyer [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 2. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 19. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180525336. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Jun 1873. 24 May 1874 By Pastor Sagehorn in Berlin, August F.W. Totzke was married to Katharina Meyer, both of Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 May 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Maker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Dec 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth