1877 - 1927 (49 years)
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Name |
Margaret Barbara "Barbara" Schmetzer |
Born |
8 Feb 1877 |
Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Barbara Schmetzer |
Name |
Margaret Barbara "Barbara" Sherk |
Residence |
1911 |
Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Lutheran |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-197505 |
Died |
24 Jan 1927 |
Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Buried |
Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Person ID |
I197505 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
12 May 2024 |
Father |
John George "George" Schmetzer, b. 1 Jun 1837, , Wuerttemberg, Germany , d. 26 Jun 1910, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Maria Catharina "Mary Catherine" Mueller, b. 13 Jun 1850, , Germany , d. 16 Nov 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years) |
Family ID |
F224427 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Alvin Eustace Sherk, b. 28 Aug 1881, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Oct 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) |
Married |
15 Feb 1905 |
Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Children |
| 1. Mary Sherk, b. Aug 1904, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. George Sherk, b. Jun 1907, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Lucinda Magdalena "Lucy" Sherk, b. 25 Apr 1910, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Jun 1990 (Age 80 years) |
| 4. Laura Anetta "Nettie" Sherk, b. 15 Mar 1914, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Sep 2002, Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia (Age 88 years) |
| 5. Margaret E. Sherk, b. 1916, d. 1983 (Age 67 years) |
| 6. Russel Sherk, b. 12 Dec 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Dec 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years) |
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Last Modified |
13 May 2024 |
Family ID |
F187381 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Death Follows a Ten-Day Illness
Mrs. Alvin Sherk Succumbs at Home Here; Funeral Held on Wednesday
Following an illness of ten days' duration. Mrs. Alvin Sherk passed away at her home in Elmira, Monday afternoon. Although she had been suffering from heart trouble for for some years, she was acutely ill only a few days, and her death was quiet unexpected by her family and friends.
The late Mrs. Sherk who before her marriage was Margaret Barbara Schmetzer was born near Linwood. in Wellesley Township on February 8 1877 and there passed her early life. She was married 1903 to Alvin E. Sherk of Kitchener. They lived for about nine year at Linwood and then moved to Elmira where they have since resided, Mrs. Sherk being a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran church.
She is survived by her husband and five children: Mary, Lucy, Laura and Margaret, of Elmira and George of Toronto. There are also three, brothers and three sisters, namely, Jacob, Elmira; John. Linwood; Henry, Kitchener; Mrs. W. Rolling, Alma; Mrs. John Dubrick. Kitchener, and Mrs. C. Wilker, of Linwood
The funeral way held on Wednesday afternoon from her late residence on Centre street to St. Paul's Lutheran church Rev. A. Gallmeier conducted the services. Interment took place In the Union cemetery, the pallbearers being Charles Sherk, Henry Muth, Robert Simmons, C. N. Kilrick, Fred Siegner and Otter Schmidt.
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Sources |
- [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 5.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98174775.
- [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
Name:Laura Anetta Sherk
Gender:Female
Birth Date:15 Mar 1914
Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Legitimacy:Y
Father:Alvin E. Sherk - Woodworker - Elmira
Mother:Barbara M Schmetzer
Married: Linwood, Ontar 15 Fb 1905
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| Born - 8 Feb 1877 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 15 Feb 1905 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 24 Jan 1927 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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