Waterloo Region Generations
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Gertrude Mary Steinke

Female 1898 - 1979  (81 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Mary Steinke 
    Born 11 Jun 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Gertie Steinke 
    Name Gertrude Mary Wolfe 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-379760 
    Died 10 Oct 1979  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 12 Oct 1979  Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I379760  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Frederich Francois Steinke,   b. 8 Apr 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Heinrich,   b. 7 Sep 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1896  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F7689  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Percy R. Wolfe,   b. 6 Dec 1896, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1916  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Doris Alice Wolfe,   b. 24 Nov 1923,   d. 17 Jan 2005, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F258836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WOLFE, Mrs. Gertrude

      At St. Mary's Hospital, on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1979, after a brief illness, the former Gertrude Steinke, of 60 Margaret Ave. S., Waterloo, aged 81 years. A member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Born in Kitchener, she was formerly an employee for many years of the Valentine Shoe Co., in Kitchener and later the Greb Shoe Company Ltd. Mother of Percy F. Wolfe of Mississauga, Mrs. Ruth Hintz of Kitchener, Doris (Mrs. Joe Pieper) and Darlene (Mrs. Kenneth Storer), both of Waterloo; sister of Charles and Percy Steinke, both of Kitchener, Mrs. Pearl Hofstetter of St. Jacobs, Mrs. Maude Rank, Leona (Mrs. Sanford Kraft), both of Kitchener and Mrs. Dorothy Henrich of Baden; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. She was predeceased by her husband Percy R. Wolfe, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Steinke, three brothers and two sisters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after noon on Thursday. Funeral and committal service in the chapel of the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Eric Reble officiating. Interment St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Oct 1979 pg 31

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg12.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 37 Page 1.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Girty Stanke Date of Birth:11 Jun 1898 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Frederick Stanke Mother's name:Mary Heinrich

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88011826.

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Percy Wolfe Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1894 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:19 Aug 1916 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Wolfe Mother:Elizabeth Buchel Spouse:Gertrude Mary Steinke

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Aug 1916 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Oct 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Oct 1979 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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