Bertha Philomena "Mina" Lanz

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• Name: Bertha Philomena "Mina" Hoffman
• Name: Minnie Lanz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163516
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, own farm
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Bertha married Jacob Hoffman 26 May 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of John Hoffman and Regina Hill) was born 18 Jul 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1921. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-304670
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, own farm
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Ezra — Oliva Catherine Lotz. Oliva (daughter of Jacob Lotz and Catherine Ann Wettlaufer) was born 26 Sep 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163518
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49865

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-210669

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-300065
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Mother's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163522
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Mother's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163523
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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HOFFMAN, HARVEY W.J. - On Saturday, August 16, 1980, at St. Mary's Hospital, Harvey Hoffman of Route 3, Wellesley. He was born in Wellesley township 74 years ago.

Son of the late Jacob Hoffman and the late Wilhelmina Lantz. He farmed in Wellesley township all his life.

Beloved husband of Ruby Doering, dear father of Lloyd of Wellesley, Frank of Breslau. Also survived by four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sisters and four brothers.

Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St., Wellesley, where a private family service will be conducted Tuesday morning, with interment to follow in Rush's cemetery, Wellesley township. Rev. Norman Keffer will officiate.

Elmira Signet Aug 20 1980 pg 22

Harvey — Ruby Emilie Doering. Ruby (daughter of Henry William Doering and Emma M. Hoerle) was born 19 Jan 1909, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 2004, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clarence H. Hoffman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163524
• Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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WELLESLEY - Clarence Hoffman of Wellesley, died today at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a lengthy illness. He was 57.

Born in Wellesley Township on June 19, 1910, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hoffman and had lived in the village most of his life. He was a janitor at Towers in Waterloo and was a member of St.. Mark's Lutheran Church, Wellesley.

Surviving besides his wife. the former Minnie Hoerley whom he married in December, 1934 in Phillipsburg, are two daughters, Mrs. Lyle (Elaine) Masters of RR 7, Woodstock, and Mrs. Paul (Lila) Cook of Winona; two brothers, John of Kitchener, and Harvey, RR 1, Bamberg; one sister. Mrs. Edgar (Pearl) Heipel of RR 1, Wellesley, and seven grandchildren.

The body will be at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home. Wellesley, afternoon on Friday until noon on Sunday when removal will be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Wellesley for service at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Orval E. Jansen will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Henry married Minnie Christina Hoerle Dec 1934, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Minnie (daughter of Henry Hoerle and Barbara Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schmidt) was born 7 May 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 2012, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: volunteer
• Name: Hilda "Maudie" Koch
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223628
• Honors: 1986, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wellesley Citizen of the year

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Lifetimes: Hilda Koch made Wellesley a better place to call home

By Valerie HillSpecial to the Record
Mon., Feb. 28, 2022

They called Hilda Koch "Mother Wellesley," a title well earned for decades of volunteering in the town where generations of Kochs had raised their families. In 1986, Hilda was named Wellesley Citizen of the Year.

She loved Wellesley and spent her life applying her talents to the Wellesley Historical Society, Wellesley Township Horticultural Society and Wellesley Township Fall Fair. When she was only 10, Hilda won a silver plate from the T. Eaton Company, an award for public speaking. She was also recognized for penmanship and outstanding baking skills.

In 2011, Hilda was interviewed for the book "Overtime: Portraits of a Vanishing Canada," by Karl Kessler and Sunshine Chen, after entering about 50 fall fair exhibits of pickles, antiques, collectibles, flowers, baked goods, preserves and embroidery. Despite being head spinning for its variety and volume, the number was much less than in previous years.

"As I'm 85, I'm cutting down," she told the authors.

Hilda was also a 46-year veteran organist at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, where she served on numerous committees.

Then there were the service clubs and Nithview Home that benefited from her years of volunteer work. As she got older and perhaps less firm, Hilda continued to volunteer, serving on the auxiliary and writing for the home's newsletter. Thinking ahead, she put her name on the waiting list for a room. As her name would eventually drift to the top, Hilda would say she wasn't quite ready yet, and her name would go back to the bottom. It stayed that way until 2015 when Hilda finally moved from her beloved little pink house into the care home.

It was the end of an era. Hilda and her husband Alvin had lived in the house their entire married life, raising two children, Iris and Rodney.

Hilda, who all her friends called Maudie, was born Oct. 19, 1925, on a Wellesley farm, the only child of Ezra and Oliva Hoffman. The family moved into town when she was nine.

She only spoke German but learned English quickly. As a teenager, Hilda relocated to Kitchener to attend business college. Kitchener would also be where she started a short-lived banking career.

Alvin, a carpenter who worked with his father, was also a lifelong resident of Wellesley, so their paths often crossed throughout their youth. When the Second World War broke, Alvin signed up and saw considerable action in Europe.

He returned to Canada at the end of the war, and the couple married in 1946.

Hilda had resigned from the bank following the death of Alvin's parents and her father in a six-week span. Living back in Wellesley, she landed a job answering phones for two local doctors.

Iris remembers her mom recalling the doctors assured her it wasn't a busy job; she could bring knitting to pass the time.

Once they recognized Hilda's competence, her job expanded.

Suzan Deckert, a former colleague at the clinic, said it was a busy practice, and Hilda's job was to do the books, send out bills, complete payroll, answer phones, make appointments. Given this was Wellesley and many patients were Old Order Mennonite, Hilda needed to understand their culture and language.

"She spoke Pennsylvania Dutch," said Suzan. "She understood it from being in that community."

Suzan spoke of her friend's sense of humour, how she had thick skin and could deal with any issue that popped up in the clinic.

Alvin had died in 1975 at age 56, and though Hilda was devastated, it sparked a strong independent streak in her. She was also very close to her aunt, Hilda Lotz, driving her around and caring for the older woman until her death. When her aunt passed, Hilda placed her aunt's stuffed gorilla in the passenger seat, an unusual travel companion to be sure.

For all her years of service and wins at the fall fair, Hilda's estate is filled with boxes of plaques and awards. She also loved to scrapbook, keeping track of all major events, both town and personal. Hilda created a history of the town, complete with sparkly stickers.

Iris said her mom was lovely, strict, devoted to the town, her church and her family.

Hilda died on Feb. 13, 2022, 47 years to the day that Alvin died.

"They were both very loving," said Iris. "I remember receiving lots of kisses."

"Lifetimes: Hilda Koch Made Wellesley A Better Place To Call Home". 2022. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/life/2022/02/28/lifetimes-hilda-koch-made-wellesley-a-better-place-to-call-home.html.

Hilda — Alvin P. Koch. Alvin (son of August Walter "Walter" Koch and Anna Hohl) was born 1918, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1975; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Lloyd — Ruth Kennell. (daughter of Emanuel Kennell and Sarah Gerber) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181711

Franklin — Lynne Evelyn Witmer. (daughter of Abram Lincoln "Lincoln" Witmer and Edna Marie Snider) [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62404510
• Name: Lila Olivia Cook
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-229809

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COOK, Mrs. Paul (Lila) Peacefully, on Sunday, April 29, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Lila Olivia Cook, of 227 Glenholme Ave., Winona, formerly of Wellesley. Lila was born in Kitchener, 44 years ago.

She is the daughter of Mrs. Minnie Hoffman of New Hamburg and the late Clarence Hoffman; beloved wife of Paul R. Cook of Winona; dear mother of James and his wife Linda of Stoney Creek and Patrick and his wife Rhonda Lee of Burlington; dear sister of Elaine (Mrs. Lyle Masters) of Woodstock.

Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St., Wellesley, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home, Wednesday, May 2 at 2 p.m., Rev. Wilmer Minke will officiate. Interment in St. Mark's Lutheran cemetery, Wellesley.

Lila — Paul R. Cook. Paul died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]