John Mogk

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-313143
• Occupation: 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Oldest Resident Of Floradale, John Mogk Dies


Floradale's oldest resident, John Mogk, 96, died Monday at Elmira Private Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Born at Heidelberg, June 5, 1852, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Mogk. When he was three years old, his parents moved to Upper Woolwich. The first tree cut on the property was used to build a cabin for the Mogk family.

Mr. Mogk recalled that in his childhood wild animals roamed the woods of Waterloo County. Wolves and bears were common and made the woods dangerous for the children.

Bears often tried to get into the Mogk home by the windows, he said. His father was once attacked by wolves while walking home from Elmira with provisions.

Mr. Mogk had been a patient at the Elmira Private Hospital for 14 months. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale.

Surviving are three sons, Alfred of Floradale, John of Kegworth, Sask., and Harry of Kitchener. The funeral service was held from the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel, Elmira, at 2 p.m. Wednesday to Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale for services. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

John married Caroline "Carrie" Seitz 15 Jan 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Christian Seitz and Christina Miller) was born 17 Dec 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jul 1939, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John married Elizabeth Grosz 17 Mar 1874, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Conrad Gross and Margaretta "Margaret" Esch) was born CALC 23 Apr 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1886, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: William Mogk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-287061
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Christian — Anna Melinda Gerth. Anna (daughter of Heinrich L. "Henry" Gerth and Mary Ruthig) was born 20 Oct 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203657
• Residence: 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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HARRY L MOGK

Harry I. Mogk, 61, of Kitchener, died early Saturday, February 8 at his home from heart attack. Born in Floradale, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Mogk. He resided in Kitchener for approximately 40 years and was employed in the accounting department of Dominion Rubber Company, Ltd., tire division, for about the same time.

Surviving are his wife, the former Irene V. Hofstetter, whom he married in 1921; two brothers, Alfred of Floradale and Jack of Glenavon, Sask. A brother and a sister predeceased him.

The body rested at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Harvey Gamp and Rev. Aaron D. Yost officiated. Burial will be in the Hostetler Cemetery, Baden.

Harry — Irene Veronica Hofstetter. Irene (daughter of Christian Henry "Henry" Hofstetter and Nancy Honderich) was born 5 Feb 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1987; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margareth M. Alchin
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114487
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Margareth — Frederick C. "Fred" Alchin. Frederick was born 29 Jan 1874, Oshawa, Durham County, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1958, Oshawa, Durham County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56044
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Occupation: 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Water Works
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Flax Mill
• Residence: 1921, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1948, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Alfred E. Mogk, 89, of Floradale died Oct. 29 after a brief illness.

Mr. Mogk, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Mogk, was born March 24, 1878 in Floradale, where he lived all his life.

His wife, the former Mary Schaefer, predeceased him in 1957.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale.

Surviving is one brother, John of Saskatchewan. He was predeceased by two brothers and one sister.

The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira. A service was held in the funeral chapel today at 2:30 pm with Rev. Frank Malinsky officiating. Burial was in Elmira cemetery.

Elmira Signet 1 Nov 1967 pg 2

Alfred married Mary Schaefer 24 Dec 1905, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Henry Schaefer and Louisa Umbach) was born 7 Nov 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1957, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-287060
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1948, Kegworth, , Saskatchewan

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-241445

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203661