Waterloo Region Generations
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Jacob Kaufman

Male 1849 - 1940  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jacob Kaufman was born 30 May 1849, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100658993
    • Name: Jakob Kaufman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46246
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Schoolteacher
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist Evang.
    • Occupation: 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; school teacher
    • Occupation: 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; school teacher
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1905, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School Teacher
    • Occupation: 1905, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School Teacher
    • Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1926, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman

    Notes:

    JACOB KAUFMAN

    Passed away at Kitchener, Ont., on Wednesday, December, 4th, 1940 Jacob Kaufman aged 91 years 6 months and 4 days The funeral will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home 178 Queen St. South, Kitchener, Ontario Friday, December 6th, 1940 at 2 o`clock p.m To Calvary Evangelical Church St. Jacobs, for service Interment will be made in St. Jacobs Evangelical Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.


    Funeral Card in possession of Anne Heibein Olsen 2013

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    Jacob Kaufman

    Jacob Kaufman, 91, died early Wednesday at the home of his son Franklin, King street east. Born near Hawkesville, he qualified as a public school teacher at the age of 19, beginning his career at S.S. No. 1, Wellesley. Subsequently he taught at Preston, Martin's, St. Jacobs, Heidelberg and S.S. 10, Wellesley. Mr. Kaufman was engaged in farming for ten years but resumed his career until he was superannuated in 1917. Deceased resided in St. Jacobs until 1928 when he came to Kitchener to live with his son. He attended Olivet Evangelical church.

    Surviving are two sons, Edward of Bamberg and Franklin of Kitchener, a daughter, Mrs. Anna Grieve of Kitchener, a brother, Menno Kaufman of Forest, six grandchil- dren and two great grandchildren.

    Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Dec 1940, p. 3

    Jacob married Catherine Schneider 5 Jan 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Mathias "Mathew Schneider and Christina Schmidt) was born 18 May 1846, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Nov 1875, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1933, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Edward Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Josephine Emma "Emma" Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Mar 1880, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Mary Ann "Anne" Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jul 1884, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Franklin Arthur Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Mar 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Elisabeth Schneider. Elisabeth (daughter of Mathias "Mathew Schneider and Christina Schmidt) was born 24 Dec 1847, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Allan Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 May 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1880, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Rachel Nicolai 6 Oct 1905, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rachel (daughter of Edward Nicolai and Maria "Mary") was born 12 Aug 1849, , Germany; died 31 May 1924, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Jacob married Catharine Thaler 16 Mar 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Johann Adam "Adam" Thaler and Barbara Duench) was born 7 Nov 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1937, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 19 Nov 1875, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1933, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Westfall
    • Name: Lizzie Kaufman
    • Residence: 19 Park St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46248
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1924, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MRS. JOHN H. WESTFALL

    The death occurred at the family residence, 19 Park Street, Elmira, at 10:15 o'clock yesterday, of Mrs. Elizabeth Westfall,, in her 58th year.

    Death was due to a heart condition.

    The deceased was born in St. Jacobs on November 19, 1875, a daughter of Mr. Jacob Kaufman now residing in Kitchener.

    She was a member of the Evangelical church.

    Death came after an illness of only three weeks.

    The late Mrs. Westfall is survived by her husband, her father, one son, Emerson Westfall, at home, one daughter, Miss Helen Westfall of Waterloo, two brothers, Mrs. Edward Kaufman of Bamberg and Mr. Franklin Kaufman of Kitchener and one sister, Mrs. Anna Grieve of Kitchener.

    The funeral will take place from the family residence, 19 Park Street, Elmira, on Thursday afternoon, June 8, at two o'clock and will proceed to Elmira Evangelical church for services at 2:30 o'clock.

    Interment will be made in St. James cemetery, Elmira

    Rev. C.CH. Cornwell, the pastor of the church, will have charge of the service

    Elizabeth — John Henry Westfall. John (son of William Westfall and Katie Sauder, son of William Westfall and Catharine Sauder) was born Aug 1884, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1947, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Edward KaufmanEdward Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 28 Jan 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351614
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmers son
    • Occupation: 1911, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1919, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1924, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Edward Kaufman, 69, widely-known farmer in the Bamberg district, died early today at the K-W Hospital following an illness of two weeks. Born Jan. 29, 1877, in Heidelberg, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaufman, he had farmed for many years in the Bamberg area. Deceased was a member of the Heidelberg Evangelical Church. His wife, the former Magdalena Ruby, died Oct. 15, 1943. Surviving are two sons, Walter of Kitchener, and Wilfred of Waterloo; a daughter, Mrs. George (Alice) Berge of Ayr; a brother, Franklin, of Kitchener, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Grieve, also of Kitchener. Five grandchildren also survive. Funeral service will be held from the Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Waterloo, on Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery. Rev. H.E. Roppel of St. Jacobs will be in charge of the service. Remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon, Wednesday, when the removal will be made to the church.

    Edward married Magdalena Rudy 14 Feb 1911, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Benjamin Rudy and Mary Ann Hoffman) was born 31 Jul 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1943, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Oct 1943, Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Alice Catherine Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. 9. Walter Jacob Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1913, of, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Durham Cemetery, , Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. 10. Wilfrid "Red" Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Apr 1915; died 8 Dec 1988; was buried , St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Josephine Emma "Emma" Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 18 Mar 1880, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Emma Kaufman
    • Name: Josephine Emma "Emma" Duench
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46250
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1917, 61 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. W. H. Duench

    The death took place this morning at the K-W Hospital, of Emma Kaufman, the beloved wife of W.H. Duench, after an illness of about seven months. The deceased was born at Heidelberg in 1880, and was married to her bereaved husband in 1911. They spent most of their married life in Alberta. About two years ago they returned and made their home at 61 Samuel Street, Kitchener. She is survived by her sorrowing husband, her parents, two brothers, Edward of Bamberg and Franklyn, on the Preston Road, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Anna, of this city. The funeral (private) will take place at 2: 30 o'clock on Monday, from her late residence to Mount Hope cemetery.

    Kitchener Daily Record 4 Jul 1919

    Josephine married William Henry Duench 7 Feb 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of Christian Duench and Maria "Mary" Gilbert) was born 13 Sep 1877, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Mary Ann "Anne" Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 23 Jul 1884, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Annie Kaufman
    • Name: Mary Ann "Anne" Grieve
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46251
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1924, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1928, 181 King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1968, 50 Manitou Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Albert Grieve Passes

    Mrs. Albert Grieve of 50 Manitou Drive, Kitchener, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital following a brief illness. She was 83. The former Anna Kaufman, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaufman and was born July 23, 1884, at Heidelberg. She resided in the Twin Cities all her life and was a member of the Olivet United Church and the Senior Citizens Association. Besides her husband, Mrs. Grieve was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. She was the last surviving member of her family. Surviving is one step-son Charles in Hamilton. Funeral service was held on Friday with burial in St. Jacobs Cemetery.

    Grieve The Ayr News Jul 18 1968 pg 2

    Mary married Albert Grieve 4 Nov 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Albert was born 13 Jun 1878, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Plattsville Cemetery, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Franklin Arthur Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 31 Mar 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: Olivet Evangelical United Brethren Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46252
    • Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1924, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    FRANKLIN KAUFMAN

    An employee of the City of Kitchener for 20 years, Franklin Kaufman, 72, of 1582 Mill St., (Parkway) died today at his home two days after his birthday. Born March 31, 1888 in Bamberg, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaufman. He lived in Kitchener for 48 years and farmed in Waterloo Township. He was a member of Olivet Evangelical United Brethren Church. His wife, the former Gertrude Myers, died Nov. 20, 1943. Survivors include three sons, Wilson of Waterloo, Calvin and Arthur of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Anna Grieve of Kitchener, and five grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters predeceased him. The body is at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home until Tuesday noon when removal will be made to the church for the funeral at 3 p.m. Rev. Lorne Dorsch will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

    \bThe Kitchener-Waterloo Record

    Franklin — Gertrude "Gertie" Myers. Gertrude (daughter of Abraham "Abram" Myers and Catharine Thaler) was born 21 Jan 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1943; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Calvin Jacob Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1920; died 24 Aug 2016.
    2. 12. Wilson Stanley Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jun 1920, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 2007, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 13. Arthur William Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1931; died 7 Jan 2014.

  6. 7.  Allan Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 4 May 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1880, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36685



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Alice Catherine Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1) was born 14 Dec 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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    • Name: Alice Catherine Berge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153806
    • Residence: 1943, Brighton, , Ontario

    Notes:

    Berge, Mrs. George (Alice)
    At St. Mary's Hospital, on Wednesday, March 13, 1985, following a brief illness, Alice Catherine Kaufman, age 73 years, of RR 4 Bright. Mrs. Berge was a member of the Roseville United Church. Beloved wife of George Berge; dear mother of Raymond of Elmira; Joan of Halifax, N.S., Ronal of RR3, Bright, Marilyn of Vancouver, B.C. and Clifford of Woodstock; sister of Walter Kaufman of Kitchener and Wilfred Kaufman of Waterloo. Six grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by her parents. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. Thursday, until noon Friday, when removal will be made to Roseville United Church for funeral service an committal at 2:30 p.m., with Pasto Fred Montieth officiating. Interment Roseville Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario gratefully acknowledged.

    Alice Berge
    Funeral service was held Friday in Roseville for Alice Catherine Kaufman of RR4 Bright. She died March 13, 1985, at St. Mary's hospital. She was 73. She was the wife of George Berge; mother of Raymon Berge of Elmira, Joan Berge of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ronald Berge of RR 3 Bright, Marilyn Berge of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Clifford Berge of Woodstock; sister of Walter Kaufman of Kitchener and Wilfred Kaufman of Waterloo; also survived by six grandchildren; predeceased by her parents. Burial was in Roseville Cemetery. Donations to the heart and stroke foundation of Ontario would be appreciated as an expression of sympathy.

    Alice — George Berge. George (son of Jonas Bergey and Julia Ann Miller) was born 5 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1997; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Raymond Berge  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Joan Berge  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Ronal Berge  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Marilyn Berge  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Clifford Berge  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 9.  Walter Jacob KaufmanWalter Jacob Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1913, of, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Durham Cemetery, , Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93702
    • Residence: 1943, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    KAUFMAN, Walter Jacob - Died peacefully under the loving care of the staff of St. Luke's Place, Cambridge, on Monday, March 22, 2004, in his 91st year. Beloved husband of 58 years to Catherine (nee Dyer). Loving father of Nancy and her husband Reg Anthony of Woodstock, Brian Kaufman of Calgary, and Brenda Kaufman of Kitchener. He will be fondly remembered by his 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Brother-in-law of Gen Kaufman of Waterloo. Predeceased by his parents, Edward and Magdalena Kaufman, his brother, Wilfred, his sister, Alice Berge, and son-in-law, Rick Mielke. Walter retired from Maple Lane Dairy after 30 dedicated years of service. The Kaufman family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, this evening (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 1 p.m. Rev. Jim McCombe officiating. Cremation will follow. Walter will be interred in Durham Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Luke's Place or Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. Visit www.obit411.com/1241 for Walter's memorial.


    The Record newspaper 23 Mar 2004

    Walter — Catherine Ruth Dyer. Catherine was born 1920; died 2005; was buried , New Durham Cemetery, , Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  3. 10.  Wilfrid "Red" Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1) was born 24 Apr 1915; died 8 Dec 1988; was buried , St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156186202
    • Military: WW2 - R. C. A. F
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170209
    • Residence: 1943, Jarvis, Walpole Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario

    Wilfrid — Genevieve G. "Gen" Boppre. Genevieve (daughter of Benjamin J. Beaupre and Mary Ann Linseman) was born 1918, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 2007, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. John Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point died 1994.

  4. 11.  Calvin Jacob KaufmanCalvin Jacob Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Franklin2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1920; died 24 Aug 2016.

    Other Events:

    • Interesting: life story, character
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181509
    • Residence: 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Calvin used to own a car that he has rigged up with Christmas lights inside (saw it at the junkyard), and used to ride a bike for many years, until it was crunched by a car. Though he was pretty well off financially, he never replaced either. Walks and sleeps outside in the summer, walks and sleeps in hotels in the winter. Used to get the same room at the Kress in Preston.

    Facebook January 9, 2014

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    We lost a real legend': Calvin Kaufman, known as the Wizard, dies at 95

    WATERLOO REGION A "kind and gentle soul" affectionately known as the Wizard has died at age 95.

    "We lost a real legend," Kitchener lawyer Hal Mattson said of Calvin Kaufman. "The Wizard was sort of the last character in Kitchener-Waterloo. We don't have characters like that anymore."

    Over the years, thousands of motorists saw Kaufman stooped and with his head down walking or pushing his bicycle each day along the streets of Kitchener and Waterloo. He often covered 10 kilometres a day.

    In his travels, Kaufman spoke to almost no one.

    Mattson frequently saw the dishevelled man, wearing oversize work boots, pushing his bicycle up the Freeport hill.

    "Every time I went to Cambridge court and every time I'd come in from Toronto, you'd see the Wizard going up and down the hill, trudging along in the middle of summer with two winter jackets on and a hat."

    Although Mattson never spoke to Kaufman, the lawyer had a soft spot in his heart for him. He even announced to a judge in assignment court that the Wizard had recently died.

    Many people hadn't seen Kaufman in years.

    Jeff Hannusch, a New Orleans writer who lived in Kitchener until 1978, said Kaufman lived in a room above the Grand Union Hotel on King Street in Kitchener in the 1960s.

    "I used to see him on King Street a lot," he said. "He had one of those Pee-wee Herman bikes. It was kind of decked out with mirrors and streamers. Most baby boomers who still live in Kitchener would still remember the bicycle."

    Hannusch worked part-time for three or four years at Waterloo Metal Stampings on Manitou Drive.

    "The Wizard worked there," he said. "He ran the tumbler. He would shovel metal parts into a big barrel and then shovel in sawdust and it would rotate and it would take the sharp points off.

    "When we would have lunch or breaks, he would get something out of the vending machines, but he would never sit in the break room. He would go back to the tumbler and sit there. All the years I knew him, I never heard his voice once. He was really reclusive, I guess."

    Hannusch did not recall the Wizard's real name.

    "When Hal (Mattson) called me and told me Calvin Kaufman had died, I said, 'I don't know who the hell you're talking about.' He went on and on and I said, 'Oh, you mean the Wizard?' I said, 'Ya, hell I knew the Wizard really well.' Well, I didn't know him, I knew of him.

    "He seemed like a nice guy. He was a little bit off the wall, but he was like a character."

    Mattson said as far as characters go, Kaufman was right up there with Frank Groff, an unpaid crossing guard and eccentric who became affectionately known as the Bridgeport General.

    Groff, who lived in a rundown house and always wore rubber boots, several sweaters and a raincoat, died in 1978.

    In the 1990s, Kaufman received a $900 monthly pension and lived in a Kitchener motel. Michael Barlow, a counsellor in Waterloo, believes he once lived in Homer Watson Park in Kitchener. In later years, he apparently lived in Cambridge.

    A longtime runner, Barlow said that years ago he used to see Kaufman all the time.

    "I tried for like five years to get him to say hello to me," but Kaufman said nothing.

    "He didn't really speak to anyone. I tried, but he'd just give me a friendly little smirk."

    A Record reporter managed to get Kaufman to answer some questions back in 1993.

    "I'm a respectable bum," he said. "That means I don't drink or smoke or do pot."

    A lifelong bachelor who was born and raised in Kitchener, Kaufman was an electrician before his disdain for authority made him chuck it all.

    "Some people have a problem with the way I live," he told the reporter. "They think I should live the way they do. Self-appointed dictators, that's all they are."

    In the 1990s, Kaufman followed a strict routine. Early each morning, he would walk several kilometres to catch a Kitchener bus.

    He would go to malls, do some shopping, maybe visit a friend downtown. Then he hopped on another bus in the evening and made the long walk home.

    "I don't like sitting in one place all day," he told the reporter. "If you don't walk six miles a day, you won't get to sleep at night."

    Barlow recalls seeing Kaufman pushing his "electrified" bike '97 loaded with lights '97 up and down King Street in both Waterloo and Kitchener.

    "He pushed it from the far end of Waterloo to Freeport. He was probably the first LRT," he said with a laugh. "A cheaper version."

    Why was he called the Wizard?

    "He had sort of a weather-beaten face," Barlow said. "He had kind of a quirky look. He almost looked like Merlin."

    Barlow described Kaufman as "very regimented, quiet, reserved, not one to bother with people, pretty introverted, generally wouldn't hurt a flea, peaceful man."

    Kaufman, who died on Aug. 24, was "a Christian man who lived life to the fullest," his obituary says. "Calvin spent his life being kindhearted and generous. Walking was his passion and he made many friends along the way."

    "I met Calvin as young police officer walking the beat in Kitchener in the late '70s," Philip Neville wrote in the online guest book included with Kaufman's obituary. "Calvin was a kind and gentle soul who walked quietly into our lives and will always be remembered by many."

    His obituary says memorial donations to the Cambridge Humane Society would be appreciated. He is survived by nieces and nephews.

    gpaul@therecord.com , Twitter: @GPaulRecord

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    KAUFMAN, Calvin

    JULY 20, 1921 \endash AUGUST 24, 2016

    A Christian man who lived life to the fullest has gone to be with his Lord. Calvin spent his life being kind hearted and generous. Walking was his passion and he made many friends along the way. He will be greatly missed by his best friends Sharon and Kristen and family who adopted him and loved him dearly. Always remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends, also loved by his two predeceased brothers Arthur and Wilson. Memorial donations to the Cambridge Humane Society would be appreciated. Cremation has taken place and a Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Friends and relatives are invited to sign Calvin's online book of condolences at: www.couttsfuneralhome.com

    Calvin Kaufman Obituary - Cambridge, ON. (2023). Retrieved 22 January 2023, from https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/cambridge-on/calvin-kaufman-7061351


  5. 12.  Wilson Stanley Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Franklin2, 1.Jacob1) was born 11 Jun 1920, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 2007, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150423
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1960, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    KAUFMAN, Wilson Stanley - Of Point Clark and formerly of Waterloo, passed away, at South Bruce Grey Health Centre-Kincardine, on Thursday February 8, 2007, in his 87th year.Beloved husband of the late Elsie Kaufman (nee Feasby). Cherished father of Bob (Merilyn) Kaufman of Kitchener and Sally (Barry) Gardiner of Kingston. Loved brother of Calvin Kaufman of Cambridge and Arthur (Jean) Kaufman of Kitchener. Dear friend of Theresa Campbell of Point Clark. A memorial service will be held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, 757 Princes St. Kincardine, ON, N2Z 1Z5, 519-396-2701, on Wednesday, February 14, at 1 p.m., with Rev. Bob Putman officiating. Interment, Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial online at: www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com.

    The Record Newspaper 10 Feb 2007

    Wilson — Olive Elsie "Elsie" Feasby. Olive (daughter of John J. Feasby and Sarah Helena Rogerson) was born 29 Aug 1917, Mount Albert, York County, Ontario; died 18 Dec 1997, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Arthur William Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Franklin2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1931; died 7 Jan 2014.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181510
    • Residence: 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    KAUFMAN, Arthur William Passed away on January 7, 2014, at 82 years of age. Beloved husband of the late Jean Kaufman. Loving father of Bonnie (Alan) Gilmore; Don (Sue) Kaufman; and the late Dennis Kaufman. Father-in-law to Donna Kaufman. Dear grandpa to Christopher (Melissa); Jessica; Bethany (Scott); Amanda (Joey) and the late Shaun. Also survived by great-grandchildren Keegan, Kaitlyn, and Brooklyn. Will be missed by brother Calvin Kaufman and mother-in-law Eva Brubacher. Predeceased by brother Wilson Kaufman. If you so desire, donations to the Watch Tower Bible and Track Society would be appreciated. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014 from 7-9 p.m. at Westmount Funeral Chapel (1001 Ottawa St. S. 519-743-8900). A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 2 p.m. from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (71 Rothsay Ave.). Share a memory at www.westmountfuneralchapel.com,


    Waterloo Region Record 8 Jan 2014

    Arthur — Jean Elaine Brubacher. Jean (daughter of Albert Brubacher and Eva Becker) was born 1933; died 7 Nov 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Raymond Berge Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice3, 3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1)

  2. 15.  Joan Berge Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice3, 3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1)

  3. 16.  Ronal Berge Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice3, 3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1)

  4. 17.  Marilyn Berge Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice3, 3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1)

  5. 18.  Clifford Berge Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alice3, 3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1)

  6. 19.  John Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (10.Wilfrid3, 3.Edward2, 1.Jacob1) died 1994.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170210