Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Valentine R. Berlet

Valentine R. Berlet

Male 1857 - 1933  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Valentine R. BerletValentine R. Berlet was born 7 Jun 1857, , Hessen, Germany; died 25 Feb 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: V. R. Berlet
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51040
    • Immigration: 1871
    • Immigration: 1871
    • Immigration: 1872, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1877
    • Naturalization: 1887, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1901, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
    • Occupation: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butter, Clothing Co.
    • Residence: 1921, 57 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    FORMER LINWOOD TAILOR DIES AT HOME IN KITCHENER

    Associated with Robe and Clothing Co. for Many Years. - In His 76th Year.

    A well known citizen and former tailor of Linwood, in the person of Valentine R. Berlet, passed away at his home, 57 Chapel St., Kitchener, on Saturday morning in his 76th year, Mr. Berlet conducted a successful tailoring establishment in Linwood until he disposed of the business and became associated with the Robe and Clothing Company, Kitchener. He was active in church work, being a member of the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and choir, church council and Brotherhood.


    The late Mr. Berlet was born in Germany, June 7, 1857, and came to Canada in 1870. Surviving are one son, Edward, Roy St., Kitchener, and seven daughters, Mrs. E. A. McDonald, Owassa, Mich., Miss Elizabeth, at home, Mrs. J. J. A. Weir, Mrs. Fred Carthew, both of Kitchener, Mrs. C. K. Smith, Parkhill, Mrs. Walter Schaefer and Mrs. Louis Guenther, both of Kitchener, also one sister, Miss M. Berlet, Kitchener. He was predeceased by his wife 17 years.


    The funeral was held on Monday with private services at the resi- dence, 57 Chapel St., and public services at St. Matthew's Church. Burial took place in Mount Hope cemetery

    Waterloo Chronicle 2 Mar 1933, p. 4

    Valentine married Maria "Mary" Spahr 15 Feb 1881, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Andrew Spahr and Catherine Heimbuch) was born 2 Jan 1861, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edward Andrew Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1881, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Emma Adella "Della" Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Mar 1885, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1886, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Irene Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jun 1888, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. May Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1890, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Frieda Johanna Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Apr 1895, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Yetta Victoria Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jun 1896, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 9. Esther Lorraine Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Sep 1902, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1988; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edward Andrew Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 4 Dec 1881, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184663310
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51042
    • Occupation: 1904, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
    • Occupation: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Edward A. Berlet

    Edward A. Berlet, formerly of Samuel Street, died Friday in the Avondale nursing home, Waterloo, following a lengthy illness. He was 87.

    A native of Linwood, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Valentine R. Berlet. His wife, the former Jennie Williamson, died in June, 1967.

    Mr. Berlet lived in the Twin Cities for 40 years. He owned and operated a tailor shop in Tavistock until 1929 when he joined the Barrie Glove Co, here. He retired in 1957.

    He was a member of Trinity United Church and the Tavistock Lodge AF and AM.

    He is survived by one son, Harold A. of Etobicoke; six sisters, Elizabeth, Mrs. Frederick (May) Carthew; Mrs. J.J. (Irene) Weir, Mrs. Walter (Yetta) Schaefer and Mrs. Louis (Esther) Guenther, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Charles (Frieda) Smith of New Hamburg; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

    He was predeceased by two sons, Arthur in 1968, and Edward in infancy; one daughter, Mary, also in infancy, and one sister, Mrs. Adell MacDonald.

    New Hamburg Independent, November 12, 1969

    Edward — Jane Elizabeth "Jennie" Williamson. Jane was born 6 May 1882, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Arthur Huether Berlett  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1905, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 11. Mary Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Dec 1909, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1911; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 12. Edward Lorne Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1916, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1918, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 13. Harold Andrew Berlet  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1919, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1983, Brighton, , Ontario.

  2. 3.  Emma Adella "Della" Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 17 Mar 1885, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Della Berlet
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51043
    • Occupation: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  3. 4.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 14 Aug 1886, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Lizzie Berlet
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-322263
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milliner, Hat Store
    • Residence: 1921, 57 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  4. 5.  Irene Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 1 Jun 1888, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-322264
    • Occupation: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Semstress
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer, Lawyer Office
    • Residence: 1921, 57 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  5. 6.  May Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 14 Oct 1890, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51046


  6. 7.  Frieda Johanna Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 7 Apr 1895, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Frieda Johanna Smith
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51047
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    SMITH, Mrs. Frieda Johanna On Friday, Feb. 26, 1982, at Millwood Manor, Kitchener, Mrs. Frieda Berlet Smith, aged 86 years, of Millwood Manor and formerly of Grandview Avenue, New Hamburg.

    Beloved wife of the late Charles K. Smith, whom she married July 24, 1917; dear mother of Betty (Mrs. Clinton Forster) of Dundas and Doris (Mrs. Stan Langford) of New Hamburg. Also surviving are four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and four sisters.

    The funeral was held at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Ham- burg, on March 1 with Rev. David Pfrimmer officiating. Spring in- terment in Riverside cemetery, New Hamburg.

    Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, New Hamburg chapel, in charge of arrangements.

    Frieda married Charles K. Smith 24 Jul 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Carl S. "Charles" Smith and Maria "Mary" Kinzel) was born 8 Feb 1892, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Yetta Victoria Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 22 Jun 1896, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Yetta Victoria Schafer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51048
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shade Maker, Lamp Shade
    • Residence: 1921, 57 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milliner
    • Residence: 1979, 12 Brock St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Yetta married Walter Henry Schafer 15 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Walter (son of William Alexander Schafer and Louise Marie Kraehling) was born 5 Nov 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Esther Lorraine Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (1.Valentine1) was born 29 Sep 1902, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1988; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Esther Lorraine Guenther
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166392
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer, Rubber Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 57 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Esther — Louis Guenther. Louis was born 29 Jan 1901, Crediton, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Audrey May Guenther  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1932; died 12 Mar 2018, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Sandwick Cemetery, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Arthur Huether Berlett Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edward2, 1.Valentine1) was born 18 Aug 1905, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196992781
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-379400
    • Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Arthur — Louise Regina Arina Bardon. Louise (daughter of Ludwig "Louis" Bardon and Theckla A. "Teckla" Rockel) was born 22 May 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Oct 1989, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edward2, 1.Valentine1) was born 6 Dec 1909, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1911; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166395


  3. 12.  Edward Lorne Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edward2, 1.Valentine1) was born 21 Jul 1916, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1918, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226580


  4. 13.  Harold Andrew Berlet Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edward2, 1.Valentine1) was born 26 Jun 1919, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1983, Brighton, , Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-146945

    Harold married Ellen Marguerite Quickfall 29 Aug 1942. Ellen (daughter of Albert Clarke Quickfall and Edith Shoemaker) was born 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  5. 14.  Audrey May Guenther Descendancy chart to this point (9.Esther2, 1.Valentine1) was born 1932; died 12 Mar 2018, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Sandwick Cemetery, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada.

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    • Name: Audrey May Gellatly
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-232825

    Audrey — Dr. Allan Bruce "Bruce" Gellatly. Allan (son of Harold John Clement Gellatly and Pearl Irene Eagle) was born 1931; died 20 Feb 2016, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Sandwick Cemetery, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet]