Christina Eidt

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• Name: Christina Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74146
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Christina — Henry Ratz. Henry (son of Valentine Ratz and Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz) was born 9 Nov 1830, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1881. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164541
• Occupation: 1878, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; sawmiller
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Mill
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Miller, Saw Mill
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Wellesley: Retired Business Man, J. E. Ratz, Passes Away

A wide circle of friends learned with regret of the death of one of Wellesley's highly respected citizens in the person of Mr. John E. Ratz, who slept peacefully away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 80 years. He had been in indifferent health for some time with a heart condition. The deceased is survived by four sons, Edward of Kitchener, Arthur of Stratford, Nathaniel of Baden and Lincoln of Vancouver; by three daughters Miss Addie Ratz of Wellesley, Mrs. Herb Hoffman of Milverton and Mrs. Anderson Dewar of Wellesley; also by five brothers, Jacob Ratz of Detroit, Adam of Preston, George and Edward E. of Kitchener, and Henry E., of Waterloo, and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Kaufman, Kitchener, Mrs. Tena Schmidt of Lansing, Mrs. Emma Sutter of Stratford and Mrs. John Hill of Buffalo, N. Y. 15 grandchildren also survive. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon at the house and thence to Oetzel's Evangelical cemetery where interment was made.

Waterloo Chronicle, March 15 1934

John married Mary Anne Fleischauer 11 Nov 1878, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Johannes Wilhelm "John" Fleischauer and Anna Maria "Maria" "Mary" Jungblut) was born 14 Aug 1858, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1919; was buried , Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145650
• Residence: 1934, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Notes:

Mr. Jacob Ratz, our inventive townsman, has just completed a handsome rifle of 32 calibre, which would be a credit to any gunsmith. We have no doubt, that, had Mr. Ratz devoted his entire attention to such like in his younger days, he would now rank amongst the foremost inventors of the day - even an Edison.

The New Hamburg Independent 6 Mar 1896

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• Name: Mary Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39422
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Charity work

Notes:

Mary Eidt Ratz was born December 14, 1856, the first of five daughters and eight sons born to Christine Eidt and Henry Ratz. Henry Ratz owned and operated a sawmill at Gads Hill, north of Stratford. He had been born during the voyage of his parents to Canada in 1828, from Hessen, Germany. When his parents arrived in Waterloo County his father, Valentine Ratz, opened a blacksmith's shop in Waterloo and his mother, Anna Gertrude, contributed to the family income by knitting items of clothing to sell to her neighbours. The first small family sawmill was opened at St. Jacobs, and then a larger mill at Gads Hill which in time was operated by Henry. As the oldest of Henry and Christine Ratz's large family, independent and practical Mary played an active role in the family business, tromping around the bush to mark the trees to be felled by the men with saws. She was also, like her four sisters, actively employed in the household: the employees at the sawmill usually boarded at the Ratz home, and there were sometimes as many as 20 men to be fed in addition to the many family members.

In 1869, a young man named Jacob Kaufman became one of Henry Ratz's sawyers, living like most of the other workers at the sawmill - in the Ratz family home. Jacob had been born in 1847 to John Kaufman and Annie Stroh Kaufman; John had emigrated from Elbire, Germany to New York some 15 years earlier, and after three years there had moved to New Hamburg where he bought a small farm; Annie arrived from Germany in 1842. Eight years after Jacob Kaufman came to work for Henry Ratz - in March of 1877, when Mary was 20 - Jacob and Mary were married. Shortly after their marriage, Mary and Jacob moved to Berlin, where Jacob established the first of many enterprises to bear his name, this one in co-operation with his father-in-law: the Ratz & Kaufman Planing Mill. Mary and Jacob's first home in the city was half of a yellow frame house situated where the large Kaufman factory at 410 King Street West was later built. During those first years in Berlin, when Jacob was establishing his business and money was tight, Mary provided room and board in their home for workers at the mill.


Woman of Waterloo County edited by Ruth Russell

Mary married Jacob S. Kaufman 5 Mar 1877, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Joseph Joseph Kaufman and Anna Stroh) was born 1847, , Germany; died 20 Apr 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina "Tena" Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145670
• Residence: 1934, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA

Christina married Henry Schmidt 28 Dec 1879, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Henry was born 1854, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: A. R. Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170495
• Occupation: 1920, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; miller
• Residence: 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Adam married Dora Carolina Gmelin 21 Sep 1920, North Tonawanda, Niagara, New York, United States. Dora (daughter of Philip John "John" Gmelin and Elizabeth Bresch) was born 4 Jun 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emma Sutter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145673
• Residence: 1934, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

Emma — Conrad Sutter. Conrad was born 1861, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37635
• Occupation: 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; miller
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shirt Factory Cutter
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Turner, Rubber Works
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cutter, Shirt Factory
• Residence: 1921, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Scientist
• Residence: 1939, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

George married Hannah Maria Coates 6 Aug 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Hannah was born 2 Nov 1866, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Adeline Hill
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51545

Adeline married John Hill 5 Dec 1893, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. John (son of Heinrich "Henry" Hill and Elizabeth Bender) was born 17 May 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1936, Lansing Post Office, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Elected Office: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; alderman - Kitchener
• Name: E. E. Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52104
• Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Miller
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Forwell Foundry
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Elected Office: 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor - Kitchener
• Residence: 1934, 20 Betzner Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Edward E. Ratz, 80, a former mayor of Kitchener and a partner in the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Service, died June 2 [grave marker is Dec. 2 1954]. He was a Kitchener Alderman from 1917 to 1925 and was mayor in 1927 and 1928. Henry E. Ratz, 77, former Waterloo mayor, alderman, warden, reeve and deputy reeve, died July 29, at his home, 63 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. He possessed one of the longest civic records in the Twin Cities.

"Two Brother Mayors Died in 1954," Waterloo Historical Society, Volume 42 (1954), p. 42

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Edward E. Ratz, 80, a former mayor of Kitchener, and a partner in the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Service, died last night at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Ratz, a resident of Kitchener for the past 46 years, lived at 20 Betzner Ave. He was born Oct. 22, 1874 at Gadshill, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ratz.
Was School Teacher

He taught school in his native village for three years before opening a combined furniture, funeral directing ad sawmill business in Wellesley. Later he operated sawmills throughout northern Ontario. He was manager of the old Forwell foundry in Kitchener for 12 years. From 1917 to 1925 he was a Kitchener alderman and he was mayor of the city in 1927 and 1928. He was a member of the PUC for several years. He was also chairman of the K-W Hospital Commission. He was a member of the Kitchener Kiwanis Club. Mr. Ratz was a member of Zion Evangelical UB Church and formerly a member of the finance board. At his death, he was a trustee of the church and vice-chairman of the board of administration. He taught Sunday school for more than 25 years. In 1927 he formed the Ratz-Ashcroft Funeral Service and in 1928 combined this with the Bechtel Funeral Service to form the Ratz-Bechtel firm.
Married Twice

Mr. Ratz was predeceased by his first wife the former Clara Fleischauer, in 1924. He married the former Bertha Miller Sept. 15, 1926. She survives. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Emma Sutter of Stratford. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Sunday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to Zion Church for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m., conducted by Rev. F. M. Faist, assisted by Rev. G. F. Barthel. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery

"E. E. Ratz, Funeral Firm Partner Dies," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, December 3, 1954, Third Page

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Hill & Ratz.

Here is a firm that conducts as large a business as any other two men in the county. They have a large saw and planing mill, furniture factory and undertaking establishment. They also manufacture sash, doors, blinds, etc. In fact, they are prepared to turn out everything in the wood line required in the building of a house and furnishing it. They also manufacture cheese boxes. Their establishment is equipped with the most modern and up-to-date machinery. Their large wareroom, a short distance from the factory and saw mill, is filled to its utmost capacity with parlor and bedroom sets and other household furniture. They have probably as large and fine a display of the latest styles of furniture as you will find anywhere in the county. In the display is a bedstead that particularly attracted the attention of the writer It was made entirely by Land by one of their workmen. It is an exquisite piece of work, the carving especially showing the taste of a skilled mechanic The undertaking department is supplied with everything necessary for the proper burial of the dead. Messre. Hill & Ratz are energetic young business men, and in the course of a year turn out a vast amount of lumber and furnish the material for a large number of residences throughout this section They also have a fine trade in the furniture line They also deal in shingles, of which they sell many thousands. Mr. Ratz, who was formerly a school teacher, came in as a partner with Mr. Hill last January, has just about completed a handsome, commodious residence in the immediate neighborhood of their works. In locking over their premises I became somewhat surprised, as I was under the impression that a village of not more than eight hundred inhabitants could not afford a manufacturing industry of the extent of that of Messre. Hill & Ratz The saw mill was established by Menno Bechtel in 1876, and who also operated a steam mill. The saw mill still has a large patronage and thousands of logs are annually converted into timber.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 14 Jul 1898, p. 8

Edward married Bertha Miller 15 Sep 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Bertha (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Miller and Elizabeth Barbara Welz) was born 12 Jul 1883, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 2 Apr 1955; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Edward — Clara L. Fleischauer. Clara (daughter of Fleischauer) was born 12 Dec 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1924; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: H. E. Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51549P
• Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Elected Office: 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1929, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1933, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1935, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor
• Elected Office: 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1941, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve
• Elected Office: 1942, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1944, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1947, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo City councillor

Henry — Margaret Hill. Margaret (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Hill and Elizabeth Bender) was born Apr 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123131
• Immigration: 1883, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

EDWARD RATZ

Edward H. Ratz of Kitchener, brother of Mrs. Anderson (Florence) Dewar of Wellesley, died last Tuesday at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital at the age of 89.

Mr. Ratz was born in Reed City Mich., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ratz and was a resident of Kitchener for the past 41 years. He was a member of Zion United Church, the men's Bible class and a member of the churchmen's group for many years.

He was employed by Kaufman Lumber Co. and Kaufman Footwear for more than 50 years.

Surviving are his wife, the former Sarah Schwalm, whom he married in Chesley Dec. 25, 1906; a son. Dr. Charles, Peterborough; two daughters. Mrs. Stanley (Lu) Higgins. Kitchener, and Mrs. Charles (Betty) Gottfried. Waterloo; two brothers, Nathaniel. Kitchener. and Lincoln. St. Thomas; three sisters, Mrs. F.B. (Adeline) Meyer, Kitchener, Mrs. Hubert (Emma) Hoffman. Milverton and Mrs. Dewar; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Mildred, and three brothers.

Funeral services were held in the chapel of Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Friday.

New Hamburg, Independent Newspaper

Edward married Sarah "Sadie" Schwalm 25 Dec 1906, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of John K. Schwalm and Veronica "Fannie" Eby) was born 17 Jun 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Nathan Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164543
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Saw Mill
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1934, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

RATZ, Nathaniel - At the K-W Hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1981, following a lengthy illness, aged 95 years, Nathaniel Ratz, born in Gadshill, and a resident of 66 Sandra Ave., Kitchener. A member of the Evangel Missionary Church. Son of the late John E. Ratz and Mary Fleischauer; husband of the former Margaret Paff who predeceased him in 1977. Brother of Mrs. Addie Meyer of Cambridge (H), and Florence (Mrs. Anderson Dewar) of Wellesley; brother-in-law of Olive Paff of Kitchener. Also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home. Kitchener, the service and committal was held at the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. Rev. Melvin Otterbein of the Evangel Missionary Church officiated.

New Hamburg Independnent - Feb 18, 1981, pg 24

Nathaniel married Margaret "Maggie" Paff 21 Mar 1917, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Ludwig "Louis" Paff and Annie Eva Schmidt) was born 25 Dec 1885, Nithburg, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 1977. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Addie Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164545
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Seamstress Knitting Mill
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic at home
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1934, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Emma Clara Hoffman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164546
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milner
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1934, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario

Emma married Herbert Hoffman 29 Oct 1919, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Herbert was born 1890, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Florence Dewar
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164547
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1992, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Florence — Archibald Anderson "Anderson" Dewar. Archibald (son of Duncan Dewar and Catherine "Kit" McGillawee) was born 3 Jul 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1992, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Freeborn Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68741

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137021
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

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• Occupation: Japenese and International YWCA administrator and philanthopist
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39423
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91809

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• Interesting: charity, story, medical
• Name: A. R. Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39424
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Manufacturer
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; industrialist and philanthropist

Notes:

Alvin Ratz Kaufman

Kitchener industrialist and family-planning pioneer, died Thursday, at his home at 516 Woolwich St., Waterloo. He was 93. Controversy and criticism had swirled around much of his business and civic career, but he remained undaunted. He remained an austere, almost aloof figure, both loved for his good works and hated for his unbending stand against unions. His philanthropy extended to the City of Kitchener, the K-W, YMCA, the YWCA and his church. During his 40 years as a member of the Kitchener parks board, he donated to the city one major park, Kaufman and two small parks, Hillside and Huron. He gave both time and money to the YMCA and the YWCA and is credited with contributing most of the money for the two downtown Kitchener Y buildings. In 1968, Kaufman and his family donated a 41/2 acre site for the Waterloo Family Y on Lincoln Road. Kaufman was a member of Kitchener's Zion United Church where he was superintendent of the junior Sunday school for 20 years and chairman of the church music committee. One of Kaufman's more publicized claims to fame was his breaking of a violent 71/2-week-long strike of unionized employees during the summer of 1960. When the strike ended, Kaufman announced that strikers would not find work when they returned. It wasn't the first walkout at his plant. In 1937, a United Rubber Workers (URW) strike against Kaufman collapsed after two weeks, but the industrialist kept the plant closed for four weeks after it ended. The URW was granted bargaining rights in 1945 and for many years was not able to win a contract despite a series of organizing attempts.

Kaufman was a pioneer in planned parenthood, which he always regarded as his greatest philanthropic work. His interest in family planning was aroused by the Depression. His company had to discharge employees, many of whom had large families and pleaded for personal help. The company nurse, at his suggestion, recommended sterilization for the more desperate cases and the use of contraceptives to others. Request for family planning advice soon came from across Canada, resulting in the establishment in 1931 of the Parents Information Bureau Ltd., which still operates. Kaufman spent almost $1 million promoting birth control, both on this continent and in the Far East, and also sponsored experimental clinics in India. In 1931, he hired 75 women across Canada as social workers and offered through them free birth control information and contraceptives at cost. These activities were challenged unsuccessfully under the obscenity provisions of the Criminal Code in a celebrated court case in 1936. Kaufman was chairman of the Kitchener planning board for 39 years and also the first chairman of the K-W suburban planning board.

His father, Jacob, was one of the originators of the rubber industry in Kitchener. He had interests in both the Berlin Rubber Co. and Merchants Rubber Co., forerunners of Uniroyal Ltd. He ran the family company for more than 50 years until 1965 when he turned over the presidency to his son, William. In 1965, he was selected the eighth Citizen of the Year by the K-W Junior Chamber of Commerce and in 1973, the Waterloo county board of education named a Kitchener school after him. For many years, he was president of Superior Box Co. Ltd., now part of Domtar, and was a director of Kaufman Furniture Co., Collingwood, which he organized in 1947. Following the death of his first wife, the former Jean Helen Hutton, in 1971, Kaufman established the A.R. Kaufman Charitable Foundation. The residues of both his and her estates will go to the foundation to be devoted to charitable activities. His second wife, the former Mrs. C. Elspeth (Beth) Hall, died suddenly in 1972, after only five months of marriage. His third wife, Ruth, the former Mrs. Paul Samson, lives at a nursing home in Massachusetts. Also surviving are one brother, two sisters, one son and two daughters. The funeral will be conducted at Zion Church Sunday at 3 p.m.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Feb 1979 pg 1

Alvin married Jane Helen "Jean" Hutton 12 Aug 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of John Hutton and Sarah Ann Powell) was born 25 Oct 1886, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1971, RR2, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 May 1971, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Alvin — Charlotte Elspeth "Beth" Hall. Charlotte was born 9 Oct 1912; died 30 Aug 1972; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Alvin — Ruth. Ruth was born CA 1900; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-326567
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39425
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, Lumber
• Residence: 1921, 21 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Evangelical

Milton — Edith D. Oetzel. Edith (daughter of Jacob Oetzel and Augusta Schlegel) was born 26 Feb 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1980; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Edna Mary Louise "Mary" Augustine
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39426
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, 22 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Evangelical

Edna — Albert William Augustine. Albert (son of Albert Benjamin Augustine and Caroline Margaret Barbara "Barbara" Breithaupt) was born 26 Oct 1890, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA; died 1972. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Winnie Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37637
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer, Office
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Music Teacher, Conservitrty
• Residence: 1921, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Scientist
• Residence: 1939, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37638
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer, Life Insurance
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Scientist
• Residence: 1939, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-212561

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182132
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer, Life Insurance
• Residence: 1921, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Scients
• Residence: 1939, 854 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Thusnelda Elizabeth "Nelda" Morrow
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51546

Thusnelda married Walter Kendall Morrow 2 May 1923, Beamsville, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. Walter was born 1893; died 1971; was buried , Little Brick United Church Cemetery, Oro Station, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51547

Lorne married Florence May Knechtel 20 Oct 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of Allen Toman Knechtel and Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer) was born 2 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-124068

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The death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, born on the 16th inst., occurred on Monday morning last after a brief illness.

Wellesley Maple Leaf, January 23, 1902

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• Name: Gladys Ruby Gerster
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200412
• Residence: 1911, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Gladys — Herbert Charles Gerster. Herbert (son of Norman C. Gerster and Augusta Helena Harnack) was born 1911; died 1988; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-258471
• Elected Office: 1954, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo City councillor

Lloyd — Delphine Katherine Westfall. Delphine (daughter of Henry Oscar "Harry" Westfall and Johanna "Hannah" Toletzki) was born 1916; died 1959, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181999
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182000
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Name: Lulu Elvira Higgins
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181997

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HIGGINS, Lulu Elvira (Ratz) - A resident of Winston Park Village, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on December 28, 2007 in her 95th year. There she will be greeted by her loving and gentle husband, Stanley Gordon Higgins; her infant son, Willard; her grandson, Darryl; her loving parents, Edward John Ratz and Sadie Ratz; her childhood sister, Mildred and younger sister, Betty Gottfried who went home to glory several years before her. Bidding her adieu, until they meet her again are her two sons, Donald Edward (Miriam) of Kitchener, and Stanley Keith (Allona) of Strathroy. She will be missed by her 5 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She has one surviving brother, Dr. Charles A. Ratz of Toronto who celebrated his 100th birthday on November 10th, 2007. Lulu was born February 12, 1913, in Kitchener, ON. She was a life-long resident in Kitchener except for a brief period of time in Trout Creek. She was a life-long member of Kitchener Gospel Temple. Relatives and friends will be received at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home (519-745-9495) 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Monday, December 31, 2007 (today) from 11:30 a.m. to the time of the funeral service at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lulu's memory to The Gideons. Online condolences may be sent through www.mem.com

Lulu — Stanley Gordon Higgins. Stanley (son of Simon Higgins and Wilhelmina "Mina" Weller) was born 20 Nov 1907, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario; died 13 Feb 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Gottfried
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215764

Mary — Charles Victor Gottfried. Charles (son of David John Gottfried and Adeline Rebecca Gimble) was born 1915, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1996; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-297631
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-297632
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68740

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216516512
• Name: Edmund J. Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-324872
• Residence: 1921, 21 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Evangelical

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KAUFMAN, Jacob Edmund

April 18, 1916 - October 20, 2012

On Saturday evening, October 20, 2012, Edmund Kaufman retired after 96-1/2 years of dedication to his family and community. Born at home in Waterloo on April 18, 1916. Predeceased by his wife Jean (McFarlane) Kaufman (1977).

Survived by his children Susan Kaufman (Ron Wilson) of Tucson, Arizona and James Kaufman (Susan Blair) of Guelph; granddaughters Rachel Kaufman Behling and Jennifer Stitt; great-granddaughter Bronte Mae Behling; siblings Carl (Eleanor), Mary Eleanor Merritt (Tom, deceased) and Bob (Bette); sister-in-law Margaret McFarlane (Nashville); many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.

Edmund was a WWII veteran, a former owner of Kaufman Lumber Ltd. and, until his death, owned and still worked at Schlichter's Ltd. In 2010, he was honoured by the City of Kitchener along with five other community businesses that had reached milestones in the community.

Edmund was a long-term member of the KW Sales and Ad Club and St. John Ambulance, earning Commander of the Order of St. John (1983). Among his many philanthropic endeavours, modelled after his late parents, Milton and Edith (Oetzel) Kaufman, and grandparents, Jacob and Mary (Ratz) Kaufman, he was proud to mentor the recent creation of The Kaufman Arts Studio.

The Kaufman family gratefully thanks their extended family, friends and Schlichter's staff for their love and support. Special thanks to the staff of Victoria Place for their tender care of Edmund. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the St. John Ambulance, 519-579-6285, www.kwsja.ca; The Working Centre, 519-743-1151, www.theworkingcentre. org; or favourite charity will be appreciated.

Please take a moment to share the essence of "Papa", https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eVtr7N1TH7g. Cremation has taken place. A reception to honour, celebrate and remember Edmund's life will be held at Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2012.

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Edmund Kaufman: a man who never gave up

Edmund Kaufman of Kitchener

David Hill recalls the standard response from Edmund Kaufman when he was asked to shuttle a customer after dropping off their car at Schlichter's automotive repair on Queen Street South.

"He'd rub his hands with glee, he'd get all excited because it would be an opportunity for him to talk to people," said David, who worked for Edmund for two decades and came to know the generous, amiable gentleman who became like a mentor. Ask David about Edmund and the superlatives come in a never ending stream: caring spirit, very patient, true gentleman, honourable, compassionate, cared about people and their problems.

"Those were qualities I really appreciated," said David.

Edmund purchased the auto repair/small engine repair shop in 1988 after the owner, Doug Schlichter fell ill and Edmund couldn't bear to see the employees lose their jobs. Edmund was in his 70s at the time.

Edmund admitted to a Record columnist that he "doesn't know the meaning of retirement" and added, "The only thing that bugs me is that I can't go up the stairs two steps at a time any more."

As a businessperson, Edmund thrived. He was always the first in the shop, arriving at 6:30 a.m. and reading at least two newspapers before his staff arrived. Armed with current information, Edmund inevitably wanted to discuss politics or anything pertaining to his beloved community. David said if you really wanted to get him going, just mention the light rail transit proposal. "He hated it."

Edmund was all about practicality. When his businesses were successful, he put the profits back into the business and never spent money needlessly. He was frugal yet generous, donating money for community betterment, handing over cash to people in need and, as one story goes, he purchased groceries for a poor, young mother.

At the shop, Edmund didn't sit around acting like a big shot, even though he owned the place. He wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, even if it meant scrubbing toilets or cleaning up a goopy mess in the shop and he eagerly embraced change and new technology.

Long time friend Doug Jamieson said that as a businessperson, Edmund was "a doer" a man who didn't want to waste time in meetings when action could solve a problem. If he saw a pop can or piece of paper on the sidewalk, Edmund stooped to pick it up.

Edmund was born the eldest of four children and his father was the brother of well-known Kitchener industrialist, A.R. Kaufman. His aunt Emma Kaufman was a missionary, known for helping establish a YWCA in Japan, a country where he lived for one year while finishing Grade 13.

Returning to Canada, the teenage Edmund started university in Toronto but wasn't happy. Daughter Susan Kaufman said her dad just wanted to work in the family business, Kaufman Lumber where his father, Milton was president. Back at home, happily ensconced in the family fold, Edmund would soon face a three-year interruption plus a major upheaval in his career.

First, Edmund was recruited into the army where he served in Canada, from 1943 to 1946, moving from base to base, looking after supplies. Luckily, his wife Jean, a nurse originally from Ottawa, was able to come with him, always finding nursing jobs near the base and once, as a private duty nurse to famous Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

His children joke that the couple's first fight was because they had to carry everything they owned in two duffel bags and at one point, Jean insisted she needed her egg beater. There was no room. Susan believes her mother likely won that argument.

After serving his time in the army, Edmund and Jean returned to Kitchener though in 1962, he decided to sell his shares to his brother. The two business persons apparently had very different views on how to run the operation.

Edmund, never one to give up, turned his attention to property management and residential development in Cambridge. He owned the building occupied by Schlichter's, a company which was started by Ray Schlichter in 1930, so to him it must have seemed logical to take over the business when Ray's son Doug fell ill. Susan grins slightly when recalling her father making the decision. He was already several years past when most people retire but there was no point arguing.

She remembers her dad as rather hard-nosed when she was younger, a man who provided well for Susan and her brother Jim, but not one to be extravagant. She said he was always coming home and telling his family he had a new idea, often about marketing some gadget like the coin-operated camera film dispenser or the lever that allowed taxi drivers to shut passenger doors from inside the vehicle. Not all these ideas were successful.

Jim, who lives in Guelph, said his dad was "very handy, he could fix about anything."

Edmund's obsession with work never faltered, decade after decade. "My dad never took a vacation," she said, noting how, having a visit meant she had to travel from her home in Arizona.

When Jean died in 1977, Edmund soldiered on alone, living independently in the house he had shared with his wife on Glasgow Street. He still lived there, driving to work every day, right up until he died.

Though Edmund fought against the limitations of age, he did make one request of his family: don't send him to a home where they will make him do crafts.

Even into his 90s, Edmund had not lost his sense of humour.

vhill@therecord.com

Published in WATERLOO REGION RECORD, Oct 29, 2012

https://www.therecord.com/life/edmund-kaufman-a-man-who-never-gave-up/article_df89fa9b-1e97-5ff8-a21e-39cd62c80057.html

Jacob — Jean McFarlane. Jean was born 1920; died 1977. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Carl Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231624

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KAUFMAN, M. Carl B.A.Sc., P. Eng.

The family of Carl Kaufman is sad to announce his sudden, but peaceful death on Monday, May 6, 2013, in his 91st year.

He will always be remembered by his wife, Eleanor, and his children, Allan, John, Ross and Mary and their families. He is also survived by his sister Mary Eleanor Merritt and his brother Bob Kaufman. Carl was predeceased by his brother, Edmund Kaufman, in 2012.

Carl was born in Kitchener and lived most of his life in the Waterloo Region. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he returned to the area to work with his father and brothers at Kaufman Lumber Ltd. for 15 years. He followed this with 11 years of teaching science at WCI. After this, he completed the Canadian Securities Course and worked for 20 years at local investment dealers.

Carl was a member of the Plan Politae Y's Men's Club, the K-W Sales and Advertising Club, and the Waterloo Men's Probus Club. Always interested in his community, he served on the Regional Landfill Advisory Committee and the Clair Lake Community Advisory Committee. His concern for his neighbourhood, government fiscal policies, and waste management problems were subjects for his frequent letters to the editor and phone calls.

A celebration of life for Carl will be held at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, on Saturday, May 11, 2013 commencing at 11:00 a.m. with a tribute to follow at 12 noon. Rev. Bruce Sweet officiating. Reception to follow. Condolences for the family and donations to The Working Centre may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Obituary of M. Carl Kaufman | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/8514/M-Kaufman/obituary.html#content-start (Accessed: 15 September 2023).

Milton — Eleanor J. Davis. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231626

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KAUFMAN, Robert Robert Walter Kaufman "Bob", at 89 years of age, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2014, while holding his wife's, of 66 years, hand.

Bob was born on February 13, 1926 in Preston, Ontario to Walter [should read Milton] and Edith Kaufman. Bob was the middle child of four - his two brothers, Edmond and Carl, and his sister, Mary Eleanor.

He was a highly considerate and loving man, who was known for his wit, sarcastic sense of humour, and his full bodied, almost silent, chuckles. Throughout his life he had a number of passions; from his time in the Canadian Navy, to the family owned and operated Kaufman Lumber Company, the horse shows he judged, and the Sherwood Inn that he and his wife owned together in Muskoka, Ontario.

He met his Sweetheart, Elizabeth "Bette" Churchill Kaufman, during the summer of 1946 at a dance on the beach in Port Elgin, Ontario at the age of 20. They were married on November 13, 1948 at St. George's United Church.

Married for 66 years, Bette and Bob raised their 4 beloved children, Robert, MaryJane, Peter and David.

With a real zest for life, Bob Kaufman loved drinking his morning coffee out on the patio, going for drives, walking his dogs, reading, eating peanuts, telling jokes, writing love letters to his wife, collecting walking sticks, and visiting Nova Scotia (his wife's place of birth)… just to name a few. He was preceded in death by his parents Milton and Edith Kaufman, his two brothers, Carl Kaufman and Edmund Kaufman, and his daughter, MaryJane Kaufman Riddel.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elizabeth Churchill Kaufman, their children and their spouses: Robert John and Karen (Chapeskie) Kaufman, Peter Kaufman and Karen Fox, and David and Christine Kaufman. His grandchildren: Jennifer Kaufman, Ashley Kaufman, Allison Kaufman, Nicolas Kaufman and Jake Kaufman. And his sister, Mary Eleanor Kaufman Merritt.

All are welcomed to join the Kaufman family for refreshments in a celebration of Bob Kaufman's wonderful life at the Sole Restaurant located at 83 Erb Street West, Waterloo from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 20th.

The Kaufman family would like to extend their gratitude for the outpouring of love and support they have received from an overwhelming amount of dear friends and family during this time.

Robert Kaufman Obituary - Kitchener, ON (2023). Available at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/kitchener-on/robert-kaufman-6199969 (Accessed: 15 September 2023).

Robert married Elizabeth "Bette" Churchill [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44573