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Conrad Lantz Forler

Male 1874 - 1951  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  Conrad Lantz Forler was born 9 Jul 1874, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1951, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121532197
    • Residence: Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81178
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter, House Building
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Historic Building: 1929, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; construction

    Notes:

    PHILIPSBURG, March 26 - Conrad L. Forler, 77, died at his home here today after an illness of two years.

    Born July 9, 1874, at Philipsburg he was a son of the late Philip Forler and the former Catherine Lantz. Mr. Forler's wife, the former Ella Doering, died in 1928.

    Mr. Forler attended Zion Lutheran Church and was a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters.

    Surviving are two sons, Clarence and Theodore, Philipsburg; two daughters, Mrs. John (Eva) Ehrat, at home; Mrs. John (Elmeda) Lew, New Hamburg; two brothers, Henry Forler, Mannheim; Philip Forler, Cleveland; a sister, Mrs. J. K. (Catherine) Smith, Kitchener; and eight grandchildren.

    The body is at the Futher-Omand funeral Home, New Hamburg, where a private service will be held Thursday at 2 pm, followed by a memorial service at Zion Lutheran Church at 2: 45, conducted by Rev. Gerhardt Wuerscher. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Mar 1951 pg 5

    Historic Building:
    The present brick edifice was constructed in 1929 by Conrad Forler, assisted by members of the congregation, at a cost of $15,000. The pipe organ, installed in the original church in 1887 at a cost of $800, was moved over into the new church. Mrs. Eva Ehrat, the contractor's daughter, is the church organist, a position she has held for the past 37 years.

    https://www.philipsburglutheranchurch.ca/Our_Legacy.html 2012

    Conrad married Ella Katharina Doering 10 Oct 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ella (daughter of Henry Andrew Doering and Ann Eva Schmidt) was born 6 Jan 1880, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Feb 1928, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Clarence George Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jan 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Theodore Henry Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1903, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1959, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Eva Lenore Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jun 1909, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Elmeda Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1985.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Clarence George Forler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Conrad1) was born 4 Jan 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81180
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1951, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Clarence G. Forler By Record Correspondent

    PHILLIPSBURG - Charles George Forler, 62, a lifelong resident of Phillipsburg, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after an illness of four months.

    A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Forler, Mr. Forler was a building contractor and a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the Baden branch of the Canadian Order of Foresters.

    Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John (Eva) Ehrat of Phillips burg and Mrs. John (Almeda) Leu of New Hamburg. Mr. Forler, a widower, was predeceased by two brothers.

    The body will remain at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg, until noon Saturday when removal will be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg, for a service at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Edward Reigert will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Nov 1963 pg 31


  2. 3.  Theodore Henry Forler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Conrad1) was born Jul 1903, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1959, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200794
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1951, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    PHILLIPSBURG - Suffering from a heart condition for the last six years, Theodore H. Forler, 55, died suddenly Sunday at his home on the Wellesley highway.

    Born in Phillipsburg, he was the son of the late Conrad Forler and Ella Doering. He farmed all his life. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg.

    Surviving are his wife, the former Alma Doering, three sons, Lloyd at home, Ralph and Reinhart, both of Phillipsburg, a brother, Clarence of Phillipsburg, and two sisters, Mrs. John Ehart of Phillipsburg and Mrs. John Ehart of Phillipsburg and Mrs. John Leu of New Hamburg, and three grandchildren.

    The body is at the Futher Funeral Home, Wellesley, where a short service wil be conducted Wednesday at 2: 30 pm. Funeral will be held at 3 pm at Zion Lutheran church with Rev. Donald Stewart officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.


    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 May 1959

    Theodore married Alma Emma Doering 19 Oct 1927, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alma (daughter of Henry David Doering and Clara Catharina Pfanner) was born Mar 1904, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Lloyd Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1929; died 2001.
    2. 7. Ralph Nelson Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1930; died 15 Apr 2000, Newport, , Arizonia.
    3. 8. John Reinhardt Forler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1936; died 2 Mar 1980, Atlantic Ocean.

  3. 4.  Eva Lenore Forler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Conrad1) was born 3 Jun 1909, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Recipes: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Frigidare Cake / Scones
    • Name: Eva Lenore Ehrat
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200806P
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Historic Building: 1929, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; construction
    • Residence: 1985, 145 MacGregor Cres., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    EHRAT, Mrs. Eva Lenora - Of 145 MacGregor Cres., Waterloo, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 1985, at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, the former Eva Forler, formerly of Philipsburg, where she was born 76 years ago.

    Daughter of the late Conrad L. Forler and the former Ella Doering.

    She was a member of Zion Lutheran church, Philipsburg, where she had been church organist for 55 years and had been involved n the choir and was a former member of the LCW; was a member of the Canadian Order of foresters; also a member of the New Dundee Senior Citizens.

    Beloved wife of John Ehrat, who predeceased her February 24, 1985. Lovingly remembered by her children, Ron and his wife Helen of RR2, Baden, Sheila and her husband Grant McLaughlin of Waterloo; sadly missed by her grandchildren, Christine Ehrat, Kathryn Skowron, Michael and Susan McLaughlin; dear sister-in-law of Mrs. Alma Forler and John Leu.

    Eva was also predeceased by one son in infancy; two brothers, Clarence and Theodore and one sister, Mrs. Almeda Leu.

    Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, after 7 pm this evening and until Wednesday morning at 8: 30 am, when transfer will be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Philipsburg, for service at 10 am, with rev. D. Kranz officiating. Interment to follow n the church cemetery.


    Kitchener-Waterloo 23 Sep 1985 pg D11

    Recipes:
    Frigidare Cake
    A)
    2 1/2 cups graham wafers, rolled fine
    1/2 cup soft butter
    Mix together, press into a greased pan and bake slowly 15 minutes then cool.

    B)
    Cream together:
    1/2 cup butter
    1 1/2 cups icing sugar
    Add 2 eggs, beat until thick, like custard. Pour ever baked cake.

    C)
    1/2 pt. sweet whipped cream
    Fold in 1 tin crushed pineapple (drained) and put on top of cake, sprinkle with graham crumbs or nuts.

    Keep in Frigidaire until ready to use.

    Scones
    3 1/2 cups flour
    3/4 cup white sugar
    3/4 cup shortening
    1 teaspoon soda
    2 teaspoons B.P.
    1 cup sweet milk
    Raisins
    Mix like pie dough
    Salt according to taste, roll out and bake.

    Historic Building:
    The present brick edifice was constructed in 1929 by Conrad Forler, assisted by members of the congregation, at a cost of $15,000. The pipe organ, installed in the original church in 1887 at a cost of $800, was moved over into the new church. Mrs. Eva Ehrat, the contractor's daughter, is the church organist, a position she has held for the past 37 years.1a

    1ahttps://www.philipsburglutheranchurch.ca/Our_Legacy.html 2012

    Eva married John Jacob Ehrat 10 Feb 1934. John was born 1901, , Switzerland; died 24 Feb 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Ronald Ehrat  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Sheila Ehrat  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. Paul Ehrat  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1937, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1937, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Elmeda Forler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Conrad1) was born Dec 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1985.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elmeda Lew
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200817
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1951, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Elmeda — John Lew. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Lloyd Forler Descendancy chart to this point (3.Theodore2, 1.Conrad1) was born 1929; died 2001.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165725
    • Residence: 1959, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  2. 7.  Ralph Nelson Forler Descendancy chart to this point (3.Theodore2, 1.Conrad1) was born 1930; died 15 Apr 2000, Newport, , Arizonia.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165727
    • Residence: 1959, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  3. 8.  John Reinhardt Forler Descendancy chart to this point (3.Theodore2, 1.Conrad1) was born 1936; died 2 Mar 1980, Atlantic Ocean.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165728
    • Residence: 1959, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  4. 9.  Ronald Ehrat Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eva2, 1.Conrad1)

    Ronald — Helen Wegfahrt. (daughter of Stanley Charles Wegfahrt and Verna Emma Hoerle) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Christine Ehrat  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 10.  Sheila Ehrat Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eva2, 1.Conrad1)

    Sheila — Grant McLaughin. (son of McLaughin and Caroline R.) [Group Sheet]


  6. 11.  Paul Ehrat Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eva2, 1.Conrad1) was born 28 Mar 1937, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1937, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73714



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Christine Ehrat Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ronald3, 4.Eva2, 1.Conrad1)


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