Altor Walter Hofstetter

1894 - 1933  (38 years)

• Name	Altor Walter Hofstetter
  Born	30 Aug 1894	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92772412
  Residence	1933	17 Gage Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	17 Gage was also known as 17 Raddatz Lane.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-46492
  Died	27 Jan 1933	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I46492	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Hofstetter,   b. 4 Jul 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Annie Goldbeck,   b. 2 Dec 1865, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1882	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F12068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Minnie Steinke,   b. 11 Feb 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1921	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Gladys M. Hofstetter,   b. 1922,   d. 16 Jun 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   2. Walter Melvin Hofstetter,   b. 8 Apr 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   3. Robert Hofstetter,   b. 1925,   d. 2013  (Age 88 years)   4. Lorne Stanley Hofstetter,   b. 29 Mar 1927,   d. 10 Dec 1965  (Age 38 years)   5. Gerald Hofstetter,   b. 1928,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F48585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ALTOR HOFSTETTER Funeral services for the late A1tor (Walter) Hofstetter, age 38, who passed away yesterday, will be held on Monday afternoon from his late home, 17 Raddatz Lane [now 17 Gage Ave], at 2.30 o'clock and thence to St. Peter's Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Interment will be made in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. Hofstetter was survived by his father, Mr. Jacob Hofstetter. The brothers surviving are Messrs. Oscar. Ira, Burton, Louis, Wilfred, Hilbert and Arthur all of Kitchener, Herbert of New Hamburg and Sylvester of Ingersoll, and one sister, Miss Dorothy Hofstetter of Buffalo, N. Y. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Jan 28, 1933 Page 13 __________________ ALTOR HOFSTETTER The death occurred at the family residence 17 Raddatz Lane, at 1.20 a.m. thes morning of Mr. Altor (Walter) Hofstetter, aged 38 years, four months and 27 days. The deceased born at Petersburg on August 30th. 1894. He moved to this city many years ago and as a shoemaker was employed at the Western Shoe Company. On March 26, 1921 he was married. to Miss Pearl Steinke who survives him with four children Robert. Lorne, Gerald and Gladys. Also surviving are nine brothers Oscar, Ira and Burton of Kitchener, Herbert of New Hamburg and Sylvester, Louis Wilfred, Hilbert and Arthur all of Ingersoll and one sister, Mina Dorothy of Buffalo, N. Y. He was predeceased by his mother 22 years ago, by one brother iin 1918, one sister in infancy and one son. Walter in infancy, The funeral will take place on Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the family residence 17 Raddatz Lane. Rev. Dr. H. A. Sperling will be in charge of the service. Interment will be made in St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery. The remains will be at the Schreiter Funeral Home until Saturday evening. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Jan 27, 1933 Page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-1 Page 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92772412. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name Walter Hofstettler GenderMale Birth Date31 Aug 1894 Birth PlaceWaterloo, Ontario, Canada Father Jacob Hofstetter - laborer - Petersburg Mother Annie Goldbeck [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Nov 1882. 21 Nov 1882 Anna Goldbeck of Wellesley and Jakob Hofstetter of Baden, were married in Berlin by Pastor R. von Pirch. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92772452.

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 26 Mar 1921 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Jan 1933 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth