Franklin James Bossenberry

1910 - 1922  (11 years)

• Name	Franklin James Bossenberry
  Born	13 Sep 1910	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	54 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-177889P
  Died	14 Aug 1922	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  	Cause: drowning accident
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I177889	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank Bossenberry,   b. 2 Jul 1859, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1940, Kitchener Farmer's Market, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Louisa Annie Wagner,   b. 29 Apr 1868, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1889	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  		Frank Bossenberry and Louisa Wagner 1939 image from Ancestry.com
  Family ID	F175888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  TWO KITCHENER LADS DROWNED IN BRESLAU DAM Punt Upsets and Layerne Snyder of Detroit and Franklyn Bossenbury of Kitchener Lose Their Lives-Attempt at Rescue Proves Futile-Used Lungmotor. Two Kitchener lads, Laverne Snider, aged 10 years, son of Mr. and Mrs Ivan Snider of Detroit and Franklyn Bossenberry, aged about 12 years, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bossenberry of 20 Mitchell Ave, Kitchener, met a tragic death when they were drowned at the Breslau dam on Monday afternoon. Their punt upset and efforts to effect their rescue proved fruitless. Another boy. Howard Weber of 153 Queen St., South, son of Mr and Mrs J. Weber, who accompanied the other boys was not in the boat at the time. The boys left Kitchener shortly after two o'clock on a fishing expedition. The three boys after their arrival at the dam found a punt in a clump of willows near the flood gates and young Weber after going for a short trip about the pond returned and Snider and Bossenberry got into the boat. They had left their bait near the bridge and stated they were going to get it. Shortly after young Weber, who was cutting a pole in the willows heard Mervin Cressman, aged 8, calling to him that the punt had capsized and he immediately notified the man at the garage nearby. Knowing the lads could not swim, Jacob Rudy, and E S. Eby of the garage responded quickly and waded into the water in an effort to rescue them They got about 40 feet from shore but found it impossible to go further on account of the mud. In the meantime Oscar Williams of Kitchener came along over the bridge in his motor car, and being informed of the accident, he immediately removed his clothes and jumped in to the rescue. In a short time he recovered the body of Bossenberry, which was taken to the garage. He then went in search of Snider's body. Bossenberry appeared to be alive, according to Eby, when he was carried into the garage. Dr. L. R. Shields and Dr. Hagmeier, together with Fire Chief Guerin, arrived on the scene about ten minutes after the body was rescued. The lung motor was used for about half an hour, but life was extinct. The body of Snider was found in about an hour, after about two feet of water had been let out of the dam, George Reinhart of Breslau, rescuing the body near the spot where Mr. Williams found the body of Bossenberry. After the arrival of Coroner Lackner a jury was empannelled, who viewed the remains, after which they were removed to Schreiter's under taking parlors. The young Snider lad was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Snider. The lad Bossenberry leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bossenberry, six brothers and three sisters, viz, Charles, Clayton, Emerson, Claude, Bert, Glenn, Mrs. Ivan Snider, Mrs. C. R. Keyes, Toronto, and Zelda at home. The deepest sympathy of the community will go out to the families the who have been so suddenly and tragically bereaved. The Chronicle Telegraph, 17 Aug 1922, p. 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 14. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Frank Bossenbery/ 1859-1940/ Louisa Wagner/ his wife/ 1868-1945/ Laura Bossenbery/ 1889-1944/ wife of/ Ivan Snider/ Bossenbery/ Franklin/ son of/ F. & L. Bossenbery/ born 1910, died 1922/ Laverne/ son of/ I. & L. Snider/ born 1913, died 1922/ Glenn Bossenbery/ 1906-1959/ Alvena [Bossenbery]/ 1895-1990/ [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 50863 (1910), Frankin James Bossenberger. Franklin James Bossenberger, b. 13 Sep 1910 53 Chapel St., Berlin, s/o Frank Bossenberger (piano repairer) & Louisa Wgner, married Zurich, Ontario 1889 [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 33186 (1922), Franklin Bossenbery. Franklin Bossenbery, b. 13 Sep 1910 Kitchener, d. 14 Aug 1922 Breslau, s/o Frank Bossenbery (b. Ontario) & Louisa Wagner (b. Ontario) informant F. Bossenbery 20 Mitchell Ave, Kitchener, cause: drowning accident [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1910). Franklin James Bossenberry (1910-1922) - Find A... Retrieved 15 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138825266/franklin-james-bossenberry. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 14. Bossenberger Frank M Head M Jul 1858 52 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Piano Tuner Bossenberger Louisa F Wife M Apr 1867 43 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Bossenberger Charles E. M Son S Aug 1891 19 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Pearl Button Cutter Bossenberger Clayton M Son S Apr 1892 18 Ontario German Canadian Methodist [rubber] Shoemaker Bossenberger Emerson M Son S Apr 1897 14 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Shoemaker Bossenberger Claude M Son S Jan 1900 11 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Bossenberger Bert L. M Son S Apr 1904 7 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Bossenberger Glen T. M Son S Jan 1906 5 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Bossenberger Franklin J. M Son S Sept 1910 9/12 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Bossenberger Laura F Daughter M Nov 1889 21 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Music Teacher Bossenberger Alvena F Daughter S Mar 1895 16 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Milliner Bossenberger Zelda F Daughter S Aug 1908 2 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Snider Ivan M Son-in-law M Mar 1889 22 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Butcher [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 5452 (1889), Bossenberry-Wagner. Frank, Bossenberry, 29, laborer Zurich, b. Zurich, s/o Wm. & Lydia Bossenberry, married Louise Wagner, 21, res. Hay, b. Hay, d/o Conrad & Albina Wagner, married 18 Jul 1889 Zurich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Sep 1910 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - 54 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: drowning accident - 14 Aug 1922 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth