George Immanuel Wurster

1880 - 1928  (47 years)

• Name	George Immanuel Wurster
  Born	25 Feb 1880	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Banker
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, 106th Regiment, Service #461084
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Sergeant, 61st Battalion
  Elected Office	1919	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Township Clerk - Preston
  Interesting	military, elected office,
  Military	WW1 - 61st Battalion  [7]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-353686
  Died	13 Jan 1928	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Cause: Cause: Pnemonia (6 days)
  Buried	16 Jan 1928	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I353686	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick George Wurster,   b. CALC 11 Nov 1854, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmina "Mina" Beck,   b. 13 Oct 1852,   d. 30 Apr 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1879	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 10]
  Family ID	F252526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PRESTON LOSES ITS TOWN CLERK George Wurster Succumbs to Pneumonia - In His 47th Year. Town Clerk George Wurster of Preston passed away on Friday evening at six o'clock following an attack of pneumonia. Those who survive to mourn his loss are a sister, Mrs. Percy Atkinson, with whom Mr. Wurster lived: one brother, Harold, of Walkerville; two uncles, Immanuel of Preston, and Christian of Hamilton, and an aunt, Miss Carrie Wurster of Preston. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, the service being held at Mrs. Atkinson's home, Rev. W. H. Knauff of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, officiating. He was buried with Masonic honors. The death of the late town clerk removes from Preston a man whose estimable qualities had won him a host of friends in all walks of life. Born in Preston 47 years ago, he was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Wurster. The family is one of the oldest in Preston, and his grandfather, the Rev. Immanuel Wurster, was the founder of the Lutheran church in this part of Waterloo County, organizing St. Peter's church more than 90 years ago. It was in 1915 that Mr. Wurster enlisted in the Great War, joining the 61st battalion of Winnipeg, and accompanying the battalion to Flanders Fields where he was on the front line for more than two years. Shortly after his return from the war in 1919 he was appointed town clerk, a post which he held until his death. A week ago Mr. Wurster was apprised of his appointment as JP. at for Preston and the county of Waterloo. He was a popular member of Preston Lodge A. F. and A. M. He was an accomplished pianst and at was for many years a member of the at Preston silver band. Waterloo Chronicle 19 Jan 1928, p. 1 _______________ MANY AT FUNERAL OF GEO. WURSTER LATE TOWN CLERK IS LAID TO REST-MASONS TAKE PART IN SERVICES Hundreds of Preston's citizens from all walks of life yesterday afternoon paid their last tribute of respect to the memory of the late George Wurster, J.P., late town clerk, at the funeral held from his residence, King street near Argyle, scores of friends being present at the service inside the house, where Rev. W. H. Knauff, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church, officiated. The pallbearers were taken from among the most prominent citizens and near relatives, and were Messrs. A. R. Bernhardt, Karl Homuth, M.L.A., Town Assessor Ephraim Reist, Percy Atkinson, Christian Wurster of Hamilton and Fred Shantz. At the close of the simple but impressive service Preston Lodge A.F. and A.M. took charge of the funeral, and, following the pall bearers, members of the lodge accompanied by eight representatives from the Preston Veterans' Association of which the late Mr. Wurster had also been a very popular member officiated as flower bearers. The officers of the masonic lodge formed a guard of honor as well as the representatives of the P.V.A. All officers of the Masonic lodge wore the time honored insignia of office. The members of the town council, the officers of the corporation and a large number of prominent and public men were among the hundreds present who paid their last respects. Chief Crawford ordered the line of traffic at the corner of King and Argyle streets. Pays High Tribute In his address the pastor paid high tribute to the memory of the late Camb clerk, and I am sure he said "that to many of us the question has arisen why God has done this thing. We know that the shadows often flit over us and obscure our path, but, as Jesus said to St. Peter, we may not know now but we shall in due time. We were all shocked Friday evening when our dear brother suddenly passed out. He was a man of illustrious ancestry, he came of a family of pioneers in this county and of this town, whose people were primarily responsible for the establishment of our church of St. Peter's in Preston, a man of Christian antecedents, of a fine Christian spirit. That glorious line of pioneers and representatives of pioneer families is becoming more and more extinct as one by one they are being laid to rest." "Our brother was a gifted, a talented man, who all his life gave freely and willingly of all he had, a man who I believe was once organist of our church, who in social circles gave of his musical talent generously, who always liberally helped others, always helped to bring sweetness to the lives of those about him. A town official. he is surrounded now, as he is laid to rest, by you town fathers. Only a few short days ago he received the signal honor of the appointment of justice of the peace. A few days ago few thought this was to be his last illness. Having seen service in France on the front line he had still been permitted to give even greater service among his fellow men here in the town where his grandfather, the Rev. Immanuel Wurster, established more than 90 years ago the first Lutheran church. This was an inconsequential illness, but God saw fit to take him. Coming as he did of a true Christian family with its honored traditions, himself baptized in the Lutheran faith, and having in every way become a Christian and lived a Christian he has gone back to God." More than 25 automobiles followed the remains to Preston cemetery where they were interred as the last rites were carried out, and ....

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 11. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 32. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 29. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:George Immanuel Wurster Date of Birth:25 Feb 1880 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Frederick Wurster Mother's name:Mina Beck [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:George Immanuel Wurster Gender:Male Age:47 Birth Date:abt 1881 Birth Place:Preston Death Date:Jan 1928 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Front] Frederick G. Wurster/ 1854 - 1918/ Wilhelmina Beck/ His Wife/ 1858 - 1906/ George I. Wurster/ 1880 - 1928/ Wurster/ [Footstones] Mother/ Father/ George/ [Back] John Beck 1832 - 1904/ Rosina Bernhardt/ His Wife/ 1831 - 1922/ [Footstones] J.B./ R.B. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Frederick Wurster Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1854 Birth Place:Waterloo Village County, Ontario Marriage Date:25 Mar 1879 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jemimah Wurster Mother:Caroline Wurster Spouse:Wilhelmine Beck

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1880 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Banker - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Township Clerk - Preston - 1919 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Pnemonia (6 days) - 13 Jan 1928 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 16 Jan 1928 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth