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Irvine H. Cober

Irvine H. Cober[1, 2]

Male 1907 - 1983  (76 years)

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  • Name Irvine H. Cober 
    Born 2 Sep 1907  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Dunkard 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-133786 
    Died 6 Oct 1983  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Buried Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I133786  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Simon Cober,   b. 17 Nov 1876, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1942, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Mary Hesse,   b. 12 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1930  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F9951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Simon Cober,   b. 17 Nov 1876, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1942, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F265282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olivia G. Knechtel,   b. 17 Nov 1911, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1930  [3
    Irvine Cober and Oliva Knechtel
    Irvine Cober and Oliva Knechtel
    from Ancetry.com 2010
    Children 
     1. Joyce Cober
     2. Ardys Cober
     3. Catherine Cober
     4. Wilbert Stanley Cober,   b. 30 May 1927,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Peter Clarence Cober,   b. 6 May 1931,   d. 15 Mar 1974  (Age 42 years)
     6. Donald Murray Cober
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F41950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Irvine H. Cober
    Irvine H. Cober

  • Notes 
    • COBER, Irvine H. - On Thursday, Oct. 6, 1983, at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Mr. Irvine Cober, of 218 Boulee St., New Hamburg, and formerly of 1404 Huron Rd., Kitchener, aged 76 years. He was a member of the Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church, where he had served as deacon for 42 years and was a member of the original committee for the Mennonite Relief Sale. Son of the late Simon Cober and the former Mary Hesse. Lovingly remembered by his wife, the former Olivia Knechtel, whom he married June 4, 1930. Sadly missed by his children, Wilbert and Annie and daughter-in-law, Audrey, all of RR 2, Petersburg, Edward and Kathaleen of 1384 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Russel and Mae of RR 2, Petersburg, Donald and Ellen of RR 1, Wellesley, Roger and Miriam of RR. 2, Baden, Joyce and Les Fulcher of Sault Ste. Marie, Rev. James and Doris of Port Colborne, Bruce and Pauline of RR 3, Wellesley, Ardys and Richard Brenneman of Hew Hamburg; Catherine and Jim Winger of Fort Erie and Dorothy of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, Peter. Also surviving are 38 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Steckley (Sider) of Fairview Rome, Preston., Mabel (Mrs. Lloyd Battler) of Kitchener. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark-Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg after 7 p.m. this evening until Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m., when transfer will be made to the Rosebahk Brethren in Christ Church for service at 3 o'clock, with Rev. John Zuck officiating. Interment to follow in the Rosebank Cemetery.


      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Oct 1983

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel.

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mabel Pearl Cober - Battler - 24 Feb 1993.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Irvine H. Cober - 7 Oct 1983.

    4. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 9.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26765944/irvine-h.-cober.

    6. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Olivia Cober - 12 May 2008.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Sep 1907 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Dunkard - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Oct 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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