Pearl Minnie Steinke

1897 - 1980  (83 years)

• Name	Pearl Minnie Steinke
  Born	11 Feb 1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92772452
  Name	Pearl Minnie Hofstetter
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Box Maker, Box Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1933	17 Gage Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	17 Gage was also known as 17 Raddatz Lane.
  Residence	1980	18 Waverley Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29312
  Died	24 Dec 1980	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I29312	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederich Francois Steinke,   b. 8 Apr 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Heinrich,   b. 7 Sep 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 71 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1896	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F7689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Altor Walter Hofstetter,   b. 30 Aug 1894, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1921	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  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

  HOFSTETTER, Mrs. Altor (Pearl) - At the K-W Hospital, on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1980, Pearl Minnie Steinke, age 83 years, of Heritage Home, St. Jacobs, formerly, of 17 Waverley Rd., Kitchener, She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Beloved wife of the late Altor Hofstetter, who predeceased her in 1933. Dear mother of Robert and Gerald, both of Kitchener; sister of Charles, Percy and Mrs. Sanford (Leona) Kraft, all of Kitchener; Mrs. Dorothy Henrich of Baden; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. She was predeceased by two sons, one in infancy and Lorne; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Tabor; a grandson, Dale; three brothers, Wilfred, Arthur and Harold and two in infancy; four sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Wolfe, Mary Rank, Elizabeth Fisher and Lillian Gushard. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621, King St. W., Kitchener, to 4 p.m. on Christmas Day with regular visiting hours on Friday. Funeral and committal service in the chapel on Saturday, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Eric Reble officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery. Donations to the Mission Fund of St. Peter's Lutheran Church may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Dec 24, 1980 Page 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 12. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 37 Page 1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92772452. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88011826.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Box Maker, Box Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Mar 1921 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Dec 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth