Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Robert Rudolf Duerrstein

Male 1894 - 1968  (73 years)


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  • Name Robert Rudolf Duerrstein 
    Born 7 Apr 1894  Mönchshof, Römhild, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101805647 
    Military , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1 - Germany 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-148554 
    Died 1968  RR1, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I148554  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Lina Horsch,   b. 25 Jan 1899,   d. 4 Apr 1986, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1923  Maulbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Artur Duerrstein,   b. 27 Feb 1927, Trappstadt, , Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Herman Duerrstein,   b. 22 Feb 1935,   d. 3 Jul 2011  (Age 76 years)
     3. Waldemar "Wally" Duerrstein,   b. 28 Feb 1931, Trappstadt, , Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 2009, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F57204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert R. Duerrstein Robert Rudolf Duerrstein of RR 1, St. Agatha died Monday at his home after a brief illness. He was 74.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Duerrstein, fie was born April 7, 1894 in Germany. He came from Germany 16 years ago and had been farming at St. Agatha ever since. Mr. Duerrstein and his wife had returned in July from a two-month visit to Germany.

      He was a member of the Kitchener Mennonite Brethren

      Surviving are his wife, the former Lina Horsch whom he married in Maulbronn, Germany Feb. 8, 1923; three sons, Arthur of St. Agatha, Waldemar of Waterloo and Herman of Brampton; one brother, Erich of Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Henry (Elise) Funck, Mrs. Jacob (Frieda) Schmutz and Sister Kaete Duerrstein all of Germany; seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, one brother, and three sisters.

      The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Wednesday when removal will be made to the Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church where Rev. Frank Peters will conduct the service at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran cemetery; St. Agatha.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101805647.

    2. [S2797] Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters, 1914-1918.
      Robert Rudolf Dürrstein
      Birth Date:7 Apr 1894
      Birth Place:Mönchhof Röhild Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg)
      Combat Arm:Pioniere
      Type of Unit:Pionier-Formationen: Bayer-Brückentrain
      Unit:bayer. Korps-Brücken-Train 02
      Volume:16790

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    Link to Google MapsMilitary - WW1 - Germany - - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Feb 1923 - Maulbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1968 - RR1, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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