Walter George J. Duench

1895 - 1954  (59 years)

• Name	Walter George J. Duench
  Born	17 Feb 1895	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	George Walter Duench
  Occupation	1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	grocer
  Residence	1917	52 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Store Keeper, Grocery
  Residence	1921	202 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1954	61 Ellen St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52028
  Died	15 May 1954	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I52028	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich D. "Henry" Duench,   b. 18 Aug 1853, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Christina Forler,   b. 28 Feb 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1882	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F43890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Louisa Arndt,   b. 17 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Betty Duench
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F243187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter G. Duench A grocer in Kitchener for 40 years. Walter G. Duench, 59, of 61 Ellen St. East, died early today at KW Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 18, 1895, in Wellesley. he was a son of the late Henry Duench and Christine Forler. He started in the grocery business 40 years ago with August Kujdoba on Waterloo street in 1919 he opened a store at the Five Points. Frederick street. He retired last September. Prominent in Masonic circles, he was a member of the Grand River Lodge, AF and AM and of the Kitchener chapter. RAM. He served as principal of the latter lodge and was treasurer for 23 years. He was elected to the Grand Council of Anointed High Priests of Ontario. On Nov. 6, 1917, he married the former Elizabeth Arndt who survives. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Surviving besides his wife are a daughter, Mrs. William (Betty) Wolfe of Kitchener; a brother, John, and a sister, Mrs. August (Julia) Kudoba, both of Kitchener. One grandson also survives. Three brothers, Albert. William and Carl and one sister, Clara, predeceased him. The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the service will be conducted Monday at 3 pm. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. In the absence of Rev. Dr. Schmieder, Rey, H. A. Baetz will officiate, assisted by Rev. F. G.. Stewart of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 14. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 13. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: George Walter Duench Event Type: Birth Event Date: 18 Feb 1895 Event Place: Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Father's Name: Henry Duench Mother's Name: Christine Forler [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Walter G J Duench Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Nov 1917 Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Welleley, Ont Res: 52 Waterloo St., Kitchener Occ: grocer Father's Name: Henry Duench Mother's Name: Christine Forler Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Arndt Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Berlin Res: 202 Frederick St. Spouse's Father's Name: Geo F Arndt Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Luise Rau [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61093309. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Dec 1882. 28 Nov 1882 Heinrich Dunch and Christine Forler, both of Wellesley, were married by Pastor J. Kirmis, Wellesley.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Feb 1895 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - grocer - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Nov 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper, Grocery - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1954 - 61 Ellen St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 May 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth