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Alpheus Van Norman "Alfred" Armbrust

Alpheus Van Norman "Alfred" Armbrust[1]

Male 1889 - 1968  (79 years)

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  • Name Alpheus Van Norman "Alfred" Armbrust 
    Born 31 Jan 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Family Photograph Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Addison, Elsie and Alfred Armbrust
    Addison, Elsie and Alfred Armbrust
    Original supplied by Marion Roes 2010
    Name Alfred Van Norman Armbrust 
    Name Alpheus Armbrust 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Methodist 
    Residence 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1950  15 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Eby ID Number 00086-5049.4 
    Died 29 Nov 1968  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I25818  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Mahlon Armbrust,   b. 25 Feb 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Oberholtzer,   b. 22 Jan 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1881  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion E. Dreisinger,   b. 24 Jul 1894, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1915  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F40064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Addison, Alfred,Elsie Armbrust
    Addison, Alfred,Elsie Armbrust
    of Waterloo Regon, Ontario

  • Notes 
    • Alfred V. Armbrust, 885 Queen's Blvd., died today at St. Mary's Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Kitchener and lived here all his life. He was formerly the owner of Globe Stamping Company Ltd.

      He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Armbrust. He was a member of Zion United Church and member of Grand River Lodge A. F. and A. M. Surviving are his wife, the former Marion Dreisinger, whom he married at Elmira in 1915. One brother, Addison A. Armbrust, died in 1922, and a sister, Elsie, predeceased him.

      The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Saturday, where a funeral service will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. F. M. Faist and Rev. G. F. Barthel will conduct the service. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Nov 1968

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 143.

    2. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Armbrust/ in loving memory of/ Alfred V.Armbrust/ 1889-1968/ beloved husband of/ Marion E.Dreisinger/ 1894-1975

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Alfred V. Armsbrust - 30 Nov 1968.

    4. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 36980 (1889), Alpheus Van Norman.
      Alpheus Van Norman Armbrust Date of Birth: 31 Jan 1889 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Mahlon Armbrust, slipper maker of Berlin, Mother's Name: Eliza Oberholtzer

    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 31.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 15469 (1915), Alfred V. Armbrust-Marion E. Dreisinger.
      Alfred V Armbrust, residence of Berlin, Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1889 Father Name: Malon H Armbrust Mother Name: Elizabeth Oberholtzer Spouse Name: Marion E Dreisinger, residence Elmira Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Spouse Father Name: Christ Dreisinger Spouse Mother Name: Harriet Mourer Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1915 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Elmira

    7. [S2657] Directory - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1950 - Vernon's Kitchener-Waterloo.

    8. [S1221] Funeral Home Records - Ratz-Bechtel, Death of Alfred Van Norman Armbrust - 29 Nov 1968.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jan 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFamily Photograph - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Mar 1915 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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