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

Arthur Egbert Bettke

Male 1896 - 1963  (66 years)


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  • Name Arthur Egbert Bettke 
    Born 20 Oct 1896  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Operator, Shoe Shop 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-88070 
    Died 12 Feb 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 14 Feb 1963  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I88070  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Bettke,   b. 25 Jun 1873, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Susannah Catharine "Susie" Witmer,   b. 4 Mar 1872, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1895  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nora Evelina Sachs,   b. 17 Nov 1902, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1925  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F50163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Arthur-Bettke

      Arthur Bettke, of 572 Guelph St. died Tuesday, at K-W Hospital. He was 66. Born at Elmira on Oct. 20. 1896, Mr. Bettke moved to Kitchener 13 years ago after living at Preston for approximately 49 years. A shoe cutter by trade, he attended St. John's Anglican Church and was a member of Preston Masonic Lodge 297. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. John Bettke; his wife, the former Nora Sachs whom he married in Preston in 1925; three sons, Robert of Preston, Jack of RR 1, Preston and William of Kitchener; three brothers, Henry, Nicholas and Fred, all of Preston; three sisters, Mrs. Gordon (Whynetta) Giles, Mrs. Arnold (Renetta) Bowman, both of Preston, and Mrs. Jack (Irene) Poulton, of Guelph and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be eonducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home, Kitchener, by Rev. J. R. Horne, with burial at Memory Gardens. A Masonic service will be held at the funeral home at 8 p.m. tonight.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Feb 1963 pg 29

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 4.

    2. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 14.

    3. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Arthur Bettke - Feb 20 1963 pg 4.

    4. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 038681 (1896).
      Name:Arthur Bettie Date of Birth:20 Oct 1896 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Bettie Mother's name:Susie Wilmer

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020367 (1925).
      Name:Nora Evelina Sachs Gender:Female Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1902 Birth Place:Puslinch, Ontario Marriage Date:18 Nov 1925 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Charles Sachs Mother:Evelina Crseck Spouse:Arthur Egbert Bettke

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Oct 1896 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Operator, Shoe Shop - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1925 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Feb 1963 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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