Emerson David Luckhardt

1889 - 1982  (93 years)

• Name	Emerson David Luckhardt
  Born	10 Apr 1889	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	Member of New Hamburg Town Council
  Occupation	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	jeweller
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	?
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1916	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	jeweller
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-181363
  Died	30 Jul 1982	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I181363	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Luckhardt,   b. 27 Apr 1853, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1916  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Wilhelm,   b. 3 Feb 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1948  (Age 87 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1882	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F17839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Otto,   b. 1 Apr 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1983  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1916	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Dorothy Luckhardt,   b. 1917,   d. 2008  (Age 91 years)   2. Ruth Luckhardt,   b. 12 Oct 1918,   d. 27 May 1991  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Luckhardt legacy going to auction NEW HAMBURG - The little gold brooch, with its 10-karat shine, is 105 years old. But it still sparkles in the wrinkled palm of your hand. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Bonnie Berndt said of her grandfather's precise handiwork, which is up for auction through a New Hamburg bid-taking firm. Her grandfather was Emerson David Luckhardt, a prominent jeweller, watchmaker and optometrist in the town. The pizza shop on Peel Street, just a short stroll from the Luckhardt family home on Jacob Street, is where Luckhardt's jewelry shop once stood, shoehorned into a long-ago New Hamburg alleyway. The brooch helped him create that shop. When he was in his twenties, Luckhardt apprenticed with the town jeweller, Lafayette Hostetler. Luckhardt, with a fine eye for detail, wanted to prove his mettle with precious metals. So he crafted this brooch by hand. His initials are press-fit with three pocket-watch jewels. The inscription says: Made at L. Hostetler's. New Hamburg. Ont. Feb. 1913. "The inscription is so tiny," Berndt said. "It was kind of his resumé. He proved to this guy he knew what he was doing." Eventually, the jeweller sold all his stock to Luckhardt, who set up his jewelry and optometry operation in an old bank. He kept the jewelry in the bank vaults..... Hicks, J. (2018). Luckhardt legacy going to auction. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8105911-luckhardt-legacy-going-to-auction/ _______________________ LUCKHARDT Emerson David On Friday, July 30, 1982, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Emerson Luckhardt, age 93, of 159 Jacob St., New Hamburg. He was a faithful member of the former First Baptist Church, New Hamburg. He graduated from the School of Optometry in 1920 and practised in New Hamburg from 1911 to 1977. He also had a jewelry business. He was a member of the New Dominion Lodge # 205, New Hamburg, the Avon Lodge #4I, 100F, Stratford, the Nith Valley OES #285; an honorary member of the New Hamburg Board of Trade and had also served as a member of the town council. Son of the late David Luckhardt and the former Mary Wilhelm. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, the former Abigail Otto, whom he married July 1, 1916 and two daughters Dorothy at home and Ruth (Mrs. Harvey Berndt) of Kingston Also surviving are two granddaughters, Brenda of Calgary and Bonnie of Vancouvor. He was predeceased by a brother, Edward. Rested at the Mark ,Jutzi Funeral Home, New Hamburg Chapel, 291 Huron St. Saturday, July : 31 and Sunday, Aug. 1., where service was held at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. William Wood officiating. Inter-ment in Riverside cemetery, New Hamburg. New Hamburg Independent Aug 4 1982 pg 16

  
  

• Sources

  [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 28;. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Emerson D Luckhardt Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Jul 1916 Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 East Zorra Father's Name: David Luckhardt Mother's Name: Mary Willhelm Spouse's Name: Abigail Otto Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Wilmot Twp Spouse's Father's Name: Christian Otto Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Christner [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Maria Wilhelm Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 21 Father: Valentin Wilhelm Mother: Margaretha Wilhelm Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Daniel Luckhardt Age: 27 born: South East Hope Tshp Father: Konrad Luckhardt Mother: Margaretha Luckhardt married 14 Mar 1882 married: Waterloo, Wilmot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Apr 1889 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - jeweller - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - jeweller - 1916 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jul 1916 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jul 1982 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth