Waldemar "Wally" Duerrstein

1931 - 2009  (78 years)

• Name	Waldemar "Wally" Duerrstein
  Born	28 Feb 1931	Trappstadt, , Bayern, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1968	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148552
  Died	7 Jul 2009	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I148552	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Rudolf Duerrstein,   b. 7 Apr 1894, , Germany ,   d. 1968, RR1, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lina Horsch,   b. 25 Jan 1899,   d. 4 Apr 1986, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1923	Maulbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Family ID	F57204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Goerz,   b. 2 Mar 1930, Dalmeny, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F57203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WALDEMAR "WALLY" DUERRSTEIN 1931 - 2009 Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 78. Beloved husband of Helen (nee Goerz). Dear father of Lorie (Bruce Williams) and Eric (Eileen Scully). Cherished grandfather of Craig and Valerie Williams and Michael and Colin Duerrstein. Wally will be sadly missed by his brother, Hermann (Mary) and sisters-in-law, Ann Goerz, Elvera Goerz, Wanda Goerz, Margaret (Albert) Wedel, and Anne (Herman) Falk as well as many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Robert and Lina Duerrstein and brothers, Heinz and Artur. Wally was a dedicated employee of Ontario Glove and Uniroyal Goodrich. After retirement he devoted many hours of volunteer service to Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support, Mennonite Central Committee and the Navigators of Canada. Wally was an avid gardener and enjoyed lengthy daily walks. Friends are invited to share their memories of Wally with his family during a visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Thursday, July 9, 2009, (today) 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church, 19 Ottawa St. N., Kitchener on Friday, June 10, 2009 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Vidya Narimalla officiating. Luncheon to follow. Private family interment at First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support or Mennonite Central Committee may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. In living memory of Wally, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home. Waterloo Region Newspaper - Jul. 9, 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Feb 1931 - Trappstadt, , Bayern, Germany Residence - 1968 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jul 2009 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth