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Edgar Edward Schmitt

Male 1899 - 1980  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  Edgar Edward Schmitt was born 14 Oct 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Cyrus H. Schmitt and Lucinda Holst); died 10 Aug 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Aug 1980, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-146242
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    SCHMITT, Edgar E. - On Sunday, Aug. 10, 1980, suddenly, at the K-W Hospital, Edgar Edward Schmitt, aged 80 years, of 51 Dover St., Waterloo. He was born in Woolwich Township on October 14, 1899. Dear husband of the former Dianna Geiger, loving father of Audrey (Mrs. Lloyd Duncan), Earl S. Schmitt and William C. Schmitt, all of Waterloo; grandfather of Robert Schmitt, Brad, Nancy and Kevin Duncan. Predeceased by his father, Cyrus Schmitt; his mother, the former Lucinda Hoist; his brother Deldon; his two sisters, Mrs. Edna Geiger and Mrs. Luella Lorentz. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. He had been retired from the Waterloo Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and operated his own tinsmithing business for many years. At his request there will be no visitation at the funeral home. A private family funeral service will be conducted at St. John's Lutheran Church Chapel on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 2: 30 pm, Rev. A.L. Conrad will conduct the service. Interment in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Edgar married Louisa Dianna "Dianna" Geiger 25 Oct 1919. Louisa (daughter of John William Geiger and Mary Ann Wilhelm) was born 7 Feb 1898, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Audrey Schmitt died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Earl S. Schmitt died Yes, date unknown.
    3. William C. Schmitt died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cyrus H. Schmitt was born 15 Jun 1871, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Martin Schmitt and Elizabeth Hess); died 5 Dec 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71468P
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1947, 66 Brubacher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Cyrus H. Schmitt

    The death of Cyrus H. Schmitt. 76, occurred at his residence, 66 Brubacher St., early today.

    The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schmitt, he was born at Erbsville, June 13, 1871. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. His marriage to the former Lucinda Holst, who survives, took place Dec. 12, 1897, at Erbsville.

    Surviving besides his widow are two sons, Edgar, Waterloo; Deldon, Niagara Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Sangster (Edna) Geiger, Kitchener; Mrs. Jerome (Luella) Lorentz, Baden; one brother. George, Waterloo: seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, One daughter died in infancy.

    The body is resting at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home where the service will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be made in the Erbsville Cemetery. Rev. C. S, Roberts will officiate.

    Cyrus married Lucinda Holst 12 Dec 1897, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of John Holst and Christina Catherine "Catherine" Heier) was born 7 Sep 1877, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lucinda Holst was born 7 Sep 1877, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Holst and Christina Catherine "Catherine" Heier); died 7 Dec 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lucinda Schmitt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71469P
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1947, 66 Brubacher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Lucinda Schmitt

    Mrs. Lucinda Schmitt, 80, of 66 Brubacher St. died in St. Mary's Hospital Saturday after long illness. She had been a resident at Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston, for 18 months.

    Born in Erbsville, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Holst and lived in Waterloo for many years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.

    Her husband, Cyrus Schmitt, died in 1947.

    Surviving are two sons, Edgar E. of Waterloo and Delton J. of Niagara Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Sangster (Edna) Geiger of Kitchener and Mrs. Jerome (Lu ella) Lorentz of Baden; two brothers, John Holst of Baden and Ervin Holst of Waterloo, and one sister, Mrs. Clara Cressman of Waterloo. There are seven grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren.

    The body is at, the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where services. will be conducted at 3:30 p.m.- Tuesday by Rev. C. S. Roberts. Burial will be in Erbsville Lutheran Cemetery.

    Children:
    1. 1. Edgar Edward Schmitt was born 14 Oct 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Aug 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Aug 1980, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Edna Christine Schmitt was born May 1901, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Apr 1974, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Luella Elizabeth Schmitt was born Sep 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Delden Joseph Schmitt was born Mar 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Martin Schmitt was born 13 Jan 1827, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7847.2
    • Immigration: 1853, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1860
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Martin — Elizabeth Hess. Elizabeth was born 5 Jul 1831, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Hess was born 5 Jul 1831, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Schmitt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45930
    • Immigration: 1854, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Casper H. Schmitt was born 8 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1933, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John H. Schmitt was born 1 Jul 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1935; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Martin H. Schmitt was born 22 Feb 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. George Schmitt was born 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Anna Schmitt was born 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. Cyrus H. Schmitt was born 15 Jun 1871, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Holst was born 18 Dec 1850, , Germany (son of Karl "Charles" "Carl" Holst and Wilhelmina "Minna" Ahrens); died 10 Feb 1918, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57611043
    • Name: John Holtz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71234P
    • Immigration: 1853
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    JOHN HOLST

    The death took place Sunday at his home in Erbsville of a well known. resident in the person of Mr. Johu Holst. He leaves a sorrowing widow and three sons, viz. Henry and Irvin, Waterloo and John Kitchener, and three daughters, Mrs. Cyrus Schmidt, Mrs. D. Cressman, and Mrs. Oscar Knarr, Waterloo.

    The funeral will be held from the residence on Wednesday afternoon. Feb. 13th, at 1.30 o'clock to the Erbsville Church, for service after which interment will take place in the Allemang Cemetery.

    The Chronicle Telegraph 14 Feb 1918, p. 4

    John — Christina Catherine "Catherine" Heier. Christina (daughter of Jacob Heier and Maria Elisabetha "Mary" Kalbfleisch) was born 22 Dec 1858, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Christina Catherine "Catherine" Heier was born 22 Dec 1858, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Heier and Maria Elisabetha "Mary" Kalbfleisch); died 1 Sep 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57611199
    • Name: Christina Catherine "Catherine" Holst
    • Name: Christina Heier
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-237765
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christ. Baptist
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1936, 13 Menno St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Christina Holst

    Mrs. Christina Holst, 78, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dalton Cressman, Menno street, Waterloo, Tuesday. Her death followed injuries received in a fall downstairs while suffering from a stroke in the home last Friday. The deceased was born in Erbsville and had resided in Waterloo for 18 years.

    Mrs. Holst was predeceased by her husband 18 years ago and is survived by two sons and two daughters, John Holst of Baden, Ervin, Waterloo, Mrs. Cyrus Schmidt, and Mrs. Cressman, Waterloo. There are six grand-children and 14 great grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, George Heier, Waterloo, and Henry Heiger, Erbsville.

    The funeral is being held this (Thursday) afternoon from the Letter and Dreisinger Funeral Chapel, where a service wil, be held, to Erbsville Lutheran church for further services. Interment will be made in the Erbsville Lutheran cemetery. Rev. C. S. Roberts, Waterloo, will conduct the services.

    Waterloo Chronicle 3 Sep 1936, p. 4

    Children:
    1. 3. Lucinda Holst was born 7 Sep 1877, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Elvin Holst was born 26 Dec 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1919; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Clara Holst was born 20 Feb 1884, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1969, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Holst was born 1 Aug 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1975, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ervin H. Holst was born 13 Feb 1893, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1966; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ella Wilhelmina Holst was born 19 Dec 1895, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Karl "Charles" "Carl" Holst was born 1818, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Charles Holst
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-141999
    • Residence: 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Karl married Wilhelmina "Minna" Ahrens 20 Aug 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmina was born 27 Mar 1821, , Germany; died 9 Oct 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Wilhelmina "Minna" Ahrens was born 27 Mar 1821, , Germany; died 9 Oct 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Wilhelmina "Minna" Holst
    • Name: Wilhelmina Ahrens
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71238
    • Residence: 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 6. John Holst was born 18 Dec 1850, , Germany; died 10 Feb 1918, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Holst was born 8 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. J. Balthaser "Balthaser" Holst was born 18 Feb 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1913, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Margaretha "Margaret" Holst was born 18 May 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1948, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, Lake, Michigan, United States.
    5. Adam Holst was born 8 Apr 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1948; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

  3. 14.  Jacob Heier was born 25 Mar 1827, , Germany; died 16 Jul 1882; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142244P
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christ. Baptist
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Notes:

    It is reported that Jacob was the son of Heinrich Heier b. 5 Apr 1795 and Anna Catharine Hahn, documentation needed.

    Jacob — Maria Elisabetha "Mary" Kalbfleisch. Maria (daughter of Johann Georg "George" Kalbfleisch and Anna Catharina Wenzel) was born 13 Oct 1829, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; was christened 18 Oct 1829, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 3 Feb 1911; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Maria Elisabetha "Mary" Kalbfleisch was born 13 Oct 1829, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; was christened 18 Oct 1829, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (daughter of Johann Georg "George" Kalbfleisch and Anna Catharina Wenzel); died 3 Feb 1911; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Elisabetha "Mary" Heier
    • Name: Mary Kalbfleisch
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134580
    • Birth: 14 Oct 1829, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
    • Birth: 29 Oct 1829
    • Immigration: 1857, , Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christ. Baptist
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Children:
    1. Anna Catherine Heier was born 11 May 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Marie "Mary" Heier was born 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. George Heier was born 15 Feb 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1938; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Christina Catherine "Catherine" Heier was born 22 Dec 1858, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Heier was born 24 Feb 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1887; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry Heier was born 23 Jul 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Jacob Heier was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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