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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bruce Heller

    Bruce — Laurie. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Roy Robert Heller was born 4 Aug 1914 (son of Rudolph Heller and Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Dorscht); died 12 Jun 1975; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106018

    Roy — Elsie May Rieck. Elsie (daughter of Ervin Rieck and Mary Ann Thoman) was born 1919; died 3 Jul 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elsie May Rieck was born 1919 (daughter of Ervin Rieck and Mary Ann Thoman); died 3 Jul 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elsie May Heller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157555

    Notes:

    HELLER, Elsie May Passed away, following a courageous battle, at Trinity Village Care Centre on Saturday, July 3, 2010 in her 91st year. Loving mother of three children and their families, Robert (Nancy) Heller of Woodstock, Bruce (Laurie) Heller of Kitchener and Brenda (Dan) Matchett of Woodstock, dearly loved grandmother of Joshua, Jaclyn, Jordan, Lindsay, and Melissa. Elsie will also be remembered by her two sisters Myrtle Armstrong and Mabel Huehn. She was predeceased by her husband Roy in 1975, her parents Ervin and Mary Rieck, and her brother Harold Rieck. Elsie will be remembered as a woman of faith, strength and courage, raising her children on her own following her husband's death right up to the final days of her illness. She was an active and continued to be a dedicated member of First Baptist Church. The family would like to extend their thanks to the entire staff of Trinity Village Care Centre for the excellent care and kindness shown to Elsie and her entire family. Friends are invited to share their memories of Elsie with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate her life and faith will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Wednesday, July 7 at 10:30 am with Pastor Robert Snell of First Baptist Church officiating. A reception will follow in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home and interment will take place at Parkview Cemetery following the reception. In lieu of flowers, condolences for the family and donations to the Missions at First Baptist Church, Trinity Village Care Centre or the Canadian Cancer Society may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com

    Waterloo Region Record 3 Jul 2010

    Children:
    1. Robert Heller
    2. 1. Bruce Heller
    3. Brenda Heller


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rudolph Heller was born Mar 1890, Dresden, , Sachsen, Germany (son of Ferdinand Heller and Melania Hannish); died 1959; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: , Germany
    • Residence: Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190742
    • Immigration: 1904, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Electrican
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 29th Regimenr, Service #751531
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 29th Regiment / 118th Battalion

    Rudolph married Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Dorscht 28 Apr 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of Conrad Dorscht and Josephine Schnarr) was born 2 Feb 1897, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1971; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Dorscht was born 2 Feb 1897, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Conrad Dorscht and Josephine Schnarr); died 29 Nov 1971; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Heller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80368
    • Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. Martha Marie Heller
    2. Rose Heller
    3. 2. Roy Robert Heller was born 4 Aug 1914; died 12 Jun 1975; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ruth Martha Heller was born 1920, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1986; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Walter Heller was born 25 May 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William Rudolph Heller was born 22 Oct 1927; died 3 Feb 1993, Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Betty Bertha Heller was born 22 Oct 1927; died 13 Sep 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Ervin Rieck was born 23 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada (son of Heinrich Schienbein "Henry" Reick and Sarah Kramp); died 22 Mar 1975; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94276
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Ervin — Mary Ann Thoman. Mary (daughter of Gleason Erb Thoman and Elizabeth Wismer) was born 28 Mar 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1937; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Ann Thoman was born 28 Mar 1886, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Gleason Erb Thoman and Elizabeth Wismer); died 17 Jun 1937; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Ann Rieck
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71903
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shirt Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Harold Rieck died Bef 2009.
    2. Mabel Rieck was born CA 1907; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Elsie May Rieck was born 1919; died 3 Jul 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Myrtle Irene Rieck was born 1924; died 2014.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ferdinand Heller was born Mar 1867, , Austria; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190740
    • Immigration: 1904, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Distillery
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Club Membership: 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harmonie Singing Society
    • Club Membership: 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saengerfest Souvenir Programme 1912

    Ferdinand — Melania Hannish. Melania was born Jul 1868, , Austria; died 1923; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Melania Hannish was born Jul 1868, , Austria; died 1923; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Melania Heller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190741
    • Immigration: 1904, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. 4. Rudolph Heller was born Mar 1890, Dresden, , Sachsen, Germany; died 1959; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Alexander Heller was born Aug 1893, Dresden, , Sachsen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Alfred Heller was born May 1901, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Heller was born Sep 1903, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. William Heller was born Aug 1905, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Conrad Dorscht was born 30 Sep 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann Henry "John" Dorsch and Caroline Stoeffer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80365
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
    • Occupation: 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Conrad married Josephine Schnarr 13 Feb 1896, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Josephine (daughter of Gregor A. Schnarr and Mary Josephina Baumgartner) was born 13 Jun 1878, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1941, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Josephine Schnarr was born 13 Jun 1878, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Gregor A. Schnarr and Mary Josephina Baumgartner); died 4 Dec 1941, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Josephine Dorscht
    • Name: Josephine Rumig
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80367
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm
    • Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1941, 16 Devitt Ave., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Vera Dorscht
    2. Erma Dorscht
    3. 5. Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Dorscht was born 2 Feb 1897, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1971; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Robert Dorscht was born 23 Apr 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lazarus Dorscht was born 8 Apr 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Sylvia Marie Dorscht was born 10 Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1986; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John Dorscht was born May 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Gilbert Dorscht was born Oct 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. William John Dorscht was born 9 May 1907, Josephburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Edna Josephine Dorscht was born Jun 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Heinrich Schienbein "Henry" Reick was born 3 Feb 1864, , Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Reick and Maria Scheinbein); died 11 Feb 1946, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Henry S. Reick
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319078
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    The death of Henry S. Rieck, 82, occurred suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Schmitt, R.R. 3, Elmira, Monday night.

    A well-known farmer near Breslau for many years, Mr. Rieck was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rieck and was born in Kitchener, Feb. 3, 1864. His wife, the former Sarah Kramp, died Oct. 15, 1943.

    Surviving are five sons, Ervin of Kossuth, Harvey of Kitchener, Milton of Waterloo, Henry of Mosboro and Norman of Hespeler; and two daughters, Mrs. John (Elma) Paulitzki of Hespeler and Mrs. John (Melinda) Schmitt of Elmira. Thirty grandchildren, 11 great-grand-children, two brothers and two sisters also survive.

    The funeral will be held from the residence at R.R. 3, Elmira on Thurs-day at 1: 30 p.m. to the Cressman Mennonite Church, Bresiau for ser-vice at three o'clock. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch of Elmira will officiate. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.

    Heinrich married Sarah Kramp 12 Nov 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Kramp and Nancy Reist) was born 7 Jul 1862, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1943, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah Kramp was born 7 Jul 1862, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Kramp and Nancy Reist); died 15 Oct 1943, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5257.2
    • Residence: 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Elma Rieck was born 12 Oct 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. Ervin Rieck was born 23 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1975; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Melinda Rieck was born 15 Jan 1891, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Harvey Rieck was born 6 Jan 1895, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Milton Rieck was born 31 Jul 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William Henry "Henry" Rieck was born 5 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Jul 1972, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Norman Rieck was born Mar 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Gleason Erb Thoman was born 18 Oct 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Emanuel Thoman and Anna Erb); died 10 Apr 1920; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7531
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith Apprent.
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Cleason Tohman, "is married to a Miss Wismer. They reside at New Market, York County, where he is farming."1

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Gleason married Elizabeth Wismer 22 Jun 1875, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Wismer and Sarah) was born 13 Feb 1855, Louth Twp., Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1927; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Wismer was born 13 Feb 1855, Louth Twp., Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel Wismer and Sarah); died 25 May 1927; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Thoman
    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7531.1
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Isaiah Wismer Thoman was born 20 May 1876, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 1942; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. David Thoman was born 4 Mar 1878, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Manasseh Thoman was born Jan 1882, , York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Russell Thoman was born 30 Oct 1884, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 7. Mary Ann Thoman was born 28 Mar 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1937; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah Thoman was born 21 Jul 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Levi W. Thoman was born 27 Sep 1890, Bethesda, York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Albert Thoman was born 30 Aug 1895, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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