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Wilbur "Wib" Kraft

Male 1926 - 1995  (68 years)


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  1. 1.  Wilbur "Wib" Kraft was born 31 Oct 1926 (son of Herbert John Kraft and Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries); died 7 Jan 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Jan 1995, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Wib Kraft
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185877

    Notes:

    KRAFT, Wilbur (Wib) - Suddenly, of a heart attack, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 1995, at K-W Hospital, Wib Kraft, age 68 years, of Waterloo. He was employed at Uniroyal R.M.S. for 40 years until retiring in 1984. Son of Mrs. Rose Kraft of Kitchener and the late Herbert Kraft, husband of the former Betty Heller; father of David and Linda Stumpf and her husband Andy, all of Waterloo; grandfather of David Kraft Jr., Paul, Brad and Brian Stumpf. Brother of Richard and his wife Marg of Port Elgin and Audrey Schaner and her husband Harold of Elmira. Mr. Kraft's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Monday} from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 1: 30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, Rev. Don Pond officiating. Interment to follow at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Wilbur — Betty Bertha Heller. Betty (daughter of Rudolph Heller and Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Dorscht) was born 22 Oct 1927; died 13 Sep 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Linda Kraft
    2. David Kraft
    3. David Herbert Kraft was born 1948; died 26 Feb 2000; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Herbert John Kraft was born 4 Nov 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of August Kraft and Anna Maria Katherine "Mary" Reiber); died 17 May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-309756
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Box Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 73 Edward St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1959, 113 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Herbert Kraft

    A resident of Kitchener all his life, Herbert Kraft 57 of 113 Wellington St., died suddenly Sunday at his home.

    Born Nov. 4, 1901, he was the son of the. late Mr. and Mrs. August Kraft. He was employed at the Boehmer Box Company for 34
    years and then worked as a salesman for Superior Memorials. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and the Church Council.

    Surviving are his wife, the former Rose Fries, whom he married June.2, 1925; two sons, Wilbur of Waterloo and Richard of Fredericton, N.B.; one daughter Mrs, Harold (Audrey) Schaner of Elmira; one sister. Mrs. D. K. Maxon of Columbus, Ohio; and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by one sister and one brother.

    The body will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Thursday when removal will be made to Peter's Lutheran Church for the funeral at 3 p.m. Rev. A. W Lotz will officiate and ...

    Herbert married Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries 2 Jun 1925. Rosina (daughter of Daniel F. Fries and Caroline Steffler) was born 9 May 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries was born 9 May 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel F. Fries and Caroline Steffler); died 8 Jan 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rosa Fries
    • Name: Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Kraft
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172056
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stamping, Shoe Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 37 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1959, 113 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    KRAFT, Mrs Rose Passed away, peacefully, at the A.R. Goudie Eventide Home in Kitchener, on Thursday. January 8, 2004, in her 102nd year.

    Mrs. Kraft was a lifetime member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Kitchener where she sang in the church choir, taught Sunday School, was a member of the Golden Circle, and a member of the Quilting Circle.

    Loving mother of the late Wilbur Kraft and his wife Betty of Waterloo who survives him, Audrey Schaner and her husband Harold of Elmira, and Richard Kraft and his wife Margaret of Port Elgin. lovingly remembered by six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her family.

    Besides her son Wilbur, she is predeceased by her parents Daniel and Caroline (Steffler) Fries, her husband Herbert Kraft in 1959, her grandson David Kraft, brothers Clarence, Edwin, and Carl, and sisters Mabel, Lizzie, Nora, and Edna.

    Visitation will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, 745-9495. today (Saturday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener, on Sunday. January 11 at 2:00p.m. with Rev. Frank Haggarty officiating. Reception will follow the service at The Rate-Bechtel Family Centre. Private family interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

    Children:
    1. Richard Kraft
    2. 1. Wilbur "Wib" Kraft was born 31 Oct 1926; died 7 Jan 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Jan 1995, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Audrey M. Kraft


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  August Kraft was born 1 Aug 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Leinhardt Kraft and Catherine Kritzner); died 28 Aug 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29209
    • Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Buttonmaker
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennomite
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
    • Residence: 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter, ?
    • Residence: 1921, 73 Edward St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1935, 73 Edward St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    August married Anna Maria Katherine "Mary" Reiber 17 Oct 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Andreas Reiber and Angelina, daughter of Andreas "Andrew" Reuber and Anna Gela Gies) was born 22 Jun 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 Nov 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Anna Maria Katherine "Mary" Reiber was born 22 Jun 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 Nov 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Andreas Reiber and Angelina, daughter of Andreas "Andrew" Reuber and Anna Gela Gies); died 10 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Anna Catherine Reuber
    • Name: Anna Maria Katherine "Mary" Kraft
    • Name: Maria Catharina Reiber
    • Name: Mary Reiber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29210
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Anna Minetta "Minetta" Kraft was born 9 Dec 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Edith K. "Eda" Kraft was born 6 Jun 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1982, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States.
    3. 2. Herbert John Kraft was born 4 Nov 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Clarence Kraft was born 18 Oct 1905, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1910; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Daniel F. Fries was born 25 Aug 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Michael Fries, Sr. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey); died 17 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69960
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher, Meat Market
    • Residence: 1921, 37 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1948, 17 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Daniel married Caroline Steffler 22 May 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Lorenz Steffler and Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun) was born 5 Apr 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Caroline Steffler was born 5 Apr 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Lorenz Steffler and Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun); died 10 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Caroline Fries
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69961
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 37 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Elenora Fries was born 21 Nov 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Dec 1976, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth L. Fries was born 15 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Apr 1976, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mabel Angeline Fries was born 30 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Sep 1951, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries was born 9 May 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Clarence Edward Fries was born 26 Sep 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Edwin Louis Fries was born 15 Dec 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Edna Magdalena Fries was born 15 Dec 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 2002, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Jan 2002, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Clayton F. Fries was born 15 Mar 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Carl Henry Fries was born 4 Mar 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Robert Daniel Fries was born 2 Jan 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Leinhardt Kraft was born 8 Mar 1812, , Germany; died 15 Sep 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29111
    • Occupation: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
    • Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Leinhardt married Catherine Kritzner 28 Dec 1848, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine was born 14 Dec 1825, , Germany; died 28 Feb 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine Kritzner was born 14 Dec 1825, , Germany; died 28 Feb 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Kraft
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29112
    • Residence: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Hannah Kraft was born 21 Jan 1850; died 7 Sep 1918, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.
    2. Leah Kraft was born CALC 29 Jun 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1931, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Jan 1931, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. August Kraft was born 1 Aug 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Aug 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Andrew Kraft was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Dilman Kraft was born 16 Jan 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1936, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Dec 1936, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Andreas Reiber was born Abt 1830, of, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29113

    Andreas — Angelina. Angelina was born Abt 1830, of, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Angelina was born Abt 1830, of, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Angelina Reiber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29114

    Children:
    1. 5. Anna Maria Katherine "Mary" Reiber was born 22 Jun 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 Nov 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Michael Fries, Sr.Michael Fries, Sr. was born 15 Oct 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 24 Dec 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Fries and Elisabeth Margareth "Margaret" Jung); died 7 Nov 1925, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56924
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MICHAEL FRIES, SR. - Only a month after the death of his wife there passed away at his home here Michael Fries, Sr. The shock of his life partner's death and the pain of the parting was too much for his enfeebled body to withstand. The deceased was born near Heidelberg in 1889 (or possibly 1839, blurred). At the age of 22 he was married to Elizabeth Frey. They took up the duties of married life on a farm north of West Montrose, then mostly primeval forest. Here the deceased put in many a day's hard labor in clearing the forest and getting the land ready for the plough, while his wife looked after the housework and raised a large family of robust boys and girls. With industry they succeeded in building up a fine home for themselves. After about forty years of farm life, Mr. and Mrs. Fries came to spend the remaining years in quiet retirement in Elmira. They enjoyed good health until a few years ago when the infirmities of old age began to make themselves felt. The deceased is survived by a large family. They are Solomon of Saskatchewan, Veronica (Mrs. Henry Dobberthein of Iowa, Michael of Elmira, Margaret (Mrs. Wm. Dobberthein) of Elora, Daniel of Kitchener, Jacob of Elmira, John of Bollingbrook, Ont., Katie (Mrs. Plate) of Kitchener, Lydia (Mrs. Levi Snyder) of Woolwich. Christina, (Mrs. Arthur Rhodes) of Kitchener. Magdalena (Mrs. Armand Fulcher) of Elmira. One brother, Daniel of Kitchener, also 54 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren survive the deceased. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. L. Kalbfleisch of St. James church officiated. The pallbearers were six grandsons; Clayton, Fred, Clarence and Gordon Fries, Herbert Dobberthein and Gordon Plate.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Michael married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey 10 Aug 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes "John" Frey and Katharina "Catherine" Schneider) was born 10 Sep 1842, , Baden, Germany; died 10 Oct 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Oct 1925, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" FreyElizabeth "Lizzie" Frey was born 10 Sep 1842, , Baden, Germany (daughter of Johannes "John" Frey and Katharina "Catherine" Schneider); died 10 Oct 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Oct 1925, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fries
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-5179
    • Immigration: 1848, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. Elizabeth Fries

    This afternoon the remains of the late Elizabeth Frey, beloved wife of Michael Fries, were laid in their final resting place in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery. The late Mrs. Fries was born in Baden, Germany, September 10, 1842. On August 10, 1861, she was united in marriage to Michael Fries. Mr. and Mrs. Fries lived for many years on a farm on the road between West Montrose and Elora. They moved to Elmira about 24 years ago where they have resided since.

    Mrs. Fries began to fail in health about a year ago and a fall down the cellar steps about eight days ago helped to hasten her death.

    She leaves to mourn her loss her beloved husband and eleven children: Solomon, Manor, Sask.; Franey (Mrs. Henry Dobberthein), Clive, Iowa; Michael, Elmira; Margaret (Mrs. William Dobberthein), Elora; Daniel, Kitchener; Jacob, Elmira; John, Packenham; Catherine (Mrs. Henry Plate), Kitchener, Lydia (Mrs. Levi Snider), Elmira; Christina (Mrs. Arthur Rhodes), Kitchener; and Magdalena (Mrs. Armond Fulcher), Elmira. There is also one brother, Christian Frey of Heidelberg. There are 54 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.

    The funeral was held at two o'clock from the home on King Street to St. James' Lutheran Church for service, thence to St. James' Cemetery for burial. Rev. Mr. Kalbfleisch officiated. The Pall-bearers were the six grandsons of the deceased; Clayton Fries, Fred Fries, Gordon Fries, Edger Plate, Clarence Fires, and Herbert Dobberthein.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Frances Fries died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Solomon Fries was born 7 May 1862, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1926, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Veronica "Fronika" Fries was born 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Michael Fries was born 11 Sep 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Margaret "Maggie" Fries was born 5 Sep 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1932, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. 6. Daniel F. Fries was born 25 Aug 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Jacob F. Fries was born 5 Apr 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Feb 1966, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. John F. Fries was born 19 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1966.
    9. Katherina "Catherine" Fries was born 23 Feb 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Sep 1931, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Lily Fries was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Lydia Ann Fries was born 13 May 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Christina Fries was born 31 May 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Magdalena Fries was born 22 Jul 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Nov 1983, Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Lorenz StefflerLorenz Steffler was born 24 Oct 1819, Salmbach, , Alsace, France (son of Georg Adam Steffler and Elisabethe Wernsperger); died 7 Aug 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81672710
    • Name: Laurent Stoefler
    • Name: Lawrence Steffler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127223P
    • Residence: 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1848, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Directory: 1864, Woolwich Township German Company Tract 110, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Lorenz Steffler is mention as well as his brother-in-law in the margin of Jacob Braun's will as having £900 surties.

    Lorenz married Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun 2 Jun 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun and Wilhelmine Prenkert) was born 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun was born 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (daughter of Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun and Wilhelmine Prenkert); died 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81672930
    • Name: Elisabeth Braun
    • Name: Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Steffler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55175
    • Residence: 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Catharine Steffler was born 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Maria "Mary" Steffler was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob Steffler was born 31 Dec 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. M. Steffler was born 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elizabeth Steffler was born 15 Jan 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George Michael Steffler was born 25 Jan 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1931; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Philippine "Phoebe" Steffler was born 12 May 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena Steffler was born 23 Mar 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1941, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Sophia Catharine Steffler was born 3 Jan 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1935, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Steffler was born 23 Feb 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Melinda Steffler was born 23 Aug 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Daniel Steffler was born 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. William Steffler was born 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. 7. Caroline Steffler was born 5 Apr 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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