Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

David Fries

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Fries

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Claude Fries was born CA 1929 (son of Clayton Conrad Fries and Leona Melvina Fries); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-399698

    Claude — Jean Doris Oswald. Jean was born 23 Mar 1929; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Jean Doris Oswald was born 23 Mar 1929; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Jean Doris Fries
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400931

    Children:
    1. 1. David Fries
    2. Greg Fries
    3. Nancy Fries
    4. Mark Clayton Fries was born 1958; died 2 Oct 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Oct 1997, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Clayton Conrad Fries was born 15 Mar 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob F. Fries and Matilda Conrad); died 14 May 1981, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168256
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
    • Residence: 1981, 27 Queen St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    FRIES, Clayton C. - On Thursday, May 14, 1981, at his residence, 27 Queen St., Elmira, Clayton C. Fries, aged 79 years.

    Beloved husband of Leona Stroh; dear father of Claude and Mrs. William (Ruth Ann) Werth, both of Waterloo, Mrs. Stanley (Bernice) Pienta, and Mrs. William (Grace) Hadenko, both of Kitchener; brother of Ralph of Elmira, Mrs. Desma Lewis of Waterloo and Mrs. Bruce (Margaret) Bosens of Chatham. Seventeen grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren also survive. Two brothers, Gordon and Frederick predeceased him.

    Mrs. Fries had been employed at Joseph E. Seagrams for 29 years until his retirement in 1970.

    Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 7 pm today, until Sunday at noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2 pm. Interment in St. James Lutheran cemetery.

    Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

    The family will receive their friends on Friday (tonight), 7-9 pm and Saturday, 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

    Clayton married Leona Melvina Fries 10 Dec 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leona (daughter of John F. Fries and Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Stroh) was born 15 Mar 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Jul 1989, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Leona Melvina Fries was born 15 Mar 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John F. Fries and Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Stroh); died 9 Jul 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Jul 1989, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Leona Melvina Fries
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156827
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1924, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
    • Residence: 1981, 27 Queen St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    FRIES, Mrs. Leona - On Sunday, July 9, 1989, at K-W Hospital, age 85 years, of Elmira.

    Beloved wife of the late Clayton Fries (1981). Dear mother of Mrs. Stanley (Bernice) Pienta of Sauble Beach, Mrs. William (Grace) Hadenko and Mrs. William (Ruth Ann) Werth, both of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, Claude and one brother. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Sister of Mrs. Irene Hemmerich of Tavistock and Mrs. Ida Schweitzer of Kitchener.

    Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after Tuesday noon. Service in the chapel on Wednesday, July 12, at 11 a.m. Interment in St. James Lutheran cemetery. Donations to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Bernice Fries
    2. Ruth Ann Fries
    3. 2. Claude Fries was born CA 1929; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Grace Lorraine Fries was born 24 Aug 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob F. Fries was born 5 Apr 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Michael Fries, Sr. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey); died 24 Feb 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Feb 1966, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56926
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Jacob F. Fries
    by Record Staff Writer


    Elmira - Jacob F. Fries, 92, of 27 Queen St., Elmira, died Thursday at K-W Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Woolwich Township April 5, 1873, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fries. His wife, the former Mathilda Conrad, predeceased him in November, 1944. Mr. Fries was a stationary engineer with Snyder Furniture, Waterloo, until retiring in 1953. Mr. Fries was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church. Surviving are four sons, Clayton, Elmira, Frederick, Bridgeport, Gordon, Waterloo, and Ralph, Elmira; two daughters, Mrs. George (Desma) Lewis, Kitchener, and Mrs. Bruce (Margaret) Bossence, Chatham; two sisters, Mrs. Magdelena Fulcher, Elmira, and Mrs. Arthur Rhodes, Kitchener, and 24 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren. Four brothers and four sisters predeceased him. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Monday noon when removal will be made to St. James' Lutheran Church for service at 3 pm. Interment will be in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. H.W. Baetz will officiate.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Jacob — Matilda Conrad. Matilda (daughter of Friedrich "Frederick" Conrad and Elizabeth Christman) was born 11 Oct 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1944, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Nov 1944, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Matilda Conrad was born 11 Oct 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Friedrich "Frederick" Conrad and Elizabeth Christman); died 24 Nov 1944, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Nov 1944, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Matilda Fries
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96758
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    MRS. JACOB FRIES

    by Record Correspondent


    ELMIRA. Nov. 24 - Mrs. Jacob Fries of Elmira died at 7 a.m. today at her residence, 23 Queen St. following a lengthy illness. She was 63? Years old.

    Formerly Matilda Conrad, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conrad of Elmira, she was born in October, 1879. She was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church and an active member of the Ladies' Aid Society. She married in Elmira on May 15, 1900.

    Surviving are her husband, four sons, Clayton of Waterloo, Frederick of Bridgeport, Gordon of Kitchener and Ralph of Elmira; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Margaret) Bossence of Woodstock and Mrs. George (Desma) Lewis of Kitchener; 23 grandchildren; four brothers, Jacob, Fred, Henry and Emmanuel of Elmira; and five sisters, Mrs. Frank (Bertha) Dunham of Elmira, Mrs. Peter (Katherine) Becker of Waterloo, Mrs. Michael (Lucinda) Fries of Waterloo, Mrs. George (Olga) Class of Waterloo and Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Witzel of Los Angeles, Calif. One brother, William, died about six years ago.

    The funeral service will be held privately at the house at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, with a public service at St. James' Church at 2: 30 p.m. Burial will be in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery in Elmira. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch will officiate. Remains will rest at the residence until the funeral.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. 4. Clayton Conrad Fries was born 15 Mar 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1981, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Frederick Carl Fries was born Oct 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Jan 1980, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Margaret Fries was born Nov 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Gordon Fries was born Sep 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1975, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Mar 1975, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Desma Catherine Fries was born Jul 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ralph Louis Fries was born 30 Aug 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 2000, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John F. Fries was born 19 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Michael Fries, Sr. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey); died Bef 1966.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56927
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
    • Residence: 1925, Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1925, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    John according to the 1921 was not with his family, as he is not listed, but his wife is listed as still married.

    John married Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Stroh 28 Jun 1905, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ellenora (daughter of Henry S. Stroh and Annie Eva Knechtel) was born 23 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jul 1970, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Stroh was born 23 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry S. Stroh and Annie Eva Knechtel); died 28 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jul 1970, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248807486
    • Name: Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Fries
    • Name: Nora Stroh
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70002
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; General Servant
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. John Fries

    by Record Staff Writer

    St. Jacobs - Mrs. John Fries, St. Jacobs, died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. She was 91.

    The former Ellenora Stroh, she was born in Waterloo June 23, 1879, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stroh. She was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs.

    Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Clayton (Leona) Fries of Elmira, Mrs. Henry (Lorena) Hemmerich of Tavistock and Mrs. Ida Schweitzer of Preston; 17 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

    Mrs. Fries was predeceased by her husband, one brother, and two sisters.

    The body will be at the Dreisinger funeral Parlor after Tuesday noon until Thursday noon, when removal will be made to St. James' Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs where the funeral service will be conducted at 2: 30 pm by Rev. Harold Brill. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record

    Children:
    1. 5. Leona Melvina Fries was born 15 Mar 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Jul 1989, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Fries was born Sep 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Melvina Fries was born 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lorena Elizabeth Fries was born Dec 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1998, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Sep 1998, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ida Eleanor Fries was born Jan 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.