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

Christopher Edward "Chris" Lapsley

Male 1968 - 1995  (27 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Christopher Edward "Chris" Lapsley was born 11 Jun 1968 (son of Kenneth "Ken" Lapsley and Jeanette "Jan" Forler); died 13 Aug 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Chris Lapsley
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-451965


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Kenneth "Ken" Lapsley was born 28 Feb 1931, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Claude Lapsley and Maria Catherine "Mary" Kremer); died 21 May 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Ken Lapsley
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-451963

    Kenneth married Jeanette "Jan" Forler 23 Jul 1966. Jeanette (daughter of Edward Forler and Elisabeth "Betty" Krieck) was born 19 Oct 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 2020, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Jeanette "Jan" Forler was born 19 Oct 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Edward Forler and Elisabeth "Betty" Krieck); died 21 Oct 2020, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Jan Forler
    • Name: Jeanette "Jan" Lapsley
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-451964

    Notes:

    LAPSLEY, Jeanette "Jan" \endash unexpectedly, with her daughter by her side on Wednesday, October 21st at the age of 78.
    Jan was the loving wife of Ken (2011) for 45 years. Cherished mother of Chris (1995) and Carolyn Baltaz (Mike). Loving and devoted grandma to Brooke and Logan. Beloved step-mother to Liz Lapsley (Karen Elder). She will be sadly missed by her sisters, Audrey Weido (Bill 2009), Yvonne Forler, Sharon Fawcett (John) and Gayle Forler. Fondly remembered by her nephew Paul Weido, special friend Kay Danforth and many cousins from the Forler and Krieck families. Predeceased by her parents Edward and Elisabeth Forler.

    Jan leaves behind a legacy of being devoted to both her family and church. She was a lifetime member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, belonging to the choir, ELW, quilting, Tuesday card group and Altar Guild.

    Family and friends will be received at the Graham Giddy Funeral Home (617 King St. N., Waterloo) on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. A private family funeral will be on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 1 pm. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, please register on our website for Jan's visitation. Please select a time to visit or phone the funeral home at 519 888 7700 to register. Please respect others by wearing a mask at the funeral home and use hand sanitizer. Donations to St. Stephen Lutheran Church or Bereaved Families of Ontario \endash Midwestern Region would be appreciated by the family. On line condolences and donations can be made through the funeral home at www.grahamgiddyfh.com

    "Jeanette Lapsley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". 2022. Grahamgiddyfh.Com. https://www.grahamgiddyfh.com/memorials/jeanette-lapsley/4366981/.

    Children:
    1. 1. Christopher Edward "Chris" Lapsley was born 11 Jun 1968; died 13 Aug 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Claude Lapsley was born 24 Oct 1882, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-230477
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brakeman, Railway
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Notes:

    Claude Lapsley

    PRESTON -Claude Lapsley, 215 Water St., well-known Preston resident for the past 25 years, died suddenly at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, yesterday. He was 70. Mr. Lapsley suffered a heart attack early Thursday morning. A native of Kirkwall, Beverley Township, he resided in that district for 45 years when he came to Preston. He was a laborer and fireman at Clare Bros. for a number of years then later employed [part of obituary was not photocopied] Stager-Pass Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Rev. R.T. Appleyard, rector of St. John's Anglican Church, will officiate at the services

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Jan 1953

    Claude married Maria Catherine "Mary" Kremer 17 Jan 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Franz Kremer and Anna Barbara Koch) was born 7 Jun 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria Catherine "Mary" Kremer was born 7 Jun 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Franz Kremer and Anna Barbara Koch); died 1953; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Maria Catherine "Mary" Lapsley
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203896
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Spinning, Woolen Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; English

    Children:
    1. Cecil Harry Lapsley was born 18 Nov 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Mar 1988, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Kenneth "Ken" Lapsley was born 28 Feb 1931, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Edward Forler was born May 1908, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry L. Forler and Catherine Ehgoetz); died 7 Dec 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200894
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Tombstone Entry: Possible match Waterloo-200894

    Edward — Elisabeth "Betty" Krieck. Elisabeth was born 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elisabeth "Betty" Krieck was born 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elisabeth "Betty" Forler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-451377

    Children:
    1. Audrey Forler
    2. Sharon Forler
    3. Yvonne Forler was born 26 May 1938, , Saskatchewan, Canada; died 6 Jul 2021, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Jeanette "Jan" Forler was born 19 Oct 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 2020, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Gayle Forler


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Franz Kremer was born Apr 1847, , Mecklenburg, Germany (son of Carl Christh Kremer and Maria "Willina" Agnes); died 21 Jun 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Jun 1928, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203894
    • Immigration: 1856, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1879, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; English

    Notes:

    FRANZ KREMER

    The death occurred very suddenly at 7 o'clock this morning of Franz Kremer in his 82nd year at the home of his son Albert in Pinebush. The deceased is survived by four sons, Albert and Frank, of Preston, and two sons in the United States and also one daughter, Mrs. Claude Lapsley of Preston. The late Mr. Kremer lived in the Preston district for the past 70 years and has seen the town grow from a small clearing in the wilderness to a flourishing manufacturing centre. The deceased was born in Mecklenburg, Germany and im•migrated to Canada at the early age of 9 years and a few years after he arrived in Canada he settled in Preston with his parents. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed.

    Kitchener Daily Record 21 Jun 1928 pg 3

    Franz married Anna Barbara Koch 1 Jan 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born 24 Mar 1853, , Germany; died 17 Dec 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1920, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Anna Barbara Koch was born 24 Mar 1853, , Germany; died 17 Dec 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1920, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Anna Barbara Kremer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203895
    • Immigration: 1872, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; English

    Children:
    1. Carl Chrisoph Kremer was born 19 Nov 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ludwig Franz Gustave Kremer was born 29 Mar 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 5. Maria Catherine "Mary" Kremer was born 7 Jun 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Sophia Kremer was born 27 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Mar 1888, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Angelina Kremer was born 26 Apr 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Apr 1890, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Frank Kremer was born 6 Nov 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Franz Kremer was born 6 Nov 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Albert Edward Kremer was born 10 Mar 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1974, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Henry L. Forler was born 2 Dec 1869, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Philip Forler and Anna Catharina "Catherine" Lanz); died 1963; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81182
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter, House Building
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1951, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Henry — Catherine Ehgoetz. Catherine was born 2 May 1876, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 1941, Laird, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Stoney Hill Cemetery, Laird, , Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Catherine Ehgoetz was born 2 May 1876, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 1941, Laird, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Stoney Hill Cemetery, Laird, , Saskatchewan, Canada.

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    • Name: Catherine Forler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200839
    • Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Mabel Forler was born 20 Jan 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Apr 1993; was buried , Stoney Hill Cemetery, Laird, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. Frances Katherine Forler was born 16 Apr 1905, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1988, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Stoney Hill Cemetery, Laird, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. Stanley Philip Forler was born 16 Apr 1905, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 6. Edward Forler was born May 1908, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.