Gordon G. Frickey

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• Church Membership: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49822360
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57671
• Occupation: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farming
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Gordon G. Frickey, 73, of RR 3, Waterloo, died today in K-W Hospital after a two-week illness.

Born in Woolwich Township Oct. 7, 1887, a son of the late Henry Frickey and the former Wilhelmine Gorselitz, he farmed in the Erbsville area for many years before retiring nine years ago.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville.

Surviving are his wife, the former Minerva Schmidt, whom he married in Heidelberg in 1911; a son, Vernon of Clifford; a daughter, Mrs. Orval (Wilma) Schnarr of Waterloo, and two grandchildren. One son, seven brothers and one sister predeceased him.

The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where the funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. Adolph Kappes of Conestogo will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record

Gordon — Minerva Schmidt. Minerva (daughter of Valentine R. Schmidt and Leah Allgeier) was born 9 Oct 1889, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Sep 1980, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Vernon R. Frickey was born 9 Jun 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1995, Kincardine Township, Bruce Co., Ontario; was buried , Kincardine Cemetery, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario.
2. Lloyd Howard Frickey was born 20 May 1915, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1931, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Wilma Eileen Frickey was born 1930, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Name: Henry Fricke
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57668
• Immigration: 1846
• Residence: 1860, Waterloo 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: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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Death of Henry Frickey

The death occurred very unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 16th of one of our oldest and highly respected residents in the person of Mr. Henry Frickey, aged 72 years, 3 months and 10 days. Deceased was around, about the usual time on Tuesday morning and seeded in good health. After preparing his own breakfast, owing to his wife's illness he went back to bed and when his wife returned to his room after preparing dinner shortly after eleven o'clock she found that her husband had passed away suddenly.

The funeral was held on Friday morning and a very large number of friends gathered to show their last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. The pall-bearers were his sons: - Herman, Alvin of Rochester, N.Y., Charles of Buffalo, N.Y., Richard of Berlin, Gordon and Walter at home.

The late Mr. Frickey was born in Braumschyeig, Germany in 1836 and when ten years of age accompanied his parents to Canada and settled in Erbsville. He had the distinction of cutting down the first tree where his home stands. In 1860 he married Miss Margaret Schnarr, daughter of the late Balzer Schnarr of Erbsville who predeceased him in 1883. He married again in 1885 to Wilhelmina Gorselity, daughter of the late John Gorselity of Cranbrook, Ont. a wife, five sons and one step-son and two sons and one daughter from the first marriage are left to mourn, their loss. One brother, two sisters, and ten grand children also survive.

The Chronicle-Telegraph Mar 25 1909 pg 4

Heinrich married Wilhelmina Gorsalitz 14 Sep 1884, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmina (daughter of John Gorselitz and Carolline Katzer) was born 19 Aug 1859, , Germany; died 14 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Wilhelmina Doerbecker
• Name: Wilhelmina Frickey
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57669
• Immigration: 1871, , Canada
• Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1938, 208 Albert St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Wilhelmina Frickey Doerbecker.

After an illness of four weeks, Mrs. Wilhelmina Frickey Doerbecker passed away at the home of her son, ex-mayor Walter W. Frickey, 208 Albert St. North, Waterloo, on Wednesday. She was in her 80th year.

Born in Germany, the deceased came to Canada with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corsalitz of Brussels. For the past 55 years she had resided in the Heidelberg and Erbsville districts. She was an adherent of Erbsville Lutheran Church.

She is survived by four sons, one step-son, two step-daughters, four brothers and two sisters, namely, Fred of Saskatchewan, William, Henry and John, of Brussels, Mrs. Collins and Ida of Buffalo. The sons are Charles, of Buffalo, Alvin, of Rochester, Gordon of Erbsville, Walter, of Waterloo, and Richard of Kitchener; the step-daughters are Mrs. Theresa Nixdorf, of Baden, and Mrs. Ed. Lantz, of Milverton. Thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.

The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Letter and Dreisinger Funeral Home, and thence to Erbsville Lutheran Church for service at 2.45. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery, Rev. Lamach, a former pastor, officiating.

Waterloo Chronicle, 16 Dec 1938, p. 3

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24697
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Conrad — Sophia Leithoff. Sophia was born 10 Oct 1810, Rodorf, Prussia, Germany; died 2 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sophia Fricke
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24698
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-15

John — Carolline Katzer. Carolline was born Abt 1829, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Carolline Gorselitz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-100