Lorne Cluthe

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91858

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• Business: Doon Shody Mill
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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91851
• Immigration: 1860, , Ontario, Canada
• Naturalization: 1882, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1885, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
• Residence: 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Naturalization: 1887
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer, Shadie
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1936, 15 Pearl Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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The Karweil Case.
Editor, Reporter:

Regarding the investigation of dead woman which you had in March 6, Reporter, I wish to let the people know the truth. Forty-one years ago I met Mr. and Mrs. Karweil through Mr. H. Krantz in the town hall in Berlin, coming from Germany. I took them to Doon and gave Mr. Karweil work for quite a number of years. Then he went to Williamsburg and after some years came back to Doon, bought a house and worked for me and others. In 1923 he fell off in health and I looked after him. At the time some people and specially one merchant tried to take advantage of him, by giving not the proper change and selling him one dozen eggs and deliver only eight eggs. After eight days I tackled this merchant for the balance of 4 eggs and he got furious and threatened to break my bones, We quit that merchant and I supplied Mr. Karweil with groceries and whatever he wanted and took for him what goods he had to sell for market. This merchant minds all other peoples' business except his wife's grocery business. As to the Provincial police investigation surrounding the death of aged Doon resident on March 6, 1925, that could only be sent to the Reporter by such a lunatic as he, as there was no provincial police investigation until Saturday March 7. Last summer Mr. Karweil fell in health. He was weak and could not work except in his own garden. He wanted not to be bothered by his next neighbors because they wanted him to go to the Poorhouse in Kitchener. An old spinster he made me order from the house as he says she was after his purse. Last summer I met the reeve in Preston and he told me they must go to the poor house. He had the papers all ready. When I came home and told them this they were just wild. They offered to deed the property over to me as they had no children and no relations. If I would see to it that they did not go to the Poorhouse. I Agreed and he said to get a lawyer. Well the deed was made by Mr. Bitzer of Kitchener , and I took them over to my house, I got medicine from a doctor often and both old people improved a lot. On Feb. 22, after Mrs. Karweil had her oatmeal breakfast, coffee, etc., on the lounge she started to knit socks as she always made me buy yarn so she could knit socks. Then I went to the stable to attend the stock. When I came back she had left the lounge and lay near the bed on the floor, and Mr. Karweil trying to help her up, saying "get up. I can't lift you alone, but I must help you", and I lifted her up on the bed. Then I seen what had happened, she was lame in the left arm and her mouth was drawn to one side. She had suffered a stroke. I went at once to a doctor in Preston and told him and wanted him to come, but he explained to me that he could do nothing for her as she was old and besides he had no way to come to Doon and was needed in Preston. Roads were bad to Doon for a car.

All we could do was to keep her clean and give her what she wanted. For 2 or 3 days she lay in torment. Then she wanted a drink. We gave it to her with a spoon , but two days before she died she could not swallow and slept peacefully away on Sunday March 1. I could not go on Sunday and leave the old man alone. The road was icy and I had no sharp shod horse. I made arrangements to go with Mr. Teet to come on Monday and take me over with his horse as I needed a coffin. Mr.Teet came on Monday but being under the weather myself and with the bitter cold wind blowing I could not go.

In the meantime Mr. Karweil insisted on making the coffin himself as he had made them in Germany, and by Wednesday he had the coffin made.

On Wednesday, being mild, I went to the doctor in Preston and got the death certificate. Coming home, I went to Mr. Hepburn, cemetery caretaker, for a grave, but it seems to me Miss Hepburn was running this as she insisted that her father have nothing to do with it. When I saw I had trouble getting a grave from Mr. Hepburn, I made up my mind to find who was the coroner in Preston. On the way to Preston I met Dr. Oakes, and I found he was the coroner. I went back with him and he looked up the corpse and declared the coffin all right. In the afternoon I went to Preston and got through the coroner the burial certificate and arranged with Mr.Grieve the undertaker and sent to Galt and arranged with Mr. Oder for a burial sermon.

Friday I went to Mrs. Kinzie at Doon got a grave without any trouble, in the cemetery. I ordered the grave dug and on Sunday at 2 p.m. we had the funeral with about 50 in attendance, we had a very nice sermon at the house and cemetery. God give her the needed rest.
How I do not want to seem such a prude in the eyes of the public as some scoundrels want to show me up. Some of the people of the village are so bigoted and narrow minded and long-nosed that the rumour was afloat that I intended burning the; body instead of burying same. Provincial Police Inspector McCaffrey asked me so arbitrary and, I may say, funny that I cannot close this chapter without giving him some good advice, viz; To work in a shoddy mill for a year. It may do him good and he might improve a lot.

(Signed ) Jacob Cluthe,
Doon, March 21, 1925

Women's Institute, Tweedsmuir History Doon and Blair Branch.

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The Departed

JACOB CLUTHE

The death occurred Sunday of Jacob Cluthe, 79, owner of the Doon Shoddy Mill, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ziegler. 15 Pearl Place. Deceased was born in Germany on June 4, 1856, and m grated to this country in 1880.

His widow survives with four sons, William of Toronto, Lawrence at Doon, Fred and George of Kitchener, and seven daughters. Mrs. A. Helman, city, Miss Kathrine, Toronto, Mrs. Leo Heit. Toronto, Mrs. A. Abrew, New York, N.Y., Mrs. V. Helt, Waterloo, Mrs. Fred Ziegler, city, and Miss Marie, city. One brother, Dr. William Cluthe, Evansville, Ill, and one sister. Mrs. Kathrine Ernst in Nebraska also survive, The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon with a service at Doon Cemetery at 3 o'clock. Rev. G. Taylor Munro will officiate. The remains will be resting at Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home until Tuesday afternoon.

Kitchener Daily Record 02 Dec 1935, Mon Page 13

Jacob married Magdalena "Leona" Metz 11 Oct 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Metz and Anna Maria) was born 1 Jan 1869, , Bavaria, Germany; died 6 Mar 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Nationality: , Canada
• Name: Lena Metz
• Name: Leona Metz
• Name: Magdalena "Leona" Cluthe
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-91852
• Immigration: 1882, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1882, , Canada
• Residence: 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1889, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1921, 298 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

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Mrs. Leona Cluthe, 87, a former rendent of Kitchener, died Tuesday at Likehome Lodge in St. Jacobs. She was born Jan. 1 1669, in Germany and came to Canada 71 years ago. She wa a member of the St. Mary's RC Church.

Her husband and two sons predeceased her. She is survived by two sons, William of Toronto and George of Waterloo; seven daughters, Mrs. Archie (Clara) Heman of Kitchener, Kathleen of Doon, Mrs. Leo (Annie) Heit Toronto, Mrs. Andra (Augusta Aldew of New York, Mrs. Urban (Eva) Heit of Waterloo, Mrs. Fred (Lena) Ziegler of London and Mrs. Wilma Gall of Stratford: 20 grandchilären and 10 great-grand children.

Funeral services will be held Friday with prayers at the Walsh Funeral Home at 8:45 am and requiem high mass at St. Louis RC Church at 9 a.m. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery Rev. H. B. Gehl will officiate. The body is at the funeral home where the rosary will be said Thursday night at 8 p.m.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 07 Mar 1956, Wed Page 7

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31202

Jacob — Catherine. Catherine was born Abt 1820, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Cluthe
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31203

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65252

— Anna Maria. Anna was born Abt 1839, Of, Bavaria, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria Metz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69895