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

Helen May Reitz

Female 1919 - 1996  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Helen May Reitz was born 9 Feb 1919, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Reitz and Sophia Hildenbrand); died 8 Oct 1996; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Helen married Ross Zinken 10 Aug 1940. Ross (son of Arthur Zinken and Elizabeth Anna "Lizzie" Miller) was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died 1999; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Bruce W. Zinken
    2. Brian J. Zinken

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Reitz was born 16 Aug 1879, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of George Reitz and Elizabeth Oswald); died 28 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Sophia Hildenbrand 15 Apr 1908, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of Conrad Hildenbrand and Hannah Knipfel) was born 13 Apr 1881, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1952; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sophia Hildenbrand was born 13 Apr 1881, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Conrad Hildenbrand and Hannah Knipfel); died 7 Dec 1952; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Harold Earl Reitz was born 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 1988; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clifford H. Reitz was born 27 Feb 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1984; was buried , Dunks Bay Cemetery, Tobermory, St. Edmunds Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.
    3. Oscar Lloyd Reitz was born Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Helen May Reitz was born 9 Feb 1919, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1996; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Reitz was born 9 Mar 1839, , Hessen, Germany (son of Heinrich Reitz and Catherine); died 2 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George married Elizabeth Oswald 20 Nov 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Oswald and Anna Catharina Knoch) was born 17 Apr 1844, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Oswald was born 17 Apr 1844, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Oswald and Anna Catharina Knoch); died 5 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Barbara Reitz was born 6 Jun 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
    2. Catherine "Katie" Reitz was born 6 Oct 1865, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Sarah Reitz was born 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Maria "Mary" Reitz was born 7 Jul 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elena "Lena" Reitz was born 3 Oct 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1925, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George Heinrich Reitz was born 4 May 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Wilhelm "William" Reitz was born 9 Jan 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Emma Reitz was born 20 Apr 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1906; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 2. John Reitz was born 16 Aug 1879, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Albert Reitz was born 24 Feb 1882, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Conrad Hildenbrand was born CALC 8 Jun 1849, , Germany; died 25 Feb 1919, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Conrad — Hannah Knipfel. Hannah (daughter of John Adam "Adam" Knipfel and Maria Grimm) was born 2 Jan 1857, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hannah Knipfel was born 2 Jan 1857, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Adam "Adam" Knipfel and Maria Grimm); died 4 Jan 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. George Hildenbrand was born 20 Nov 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1875, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Louise Hildenbrand was born 15 Feb 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1958; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry Hildenbrand was born 28 Jan 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 3. Sophia Hildenbrand was born 13 Apr 1881, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1952; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Maria "Mary" Hildenbrand was born 4 Mar 1887, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah Pauline "Pauline" Hildenbrand was born 19 Dec 1892, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mabel Hildenbrand was born 13 Sep 1893, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1983, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Adam William Hildenbrand was born 13 Mar 1895, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Heinrich Reitz was born Abt 1816, Of, Mirland Go, Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Heinrich — Catherine. Catherine was born Abt 1816, Of, Mirland Go, Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine was born Abt 1816, Of, Mirland Go, Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 4. George Reitz was born 9 Mar 1839, , Hessen, Germany; died 2 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Conrad Reitz was born 12 Dec 1846, Mirland Go, Hessen, Germany; died 23 Sep 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Johann Philip "Philip" Oswald was born 19 Oct 1816, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; was christened 20 Oct 1816, Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Bayern, Germany (son of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker); died Bef 1881.

    Johann married Anna Catharina Knoch 1842, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Wilhelm Knoch and Elizabeth) was born 28 Dec 1824, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 26 Jul 1864; was buried , Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (formerly Oswald or Hoffer), Woolwich Tw., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Catharina Knoch was born 28 Dec 1824, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (daughter of Wilhelm Knoch and Elizabeth); died 26 Jul 1864; was buried , Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (formerly Oswald or Hoffer), Woolwich Tw., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Oswald was born 17 Apr 1844, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catherine Oswald was born 16 Aug 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Oswald was born 6 Apr 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Jun 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Eva Oswald was born 16 Dec 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 24 Feb 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1942; was buried , Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    5. Henry Oswald was born 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Mary Oswald was born 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Margarethe Oswald was born Feb 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Eort Oswald was born 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Yost Oswald was born 15 Oct 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Jan 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1861; was buried , Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (formerly Oswald or Hoffer), Woolwich Tw., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  John Adam "Adam" Knipfel was born 27 Jan 1821, , Germany; died 27 Nov 1897; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Maria Grimm. Maria was born 5 Feb 1828, , Germany; died 15 Jul 1916; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Maria Grimm was born 5 Feb 1828, , Germany; died 15 Jul 1916; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Anna Christina "Christina" Knoepfel was born 1840, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Christine Knipfel was born 1846, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Martha Elizabeth Hannah "Elizabeth" Knipfel was born 16 Jan 1853, , Germany; died 7 Oct 1929, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Knuepfel was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 7. Hannah Knipfel was born 2 Jan 1857, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John "Henry" Knipfel was born 4 Mar 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. August Knipfel was born 1 Feb 1862, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1941, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.