Donald William Brown

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-97433

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Brown, Donald W. - On Friday, April 2, 1999, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Donald William Brown, age 69 years, of RR 2, Wallenstein.

Beloved husband of the late Hazel (Dreisinger) Brown (September 1998). Dear father of Chris and Wilf Shantz of West Montrose, Marion and "Charlie" Lloyd Roes of Waterloo, Grace and Skip Maher and Bob and Darlene, all of Elmira. Also lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, Brad and Julie, Camille and Josie, Stacey and B. J., Adam and Holly and great-grandson, Mitchell; brother of Jerry and Audrey Brown of Wasaga Beach and Shirlene and Steve Stephens of Ellenton, Fla.

Don was predeceased by his parents, Jacob and Alma (Schmitt) Brown. The family received friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, Saturday and Sunday. At noon today (Monday), transfer will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Wendell Grahlman officiating, followed by interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Donations to Chateau Gardens Auxiliary or St. James Lutheran Church Memorial Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.


K-W Record, Monday, April 5, 1999

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Local Builder, Contractor
Donald Brown was a man of many talents and interests

Donald Brown, local builder and contractor, died April 2, 1999 in his 70^th year. He had been married to Hazel (Dreisinger) for almost 40 years, and was father to Bob, and to Christine, Marion and Grace. As early as age ten, he helped his father, Jacob "Jake" Brown, build the chapel for the Dreisingr Funeral Home, and the father-and-son team also built the Purity Diary, Weber's grocery store and Coty's grocery store in St. Jacobs (now the Stone Crock restaurant). Until his semi-retirement in 1991, Brown worked in partnership with his brother, Jerry, in Brown Brothers Contracting, and then worked on his own for a few years. Marion remembers working with "Donny" in 1961, cleaning windows in the almost-finished Elmira Fair grandstands. Among some of "Donny's buildings" are the Royal Bank, Brox's Olde Town Village, many churches, the original Freiburger's Grocery store, Trinity United church, Elmira curling rink and "thirty-five houses from the foundation up." If a job required more hands, Brown hired his skilled neighbours and family members. He was efficient and meticulous and expected those who worked with him to be the same. You never got up on a roof without all the tools you needed. And you never showed up for work without a sharp pencil and a tape! When describing his work and community service, one usually starts by saying "for many years." For many years, he helped set up and dismantle the barriers and temporary shelters for Elmira's Maple Syrup Festival. For many years, he served on the Woolwich Agricultural Society, was granted an honourary membership and, in 1991, was given an award for "Meritorious service to agriculture." That same year, Brown decided to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region. He was a house leader on the 1993 Jimmy Carter work project and had worked on almost all the local Habitat building projects, persuading his contacts in the building trades to "come and help" with plumbing, roofing, dry walling, electrical and cement work. His attention to detail was appreciated and so was his self-effacing willingness to work with other volunteers, even those who had only a little experience. Did he have time for hobbies. Certainly. As a teenager, he played the trombone and later sang with the K-W Barbershoppers. For many years, Brown sang in the choir and served on various boards at St. James Evangelical Lutheran church. He and his wife enjoyed dancing lessons, trips to Florida (they went 30 times) and Hawaii. Don's compassionate and generous spirit can inspire all of us. His unique sense of humour, his crazy quirks, his calm silent strength and his never-ending goodwill for those around him will be missed. This article was written by Marion Roes, Camille St. Amand (granddaughter) and Stephen Jones (Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region).

Elmira Independent, 6 Apr 1999

Donald married Hazel Georgene Dreisinger 14 Mar 1959. Hazel (daughter of George Edward Dreisinger and Clara Lichty) was born 15 Dec 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1998, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jake Brown
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116055
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Contractor

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BROWN, Jacob S. - On Monday, Sept. 18, at the Heritage Home, St. Jacobs, age 81 years, of 15 Snyder Ave., Elmira; he was a member of the IOOF Lodge, Waterloo, and the St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira; husband of Alma Schmitt; father of Gerald and Donald of Elmira; Mrs. Joe (Shirlene) Gregory of Bradenton, Fla.; brother of William of Elmira, Louis of Kitchener, Ezra of Waterloo, Harold of Erbsville, Mrs. Caroline Zimmerman, Waterloo; Mrs. Edna Bowers of Detroit, Mrs. Alf (Ella) Schmitt of Route 3, Waterloo; Mrs. Irvin (Larkey) Schlegel of Kitchener, Mrs. Marjorie Pawlatzki of Waterloo; nine grandchildren; predeceased by his first wife, Elsie Rudow, and one brother.

Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Thursday noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church for service at 2: 30 p.m. Burial in St. James Lutheran cemetery.

Jacob — Alma Elizabeth Schmitt. Alma (daughter of John K. Schmitt and Barbara Becker) was born 17 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1988, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alma Elizabeth Brown
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80999
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Brown, Mrs. Jacob S. - On Sunday, Sept. 18, 1988, at Chateau Gardens, Elmira, Alma Schmitt, in her 92nd year, of Elmira.

Beloved wife of the late Jacob S. Brown (1972). Dear mother of Gerald and Audrey Brown of Wasaga Beach, Donald and Hazel Brown of RR 2, Wallenstein and Shirlene and J. G. Stephens of Ellenton, Fla.; grandmother of Barbara and Bruce Finn, Mark and Kim Brown, Grant, Bruce and Kim Brown, Nancy and Keith McGlone, Evelyn Brown, Beverly and Steve Burgasky, Bob and Michelle Brown and Debra and Tom Collins. Nine great-grandchildren also survive. Dear sister of Mrs. Helga Crawford of Cambridge, Alfred Schmitt of Waterloo, Carl and Ted Schmitt, both of Kitchener. Grandma Brown is fondly remembered by Grace, Skip and Stacey Maher, Marion and Charlie Roes, Camille and Josie Grundy, Christine, Wilf, Brad and Julie Shantz. Predeceased by one sister and three brothers.

Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, Tuesday (today) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Stroh officiating. Interment St. James Lutheran cemetery [Elmira]. Donations to St. James Lutheran Church Building Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Sept. 20, 1988

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Mrs. Jacob (Alma Elizabeth) Brown 1897 - 1988 She was married to Jacob S. Brown who predeceased her exactly 16 years before.

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• Name: George Henry Braun
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142255
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1893, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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GEORGE BROWN

ERBSVILLE, Feb. 4. - Following a lingering illness of several years duration. George Brown, age 74, passed away at the family residence here early Sunday morning. Deceased, who was bon in this village, spent practically all his life here. He was married to Mary Schierman of Durham 45 years ago.

The widow survives with five sons, Jacob of Elmira, Ezra in Waterloo, William of Fergus, Louis of Toronto and Harold at home, five daughters, Mrs. John Zimmerman, Waterloo, Mrs. Robert Bauer, Detroit, Mrs. Al Schmidt, Elmira, Mrs. Hans Pawletzki, Erbsville and Miss Larkey Brown. One brother, Conrad of Waterloo, and two sisters, Mrs. William Easton, Waterloo, and Mrs. Henry Rahn, Tavistock, also survive.

Funeral services will be held from the residence on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and thence to St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Remains will be interred in the adjoining cemetery.

George — Mary Scheuermann. Mary (daughter of Wilhelm Georg "George" Scheuermann and Carline "Caroline" Glass) was born 28 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Brown
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127236
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Mrs. Mary Brown

ERBSVILLE, May 25 - Mrs. Mary Brown, 77, resident of Erbsville most of her life, died today in the K-W Hospital. She was born near Maryhill Sept. 28, 1872, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Scheuermann.

She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, and a member of the Ladies Aid of that church.

Her husband, George, predeceased her in 1935. One son, Clayton, died in 1930.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. John (Caroline) Zimmerman, Waterloo; Mrs. Robert (Edna) Bowers, Detroit; Mrs. Alfred (Ella) Schmitt, Erbsville; Mrs. William (Larkey) Rausch, Toronto; Mrs. H. (Margaret) Pawletzki, Waterloo; five sons, Jacob and William of Elmira; Louis and Ezra of Waterloo, and Harold, Erbsville; two sisters and six brothers; 33 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be held Sunday at 2: 30 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, with Rev. R. Grosz officiating. The body is resting at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira until 12 noon Sunday, when removal will be made to the church in Erbsville.

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• Name: Johannes Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80977
• 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; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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JOHN K. SCHMITT

Death occurred at the K-W Hospital Tuesday of John K. Schmitt, 48 Charon St., Kitchener. He was in his 80th year, and a native of Berlet's Corners, Wilmot Township.

He was married to Barbara Becker in Philipsburg in 1896. The family moved to Kitchener 29 years ago.

Mr. Schmitt was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, and of the Independent Order of Foresters.

His wife survives; also six sons, Clayton, Carl and Theodore of Kitchener, John of Hamilton, Alfred of Erbsville and Louis of East End, Sas- katchewan; and three daughters, Mrs. Jacob (Alma) Brown, Elmira, Mrs. Walter (Helga) Crawford and Mrs. Katherine Hiller of Kitchener.

One brother, Jacob, of Milwaukee, Wis., and three sisters, Mrs. John Koehler of St. Agatha, Mrs. Salome Heimpel of Waterloo and Mrs. Am- elia Ziegler of Kitchener, also survive.

A private funeral will be held at the residence at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon with a public service in St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 2:30 o'- clock. Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate.

John married Barbara Becker 8 Sep 1896, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Johannes F. "John" Becker and Catharine "Katie" Schaeffer) was born 7 Mar 1874, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Schmitt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80988
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1953, 48 Moore Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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MRS. BARBARA SCHMITT

Mrs. Barbara Schmitt, 78, of 48 Moore Ave., Kitchener, died at the K-W Hospital Friday after a brief illness. Born in North Easthope on March 7, 1874, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Becker. She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

Surviving are six sons, John of Hamilton, Alfred of Erbsville, Louis of East End, Sask.; Clayton, Carl and Theodore all of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Jacob (Alma) Brown of Elmira, Mrs. Walter (Helga) Crawford of Kitchener and Mrs. Catharine Hiller of Hamilton; three brothers, William of Kitchener, Adam of Bright and Theodore of Preston; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell of Kitchener, Mrs. Eliza Brodrecht of New Hamburg and Mrs. Clara Tribeck of Stratford; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Her husband, John K. Schmitt, to whom she was married in Philipsburg, Sept. 8, 1896, died in 1947.

The funeral was held at St. Mark's Luther Church Tuesday at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. A. G. Jacobi, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery.

The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Elmira Signet Jan 15 1953

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• Name: Conrad Brown
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71456
• Immigration: 1857, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman

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Mr. Conrad Brown, an Old Pioneer Passes Away at Waterloo

An old pioneer of this county passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. Wm. Easton, Waterloo, on Tuesday at 6 o'clock pm, in the person of Conrad Brown, after an illness of about three weeks, at the advanced age of 79 years, 4 months and 14 days.

The late Mr. Brown was born in Germany and came to Canada when about 25 years of age, settling in Erbsville, at which place he resided for upwards of fifty years. He was married to Elizabeth Baetz who predeceased him 15 years. He had been on a visit to his daughter for the past month.

Seven children survive, four sons and three daughters, viz., Margaret I(Mrs. E. Simpson), Durham; Elizabeth (Mrs. Wm. Easton), Waterloo; Mary (Mrs. Henry Rahn), Rumelhardt; George, Erbsville; Jacob, of near Erbsville; Conrad, West Montrose, Theodore, Waterloo. He is also survived by a brother in Mount Forrest and a sister in Germany.

The funeral wil be held on Friday at 1 o'clock, from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Easton to the Lutheran church, Erbsville, for service.

Conrad — Elizabeth Baetz. Elizabeth was born 1827, , Germany; died 1892; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Braun
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142253
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: George Scheuerman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127237
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper

Wilhelm — Carline "Caroline" Glass. Carline (daughter of John M. Class and Barbara Geiler) was born 26 Aug 1854, , USA; died 22 May 1940; was buried , Latona Cemetery, Dornoch, Grey Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Birth: , Germany
• Birth: Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Name: Carline "Caroline" Scheuermann
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131762
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Johannes Schmidt
• Name: John Howard Schmitt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42509P
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Occupation: 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• 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; Farmer

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John Howard Schmitt - Sudden death yesterday called away John Howard Schmitt, aged 86 years, one month, 12 days, at his home in Wellesley, after an illness of only a few days. Decease was born in Wilmot, living there until nine years ago, when he moved to Wellesley. He is survived by nine children, forty-six grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren, his wife, Marie Knechtel having predeceased him 12 years ago. His daughters are Mrs. Charles Hachburnt of Danberg, Mrs. Henry Huehn and Mrs. Heimpel of Heidelberg, Mrs. John Koehler of Wilmot and Mrs. A. Heimpel of Wellesley; his sons, Jacob of Saskatchewan and John, Valentine and William of this city. The funeral will be held on Sunday at 1 pm from his late residence to the Canadian Lutheran Church, thence to Wilmot Cemetery for interment.

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Died In Wellesley, on Tuesday, February 26th, 1924 John R. Schmitt Aged 86 years, 1 month and 12 days The Funeral Will be held from his late residence on Sunday, March 2nd, at 1 o'clock p.m. and proceed to the St. Pauls Lutheran church for services. Thence to Union cemetery, Wilmot, for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

Funeral Card

Johan married Maria "Mary" "Polly" Knechtel 2 Mar 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung) was born 24 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Berlet's Corners Cemetery, Berlet's Corners, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria "Mary" "Polly" Schmitt
• Name: Mary Knechtel
• Name: Polly Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78890P
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Died At Wellesley, on Friday morning, June 23rd, 1916 Mary Schmitt Beloved Wife of John R. Schmitt Aged 76 years, 11 months and 29 days. The Funeral Will take place from her late residence, Wellesley on Monday, June 26th, at 2 o'clock, p.m. to the Can. Luthern [sic] church for services Thence to Berlet's Corner cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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• Name: John F. Becker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-230195

Johannes — Catharine "Katie" Schaeffer. Catharine was born CA 1844, Of, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine "Katie" Becker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68929