Catharine Kercher

1878 - 1961  (82 years)

• Name	Catharine Kercher
  Born	31 Dec 1878	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catharine Frey
  Name	Catharine Hammacher
  Name	Catharine Thomas
  Name	Katie Kercher
  Residence	75 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-104773
  Died	20 Aug 1961	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I104773	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Kercher,   b. 9 Jun 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1915, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Feroch,   b. 16 Oct 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1937, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1876	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F12093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ira Cyrus Thomas,   b. 3 Dec 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1912  (Age 37 years)
  Children	1. Arthur John Thomas,   b. 13 Oct 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1972, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   2. Catharine Marietta "Katie" Thomas,   b. 3 Jan 1905, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   3. Lillie Thomas,   b. Sep 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rose Thomas,   b. 11 Sep 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F9879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Emery Hammacher,   b. 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Nov 1916	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F26085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Solomon B. Frey,   b. 25 Jan 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1937  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F36762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Catherine Frey Mrs. Catherine Frey, 82, died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. She formerly lived at 75 Avondale Ave. South, Waterloo, but had been in nursing homes and hospitals for the past seven years. She was born Dec. 31, 1878, in Wellesley Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kercher, and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church Waterloo, and the Ladies Aid Society. She was predeceased by three husbands, Ira Thomas, John Hamacher and Solomon Frey. Surviving are a son, Arthur J. Thomas of Waterloo; a daughter, Miss Lillian Thomas of Kitchener; a brother, Jacob Kercher of Kitchener; a sister, Mrs. Henry Diehl of Milverton; 10 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. A. L. Conrad officiating. Burial will be in St. James's Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Emry Hamacher Born: Wilmot Township Age: 64 Born: abt 1852 Father: Daniel Hamacher Mother: Margaret Campell Spouse: Catherine Thomas Age: 38 Born: abt 1878 born: Wellesley Tp Ont Father: Ind Kercher Mother: Mary Foersch married 1 Nov 1916 married: Waterloo, Waterloo City. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 45. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link. Frey/ In Memory Of/ Solomon B. Frey/ Died Oct. 13, 1937/ In His 62nd Year/ Mary Rominger/ Beloved Wife Of S. B. Frey/ Died Jan. 13, 1927 - Aged 47 Years/ "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions"/ Catherine Frey/ Born Dec. 31, 1878 - Died Aug. 20, 1961 [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Jacob Kercher occupation farmer Wellesley Born: Canada Age: 30 Father: Michael Kercher Mother: Anna Maria Kercher Born: abt 1846 Spouse: Maria Ferch Age: 24 born: Canada Father: John Ferch Mother: Catherine Ferch married 14 Dec 1876 married: Waterloo, Wellesley Township

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Dec 1878 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Nov 1916 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Aug 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth