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

Ruth C. Oetzel

Female 1917 - 2008  (91 years)


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  • Name Ruth C. Oetzel 
    Born 1917  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Ruth C. Bauer 
    Residence 1967  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-105177 
    Died 30 Apr 2008  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I105177  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Herman Oetzel,   b. 7 Sep 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Marie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hamel,   b. 14 Jun 1877, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F38478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herman Bauer,   b. 1910,   d. 2003  (Age 93 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F38487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ruth (nee Oetzel) Bauer passed away peacefully at Sunnyside Home in Kitchener on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in her 91st year. Devoted mother of Dick and his wife Ruth, Bob and his wife Deborah, and Elizabeth Betsy. Beloved grandmother of Paul, Kathryn, Rob and his wife Georgeta, David and his wife Terri, Virginia Duyvestyn and her husband Glenn. Cherished great-grandmother of Max, Marissa, Cameron, Branden and Rachel. Predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Herman Bauer, and her parents Herman and Marie Elizabeth Oetzel.

      Ruth resided at Luther Village for the past nine years. She was a former organist and choir director for St. Peter's Lutheran Church. She was an avid writer, a dedicated volunteer, and a devoted Foster Parent.

      Friends are invited to share their memories of Ruth with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Saturday, May 3, 2008, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate Ruth's life and faith will take place in the chapel of the funeral home on Sunday, May 4th at 3 pm with the Rev. Dr. Peeter Vanker of Markham officiating. A reception will follow the service in the Fireside Reception Room of the Funeral Home. Private family interment in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Breslau.

      Donations in memory of Ruth may be made to the Alzheimer's Society or the Canadian Cancer Society and can be arranged through the funeral home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link.
      Ruth C. Bauer/ 1917 - 2008

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Apr 2008 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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