Josephine Riebel

1865 - 1927  (61 years)

• Name	Josephine Riebel
  Born	14 May 1865	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Josephine Schwindt
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115314
  Died	4 Jan 1927	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I115314	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Riebel,   b. 1822, Kehl, Baden, Germany ,   d. 1872, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Theresa Seifert,   b. 1833, La Wantzenau, , Alsace, France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Jan 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F52851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Conrad Schwindt,   b. 26 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1933, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1882  [6]
  Children	1. John R. Schwindt,   b. 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edmund Louis Schwindt,   b. 2 Sep 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Emma S. Schwindt,   b. 20 Jul 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1985  (Age 98 years)   4. Andrew R. Schwindt,   b. 1 Mar 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1970, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   5. George Melvin Schwindt,   b. 30 Jun 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1967, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   6. Edna Schwindt,   b. 9 May 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   7. Luella Schwindt,   b. 31 Mar 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Grace May Schwindt,   b. 16 Jan 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   9. Florence Olive Schwindt,   b. Jun 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F14561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. C. Schwindt is Dead at Age 61 Succumbs to Lingering Illness; Resident of Elmira For Past Ten Years Following a lingering illness the death occurred on Tuesday, of Josephine Riebel, wife of Conrad Schwindt, aged 61 years, 7 months and 21 days. The late Mrs. Schwindt was born in North Bruce, and spent her early life there. After her marriage in 1882 she resided in north Woolwich until ten years ago when with her husband she moved to Elmira. Possessed of a bright and genial disposition, she made many friends, among whom she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband and nine children, George, John and Edmund, of North Woolwich; Emma (Mrs. Norman Koch), of Kitchener; Andrew of Elmira; Edna (Mrs. Charles Hoffer) of Elmira, Florence (Mrs. Philip Sippel), of Detroit, and Grace and Luella at home. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence on King Street. Following services at the Evangelical church the funeral will take place at the Union Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 9. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 59. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 19. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. George Riebel, 35, res. Saugeen, b. Kehl Baden, son of David and Salome, married 31 Jan 1858 Therese Sifert, 23, res. Waterloo, b. Alsace France, daughter of Joseph and Therese [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Conrad Schwindt - 26 Jan 1933.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 May 1865 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jan 1927 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth