Melinda S. Stroh^[1]

1875 - 1962  (86 years)

• Name	Melinda S. Stroh
  Born	6 Dec 1875	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202926319
  Name	Melinda S. Ritter
  Name	Melinda Stroh
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115837P
  Died	1962	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I115837	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Oscar Stroh,   b. 21 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Steffler,   b. 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1867	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F14067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Jacob Oscar Stroh,   b. 21 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F257027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel K. Ritter,   b. 12 Dec 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Lester Wilfred Ritter,   b. 17 Aug 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)   2. Cranson Ritter,   b. 31 Jul 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clayton Ritter,   b. 2 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1963  (Age 60 years)   4. Percival S. "Percy" Ritter,   b. 13 Apr 1905, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Sep 1991, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   5. Harry H. Ritter,   b. Apr 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)   6. Mabel Ritter,   b. Feb 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age ~ 70 years)   7. Edgar Clarence Ritter,   b. 26 Apr 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1957, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Melinda Ritter - by Record Staff Writer - ELMIRA - Mrs. Melinda Ritter, 86, of 35 Water St., Elmira, died at her home Monday after a brief illness. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stroh, she was born in Woolwich Township, Dec. 6, 1875. Her husband, Daniel, died in 1951. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira. Surviving are four sons, Cranson, Clayton, Percy and Harry, all of Elmira; one daughter, Mrs. Harley (Mabel) Stahlbaum of Elmira; one brother, Henry of Elmira and one grandson and two great-grandchildren. Two sons, two brothers and two sisters also predeceased her. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Thursday noon when removal will be made to St. James Church, for the funeral at 3 p.m. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs. Rev. Harry Baetz will officiate. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harry H. Ritter - 1987. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 7. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 3. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 10. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 5. [S448] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran St. Jacobs CC#4590 Internet Link. Ritter A. Lester W. Ritter/ 1897-1948 B. Mother/ Melinda Stroh/ 1875-1962/ father/ Daniel K. Ritter/ 1867-1951 C. Edgar Ritter/ 1912-1957 [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Melinda Stroh - Ritter. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob Stroh Born: Woolwich Res: Woolwich Age: 21 Father: Conrad Stroh Mother: Oswalda Born: 1846 Spouse: Maria Staffler Age: 21 born: Woolwich Res: Woolwich Born: 1846 Father: Lorenz Staffler Mother: B. married 19 Aug 1867 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Dec 1875 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1962 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth