Reta Pearl Schedewitz^[1]

1917 - 2009  (92 years)

• Name	Reta Pearl Schedewitz
  Born	10 Jan 1917	Yatton, Peel Twp., Mapleton Township Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Reta Pearl Dunke
  Name	Reta Schedewitz  [3]
  Residence	1974	161 Morrison Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128214
  Died	10 Jul 2009  [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I128214	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Simon L. Schedewitz,   b. 17 Nov 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1935, Yatton, Peel Twp., Mapleton Township Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sophia Carolina Stumpf,   b. 16 Mar 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	14 Jul 1895	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F6739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carlton Edwin "Carl" Dunke,   b. 15 Jul 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1958  [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F41019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RETA PEARL DUNKE1917-2009 Passed away peacefully, Reta Pearl Dunke was received into the arms of Jesus on the morning of Friday, July 10, 2009. She was 92 years old. She was the former Reta Schedewitz, daughter of the late Simon and Sophia Schedewitz. Born in Yatton on January 10, 1917 where she was raised and also lived in Elmira, Waterloo and for many years on Morrison Road in Kitchener. For the past five years, she has been a resident of Victoria Place in Kitchener. Reta married Carlton Dunke on July 19, 1958. He predeceased her in 1993. She is survived by six nieces and nephews, June Pettie, Wayne Schedewitz, Joan Blackie, Gloria Wegener, Michael and William Weichel. A special great-nephew, Mark O'Leavey also survives. Many great nieces and nephews will remember her. Predeceased by a sister, Gertrude Weichel; two brothers, Clayton and Howard Schedewitz; a niece, Jean O'Leavey; and a nephew, William Schedewitz. Reta loved to paint landscapes and she was fond of travelling. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Kitchener and she spoke many times of her love for the Lord. Reta's family would be pleased to receive relatives and friends at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo Saturday, July 11, 2009 (today) from 6 - 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Terry Hursh officiating. A reception will follow the service in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home. Interment at a later date in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. Condolences for the family and donations to Hope Lutheran Church can be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. In living memory of Reta, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home Waterloo Region Newspaper - Jul. 11, 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sophia Stumpf - Schedewitz. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Reta Pearl Dunke - Jul. 11, 2009. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Simon L. Schedewitz. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12513 (1895), Schedewitz-Stumpf. Simon Schedewitz, 23, Blacksmith, b. Wellesley Township, res. Linwood, son of John Schedewitz and Maria Lackenbauer married Sophia Stumpf, 19, b. Woolwich Township, res. Woolwich Township, daughter of Henry Stumpf and Maria Gimber, Witness(es): Casper Stumpf of Woolwich Township and Margaretha Schedewitz, 14 July 1895 in Woolwich Township

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1917 - Yatton, Peel Twp., Mapleton Township Wellington Co., Ontario Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth