Friedrich Karl Heinrich "Fred" Witte

1875 - 1953  (78 years)

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  Friedrich Karl Heinrich Witte from Ancestry.com 2010

  
  

• Name	Friedrich Karl Heinrich "Fred" Witte
  Born	1 Oct 1875	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1887	, Canada   [1]
  Naturalization	1890  [1]
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Button Maker
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Painter
  Residence	1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132949
  Died	23 Nov 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I132949	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick Gottlieb Emil Witte,   b. 3 Nov 1850, , Germany ,   d. 23 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ernestina Schmidt,   b. 5 Jun 1850, , Germany ,   d. 2 May 1914  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F9758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Anna Schenck,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1903	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. George Witte   2. Alton Witte   3. Frederick Witte   4. Clara Witte   5. Gertrude Witte   6. Hilda Ernestina Witte,   b. 28 Feb 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1992  (Age 86 years)   7. Lillian Annie "Lilly" Witte,   b. 19 May 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1997, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F15196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Carl Witte, 78, of 263 Mill St., died early today at St. Mary's Hospital following an illness of four weeks. Born Oct. 1, 1875, in Germany, he was a son of the late Frederick E. Witte and Ernestina Schmidt. Mr. Witte was self-employed as a painter and decorator. He was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He came to Canada from Germany in 1886. His wife, the former Barbara Schenk whom he married 50 years ago last August, survives. Other survivors are three sons, George and Frederick of Kitchener and Alton of Waterloo: five daughters, Mrs. Fred (Hilda) Luft of Kitchener, Mrs. William (Wilhelmine) Sclunidt of London, Mrs. Conrad (Lillian) Doelle of Waterloo, Mrs. Herman (Clara) Noack of Norwich and Mrs. Marvin (Gertrude) Jackson of Delhi. Also two brothers, Paul and William, both of New Brunswick, N.J., and three sisters, Mrs. Augusta Radke, Mrs. Daniel (Elizabeth) Stauffer and Mrs. Emil (Elsie) Hoeft, all of Kitchener. Twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. One son and one daughter predeceased him. The body is at the Gruhm Funeral Home until Wednesday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church for the funeral at 2: 30 pan. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Rev. A. W. Lotz will officiate. Friends may pay their respects prior to the service.1a Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Nov 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 10. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obitury of Frederick Carl Witte - 24 Nov 1953. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 53. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87772881.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1875 - , Germany Immigration - 1887 - , Canada Occupation - Button Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Aug 1903 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Nov 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth