Mary Riener^[1]

1864 - 1950  (85 years)

• Name	Mary Riener
  Born	11 Apr 1864	Vienna, , Wien, Austria   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Immigration	1873	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Immigration	1874	, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Christened	11 Oct 1874	Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178663362
  Immigration	1878	, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Name	Mary Zeller
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	New Jerusalam
  Residence	1884	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Swedenborgian
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Swedenborgian
  Residence	1935	80 Water St. S., Kitchener Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00138-8394.1
  Died	11 Mar 1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I1363	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Matthias Riener,   b. 24 Feb 1830, Temesvár, , Hungary ,   d. 8 May 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Novock,   b. 7 Dec 1843, Mein, , Austria ,   d. 3 Jul 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F8332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philip Zeller,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1884	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 9]
  Children	1. Elsie Myra Zeller,   b. 5 Apr 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1968, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 82 years)   2. Selina Zeller,   b. 11 Jul 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Annie Zeller,   b. 30 Nov 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Walter Philip Zeller,   b. 21 Oct 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1957, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec  (Age 66 years)   5. Edward Zeller,   b. 17 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Carl Edmund Zeller,   b. 17 Jun 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Florence Ella Zeller,   b. 2 Apr 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Philip Zeller Surviving her husband by only three weeks, Mrs. Philip Zeller, 85, mother of Walter P. Zeller, head of a chain of Canadian retail stores, died Saturday night at her residence, 80 Water St. South. Her husband died Feb. 18. Born April 11, 1865, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Riener. Deceased was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Besides Walter P., of Montreal, she is survived by another son, C. Edward Zeller of St. Catharines; four daughters, Mrs. John G. (Elza) Gole, Kitchener; Mrs. Leslie(Selma) Wismer, Edmonton, Alta.; Mrs. Ernest (Anna) Lepper, Toronto, and Mrs. Eitel (Florence) Woeller, Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Gisela Horne, Kitchener; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2:30 pm. at the Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev. D. P. Johnson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Wednesday noon when removal will be made to the church Kitchener-waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Mar 13, 1950 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 693. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) g-6 Page 7. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (South/Sud) (#122) Subdistrict: Waterloo (South/Sud) g-6 Page 7. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Phillip Zoeller Age: 21 res: Breslau Place of Birth: Breslau Names of Parents: Jacob Zoeller & Cathar. Schiedel Name: Maria An. Riener Age: 20 res: Breslau Place of Birth: Wiena, Ostria Names of Parents: Mathias Riener & Maria Nowak Name: Cirus Schiedel res: Waterloo Name: Aaron Witmer res: Preston Date of Marriage: Sept. 24, 1884 [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 44. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Maria Anna b. 11 Apr 1864, bapt. 11 Oct 1874 c/o Mathias & Maria Riener [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 8. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Ed. Riener/ Oct. 22, 1875/ Feb. 23, 1940

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1864 - Vienna, , Wien, Austria Immigration - 1873 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1874 - , Ontario, Canada Christened - 11 Oct 1874 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1878 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - New Jerusalam - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1884 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Sep 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Swedenborgian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Swedenborgian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Mar 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth