Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ernst Klem[1, 2]

Male 1866 - 1944  (78 years)


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  • Name Ernst Klem 
    Born 15 Jul 1866  Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Name Ernest Klem 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farm Hand 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    cabinet maker 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Carpenter, Hard Lumber 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1938  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-143416 
    Died 23 Dec 1944  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I143416  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Hartwick Klehn,   b. 16 Jun 1827, , Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Maria Louisa "Mary" Kruse,   b. 28 Jul 1841, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F6636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margarethe "Maggie" "Margaret" Hahn,   b. 11 Jun 1870, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 3 May 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    Children 
     1. Herbert Henry Klem,   b. 16 Sep 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mabel May Klem,   b. 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Eloise Klem,   b. 4 Apr 1892, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Maggie Leona "Leona" Klem,   b. 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Walter Klem,   b. 26 Sep 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary Klem,   b. Aug 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Carl Oscar "Charles" Klem,   b. 6 May 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1998  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F35760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ERNST KLEM A sudden heart attack resulted today in the death of Ernst Klem, 79, at his late residence, 32 Irvin St. Mr. Klem was born July 10, 1865, in Centreville. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Hartwig Klem. Deceased attended St. Mathew's Lutheran Church and was a member of the Grand Union Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows His wife, nee Margaret Hahn, died in June of 1940.

      Surviving are three sons: Herbert of Kitchener, Walter, Bridgeport and Carl, Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Leona Milkie of Kitchener and Mrs. May Hemmerich of Kitchener; one brother, Nelson of Kitchener and two sisters, Mrs. Matilda Moyer of Waterloo and Mrs. Lavina Itter of Kitchener. Thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.

      Funeral service will be held at two o'clock on Tuesday at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, where the remains are resting. Burial will be made in Mount Hope Cemetery, with Dr. John Schmieder, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, officiating.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12262-92.
      Ernst Klemm, 26, occ. Carpenter, b. Canada, res. Berlin, son of Hartwig and Maria, Married Maggie Hahn, 22, b. Germany, res. Berlin, daughter of John and Sophie, Witn: Maria and Pauline Klemm of Berlin, 3 May 1892 at Berlin

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020280-24.
      Clayton Carl Hemmerich, 28, occ. Accountant, b. Elmira, res. 6 Betzner Apts Cedar N. Kitchener, son of Michael Hemmerich (b. Canada) & Philipine Weber married Mabel May Klem, 22, occ. Stenographer, b. Kitchener, res. 52 Irvin St. Kitchener, daughter of Ernest Klem (b. Canada) & Margaret Hahn, Witn: Herbert & Mrs. Herbert Doerr of 6 Cedar N. Kitchener, 14 August 1924 in Kitchener.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) Page 6.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 34.

    5. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Ernst Klem/ 1866-1944/ Maggie Hahn/ 1870-1940/

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 36 Page 16.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), May 5, 1892.
      May 3, 1892 Ernst Klem and Margarethe Hehn, both of Berlin, were married by Pastor von Pirch, Berlin.

    8. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. William Woeller - 19 Jan 1938.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jul 1866 - Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Hand - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 May 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cabinet maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter, Hard Lumber - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Dec 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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