Dora Sidonia Debus

1900 - 1943  (42 years)

• Name	Dora Sidonia Debus
  Born	4 Jun 1900	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243105998/
  Misfortune	suicide by drowning in basement cistern
  Name	Dora Sidonia Appel
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148318
  Died	16 Jan 1943	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: suicide by drowning and anxiety neuvosis in basement cistern
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I148318	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Warden - Reeve Frederick "Fred" Debus,   b. 2 Jul 1870, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1957  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Kern,   b. 1874, Fullarton Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1897	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F60901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lloyd Edwin Appel,   b. 23 Dec 1899, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F36725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. L. E. Appel By Chronicle Correspondent) NEW HAMBURG. - Dora Sidona Apppel, wife of ex-Councillor L. E. Appel, died suddenly at her home on Waterloo street Saturday evening. She was the only daughter of ex-Reeve Frederick and Mrs. Bebus of this village and was born in Tavistock on June 4, 1900. In November, 1938, at Stratford, she married L. E. Appel. She had been ill for some time. She had been prominent in women's lawn bowling circles here for years, holding the office of secretary until last year. She leaves to mourn besides her parents and husband, one brother, Lloyd, at home. Waterloo Chronicle, 22 Jan 1943, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Dora Sidonia Debus Gender:Female Birth Date:4 Jun 1900 Birth Place: East Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Father:Frederick Debus Mother:Elizabeth Kern [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameDora Appel Maiden Name[Debus] GenderFemale Age42 Birth Date4 Jun 1900 Birth PlaceOntario Death Date16 Jan 1943 Death PlaceNew Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada FatherFred Delus MotherElizabeth Delus SpouseLoyd Appel Cause" suicide by drowning and anxiety neuvosis in basement cistern Certificate Number037180 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Frederick Dubus Sex: Male Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 "Ellis? Occ: miller Tavistock Father's Name: Henry Debus Mother's Name: Elizabeth Buker Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Kern Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Fullarton Res: Fullarton Spouse's Father's Name: Adam Kern Spouse's Mother's Name: Johanna Millman Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1897 Marriage Place: Stratford, , Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jun 1900 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: suicide by drowning and anxiety neuvosis in basement cistern - 16 Jan 1943 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth