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

Leona Melvina Fries[1, 2, 3]

Female 1904 - 1989  (85 years)


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  • Name Leona Melvina Fries 
    Born 15 Mar 1904  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Leona Melvina Fries 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1924  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Domestic 
    Residence 1981  27 Queen St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-156827 
    Died 9 Jul 1989  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried 12 Jul 1989  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I156827  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John F. Fries,   b. 19 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1966  (Age < 90 years) 
    Mother Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Stroh,   b. 23 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1905  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F39314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clayton Conrad Fries,   b. 15 Mar 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1981, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 10 Dec 1924  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Bernice Fries
     2. Ruth Ann Fries
     3. Claude Fries,   b. CA 1929,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Grace Lorraine Fries,   b. 24 Aug 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F35775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FRIES, Mrs. Leona - On Sunday, July 9, 1989, at K-W Hospital, age 85 years, of Elmira.

      Beloved wife of the late Clayton Fries (1981). Dear mother of Mrs. Stanley (Bernice) Pienta of Sauble Beach, Mrs. William (Grace) Hadenko and Mrs. William (Ruth Ann) Werth, both of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, Claude and one brother. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Sister of Mrs. Irene Hemmerich of Tavistock and Mrs. Ida Schweitzer of Kitchener.

      Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after Tuesday noon. Service in the chapel on Wednesday, July 12, at 11 a.m. Interment in St. James Lutheran cemetery. Donations to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ellenora Stroh - Fries.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lorena Elizabeth Fries - Hemmerich.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020209-24.
      Clayton Conrad Fries, 22, occ. Shoemaker, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, son of Jacob Fries (b. Waterloo Co) & Matilda Conrad married Leona Fries, 20, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Woolwich Twp, daughter of John Fries (b. Waterloo Co) & Eleanora Stroh, Witn: Herbit Theodore Wilhen & Margaret Bertha Fries both of Elmira, 10 December 1924 in Elmira

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 10.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Leona Fries.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1904). Leona Melvina Fries Fries (1904-1989) - Find A... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61605213/leona-melvina-fries.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 19055-05.
      John F. Fries, 29, Occ. Teamster, b. Woolwich Twp., Res. Berlin, son of Michael Fries & Elizabeth Frey, married Eleanora Stroh, 26, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. Berlin, daughter of Henry Stroh & Anna Knechtel, Witn: William J. Janke of Berlin & Magdalena Fries of Elmira, 28 June 1905 at Elmira

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Mar 1904 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1924 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Dec 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jul 1989 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Jul 1989 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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