Edward G. Reitzel^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1935  (69 years)

• Name	Edward G. Reitzel
  Born	15 Sep 1865	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1888	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Dry Goods
  Eby ID Number	00091-5267.2
  Died	22 Mar 1935	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I1586	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Anthony E. Reitzel,   b. 10 Jul 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1919, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Caroline Gies,   b. 23 Apr 1841, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Mattusch,   b. 18 Oct 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1944, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1888	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Walter Edwin Reitzel,   b. 7 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dellia May Reitzel,   b. 6 Dec 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Etta Reitzel,   b. 18 Dec 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Erma Lillian Reitzel,   b. 23 Sep 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F25229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edward Gies Reitzel Edward G. Reitzel passed away at his home in Didsbury, Friday, March 22nd, aged 69 years. He is survived by his widow; one son, Walter, of Edmonton; three daughters, Mrs. E.H. Harris, of Edmonton, Mrs. A.G. Batt of Sheffield, England, and Mrs. A. Weber of Cereal, Alberta, also eight grandchildren. The funeral services were held on Monday, March 25th from the Zion Evangelical Church, Rev. H.J. Wood officiating, and interment was made in the Didsbury cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. H.H. Reiber, W.G. Liesemer, J.V. Berscht, C.F. Rennie, E. Rieder and J.E. Liesemer. Many beautiful floral tributes testified to the esteem in which Mr. Reitzel was held by the community. Didsbury Pioneer, March 28, 1935

  
  

• 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..., 179. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012032-88. Edward Reitzel, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Elmira, son of Anthony E. and Caroline Married Magdalena Mattusch, 18, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, daughter of Michael and Barbara, Witn Andrew Voelker and Maria Anna Haist Of Saint Jacobs, 4 April 1888 In Saint Jacobs. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 68. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 56. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117849834/edward-gies-reitzel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Sep 1865 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1888 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Apr 1888 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dry Goods - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Mar 1935 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth