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

Viola Rebecca Sly[1]

Female 1901 - 1953  (52 years)


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  • Name Viola Rebecca Sly 
    Born 1901  Seeley's Bay, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Viola Rebecca Schreiber 
    Occupation nurse 
    Residence 1926  114 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1953  366 Park St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-166704 
    Died 21 Mar 1953  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I166704  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Benjamin Sly,   b. CA 1871, Seeley's Bay, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Chapman,   b. CA 1871,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F294311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alvin Gustave Schreiber,   b. 12 Feb 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1986, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1925  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Wayne G. Schreiber,   d. 1996
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F47801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Alvin G. Schreiber died Saturday night at her residence, 366 Park St., after a lengthy illness. The former Viola Sly, she was born at Seeley's Bay, Ont., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sly. She graduated in 1923 as a nurse from the K-W Hospital. Surviving are her husband to whom she was married in Waterloo March 18, 1925; one son, Wayne G., Kitchener; five brothers, Albert, Lansdowne, Ont. William, Vancouver, B.C.; Elmer, Toronto; George, Seeley's Bay, and John, Plainfield, N.J.; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret McNeeley and Mrs. Emma Munro, both of Gananoque, Ont., and three grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. A.E. Pletch of Calvary Memorial Evangelical UB Church officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Mar 1953

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020810-25.
      Alvin Gustave Schreiber, 25, occ. Merchant, b. Kitchener, res. 21 Glasgow St. Kitchener, son of Gustave Schreiber (B. Germany) and Kate Scharlach Married Viola Rebecca Sly, 30, occ. Nurse, b. Seeley's Bay Ont., res. 114 Waterloo St. Kitchener, Spinster, daughter of Benjamin Sly (B. Seeley's Bay) and Elizabeth Chapman, Witnessed by: J. Brunton of Kitchener and Mrs. C.S. Roberts of Waterloo, 18 March 1925 in Waterloo.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1901 - Seeley's Bay, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Mar 1925 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1926 - 114 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Mar 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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