Clayton Conrad Fries^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1902 - 1981  (79 years)

• Name	Clayton Conrad Fries
  Born	15 Mar 1902	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1981	27 Queen St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168256
  Died	14 May 1981	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I168256	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob F. Fries,   b. 5 Apr 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Matilda Conrad,   b. 11 Oct 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1944, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F167840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leona Melvina Fries,   b. 15 Mar 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  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 ,   d. 20 Apr 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F35775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FRIES, Clayton C. - On Thursday, May 14, 1981, at his residence, 27 Queen St., Elmira, Clayton C. Fries, aged 79 years. Beloved husband of Leona Stroh; dear father of Claude and Mrs. William (Ruth Ann) Werth, both of Waterloo, Mrs. Stanley (Bernice) Pienta, and Mrs. William (Grace) Hadenko, both of Kitchener; brother of Ralph of Elmira, Mrs. Desma Lewis of Waterloo and Mrs. Bruce (Margaret) Bosens of Chatham. Seventeen grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren also survive. Two brothers, Gordon and Frederick predeceased him. Mrs. Fries had been employed at Joseph E. Seagrams for 29 years until his retirement in 1970. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 7 pm today, until Sunday at noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2 pm. Interment in St. James Lutheran cemetery. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. The family will receive their friends on Friday (tonight), 7-9 pm and Saturday, 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gordon Fries - 1975. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick Carl Fries - 1980. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob F. Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Leona Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Matilda Conrad - Fries. [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 [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1902). Clayton Conrad Fries (1902-1981) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61605123/clayton-conrad-fries.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Mar 1902 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Dec 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 May 1981 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth