Edith Phillipina Lorch^[1]

1891 - 1948  (57 years)

• Name	Edith Phillipina Lorch
  Born	12 Feb 1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Edith Phillipina Israel
  Occupation	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Domestic Hotel
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1948	104 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-169891
  Died	12 Jul 1948	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I169891	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Albert W. Lorch,   b. 1 Feb 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Oswald,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1882	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F14374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvester Jacob Israel,   b. Jun 1891, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1925	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F36518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. SYLVESTER ISRAEL Mrs. Sylvester Israel, 57, of 104 Locust St., Kitchener died suddenly at her home early Monday. Born Feb. 12, 1891, in Elmira, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lorch. She attended St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Surviving besides her husband, whom she married Feb. 12, 1925, in Elmira, are three brothers, Henry Lorch, Listowel, Charles and Walter, both of Elmira; three sisters, Mrs. Alvin (Mary Ann) Dreisinger, Elmira; Mrs. Albert (Caroline) Hett, Kitchener; Mrs. William (Emma) Adamson, Ayton. Funeral was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. John Schneider officiating. Interment was made, in St. James's Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert W. Lorch. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 11. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Matilda Lorch Westfall - 23 Feb 1921. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Albert Lorch Born: Woolwich Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Age: 21 Father: Charles Lorch Mother: Anna Cath Wild Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Ann Mary Oswald Age: 20 born: Woolwich Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Father: Michael B Oswald Mother: Phillipina Brown Oswald married 14 Nov 1882 Elmira [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Nov 1882. 14 Nov 1882 Albert Lorch and Mary Oswald, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor A.R. Schultz in Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Feb 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic Hotel - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Feb 1925 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1948 - 104 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jul 1948 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth