Alfred John Ritter^[1]

1903 - 1966  (62 years)

• Name	Alfred John Ritter
  Born	5 Jun 1903	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94135429
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer's Son, Father's Farm
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-170055
  Died	16 Mar 1966	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I170055	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William K. Ritter,   b. 14 Aug 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1922, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Korell,   b. 26 Jan 1862, Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 22 Apr 1954, RR1, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1885	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F14489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna M. C. Eix,   b. 18 Mar 1907, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 2001, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. William Ritter   2. Arthur Milton Ritter,   b. 11 Feb 1935, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   3. Paul Henry Ritter,   b. 26 Oct 1941, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 2008, RR2, Alma, Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F266052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alfred J. Ritter - By Record Correspondent - Floradale - Alfred John Ritter, 62, of RR 1, Elmira, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Ritter was born in Woolwich Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ritter. He lived and farmed in the area throughout his life. He was a member and elder of Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale. Surviving are his wife, the former Edna Eix, whom he married in 1932; three sons, Arthur, William and Paul all at home; two brothers, Albert of Floradale, and Oscar of Elmira; three sisters, Mrs. Theophil (Melinda) Geisel, Mrs. Ella Schmermund and Mrs. Leslie (Edith) Aberle, all of Elmira. He was predeceased by one sister. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira. Removal will be made at noon Saturday to Trinity Lutheran Church Floradale, for a service at 2:30 pm. The service will be conducted by Rev. Frank Malinsky. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Eix - Ritter. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 2. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, T., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, T. (1903). Alfred John Ritter (1903-1966) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 21 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94135429/alfred-john-ritter. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11721-85. William Ritter, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Knechtel, Married Elise Korell, 23, b. Germany, res. Woolwich, daughter of Frederick and Blank, Wittness(es) - Philip Schaefer and Mary Ritter, both of Woolwich Twp., 1 Nov 1885 at Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jun 1903 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer's Son, Father's Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1966 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth