Catherine "Katie" Scheerer^[1]

1886 - 1920  (33 years)

• Name	Catherine "Katie" Scheerer
  Born	24 Sep 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catherine "Katie" Schmidt
  Name	Katie Scherer
  Residence	1911	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-170201
  Died	18 Mar 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I170201	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Erkert Scherer,   b. , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. Abt 1887
  Mother	Anna Maria Ortwein,   b. 1847, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F35822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heinrich Walter "Henry" Schmidt,   b. 27 Mar 1883, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1934, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1906	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Earl Schmidt,   b. Aug 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elma Marie Schmidt,   b. 1909,   d. 1987  (Age 78 years)   3. Eldon Jacob Schmidt,   b. 23 Nov 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age 64 years)   4. Oscar John Schmidt,   b. 13 Jul 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2002  (Age 88 years)   5. Oliver Peter Schmidt,   b. 1917,   d. 1973  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F168285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. HENRY SCHMIDT The sad and untimely death took place at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Thursday evening of Catherine Scherer, beloved wife of Mr. Henry Schmidt of near St.. Agatha, aged about 33 years. Deceased has been in ill health for several months and has been confined to the hospital for the past three weeks. Deceased leaves to mourn her loss a husband and six children ranging from two, to thirteen years of age Also a mother. three sisters, Mrs. Schmehl, Floradale, Mrs. John Wagner, Freeport, and Miss Elizabeth Scherer, and several brothers. The funeral was held from the residence to the Erbsville cemetery for interment, the date of which will be announced later. Many friends will sincerely sympathize with the bereaved family in their loss sustained. Chronicle-Telegraph 25 Mar 1920 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019747-06. Henry W. Schmidt, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Erbsville, son of Martin F. Schmidt and Catharine Wagner married Catharine Scheerer, 20, b. Lexington, res. Erbsville, daughter Of Eckhardt Scheerer and Mary Ortwein, Witn: Charles Jonas of Conestogo and Bertha Scheerer of Erbsville, 9 October 1906 in Heidelberg [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 18 Page 5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Catherine Scherer Sex: Female Birth Date: 24 Sep 1886 Birthplace: Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: Eckert Scherer - laborer Mother's Name: Maria Ortwien [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57482948.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Sep 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Oct 1906 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Mar 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth