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

Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Female 1902 - 2004  (101 years)


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  • Name Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries 
    Born 9 May 1902  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Rosa Fries 
    Name Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Kraft 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Stamping, Shoe Factory 
    Residence 1921  37 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1959  113 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-172056 
    Died 8 Jan 2004  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I172056  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Daniel F. Fries,   b. 25 Aug 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Caroline Steffler,   b. 5 Apr 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 22 May 1895  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F18321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herbert John Kraft,   b. 4 Nov 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1925 
    Children 
     1. Richard Kraft
     2. Wilbur "Wib" Kraft,   b. 31 Oct 1926,   d. 7 Jan 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Audrey M. Kraft
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F53323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KRAFT, Mrs Rose Passed away, peacefully, at the A.R. Goudie Eventide Home in Kitchener, on Thursday. January 8, 2004, in her 102nd year.

      Mrs. Kraft was a lifetime member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Kitchener where she sang in the church choir, taught Sunday School, was a member of the Golden Circle, and a member of the Quilting Circle.

      Loving mother of the late Wilbur Kraft and his wife Betty of Waterloo who survives him, Audrey Schaner and her husband Harold of Elmira, and Richard Kraft and his wife Margaret of Port Elgin. lovingly remembered by six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her family.

      Besides her son Wilbur, she is predeceased by her parents Daniel and Caroline (Steffler) Fries, her husband Herbert Kraft in 1959, her grandson David Kraft, brothers Clarence, Edwin, and Carl, and sisters Mabel, Lizzie, Nora, and Edna.

      Visitation will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, 745-9495. today (Saturday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener, on Sunday. January 11 at 2:00p.m. with Rev. Frank Haggarty officiating. Reception will follow the service at The Rate-Bechtel Family Centre. Private family interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Fries - Boettger - 1976.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Eleanora Fries - Totzke - 1976.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Magdalena Fries - Molson - 2002.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold Daivd "Shorty" Boettger - 1991.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Wilbur "Wib" Kraft.

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 7.

    7. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 3.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1902). Rosina Elizabeth “Rosa” Fries Kraft (1902-2004) -... Retrieved 19 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80859245/rosina-elizabeth-kraft.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Daniel Fries Born: Woolwich Tp Age: 25 Est. Birth: abt 1870 Father: Michael Fries Mother: Elizabeth Fries married Caroline Steffler Age:: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1874 Born: Woolwich Tp Father: Lorenz Steffler Mother: Elizabeth Steffler married 22 May 1895 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Elmira

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 May 1902 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stamping, Shoe Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 2004 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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