Waterloo Region Generations
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Mary Magdalene "Magdalene" Steffler

Female 1885 - 1949  (63 years)


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  • Name Mary Magdalene "Magdalene" Steffler 
    Born 4 Dec 1885  Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Magdalene "Magdalene" Ernst 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173614 
    Died 15 Jun 1949  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I173614  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Anthony Steffler,   b. 1858, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Sarah Grasser,   b. 1863,   d. 4 Jul 1893, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Family ID F50232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alton Berton "Alt" Ernst,   b. 29 Aug 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Maurice M. Ernst,   b. 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1963, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. Wilbert Edward Ernst,   b. 11 Feb 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1978, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Vernetta Ernst,   b. 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Mildred Mary Ernst,   b. 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Laureen P. Ernst,   b. 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F50229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Alton Ernst

      PRESTON, June 15. Mary Magdalene Steffler, wife of Alton Burton Ernst, 248 Queen St. and well-known Preston resident for the past 33 years, died in Toronto General Hospital, this morning, at the age of 63 years. Mrs. Ernst had been seriously ill for three months and confined to hospital, for the past two months. During many years of residence in the community she had formed a large circle of friends. Born in Formosa, she lived in Kitchener, prior to coming to Preston, in 1916. She was a member of St. Clement's R. C. Church, the Catholic Women's League and the Altar Society. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Vernetta, Mildred and Laureen Ernst at home; two sons, Wilbert of Preston and Maurice of Kitchener; six grandchildren and two brothers, Joseph and George Steffler of Formosa. Two sisters, Mrs. Michael Cody of Guelph and Mrs. George Seigfried of Walkerton predeceased her. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where funeral will take place Saturday, with requiem high mass at St. Clement's R. C. Church, at 8 a.m. Interment will be in the Preston R.C. Cementery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Jun 1949 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 002455 (1885).
      Name:Mary Magdalen Steffler Date of Birth:4 Dec 1885 Gender:Female Birth Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Anthony Steffler Mother's name:Sarah Gress

    2. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      Ernst/ Alton B./ 1886 - 1964/ Magdalene/ 1885 - 1949/ [A] Mother/ [B] Father.

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 016081 (1913).
      Name:Alton Berton Ernst Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1887 Birth Place:Waterloo Tp (woo Co) Marriage Date:29 Apr 1913 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Louis Ernst Mother:Lydia Richert Spouse:Magdalena Steffler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Dec 1885 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Apr 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1949 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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