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

William G. Ariss[1]

Male 1886 - 1966  (79 years)


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  • Name William G. Ariss 
    Born 22 Oct 1886  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Pipe Fitter, Gas Works 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lineman, Corporation 
    Residence 1921  103 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-179544 
    Died 9 Mar 1966  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I179544  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William Thomas Ariss,   b. 7 Feb 1837, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Susannah Wismer,   b. 29 May 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1914, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1881  Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F13850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edna May Snyder,   d. 23 Aug 1983 
    Married 1963 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F56984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Annie Thaler,   b. 13 Dec 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1961  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Morley Ariss,   d. 17 Nov 1983
     2. William G. Ariss
     3. Edward Stanley Ariss,   b. 17 Feb 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1950, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     4. Harold William David Ariss,   b. 3 Jun 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1985  (Age 71 years)
     5. Ella May Ariss,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Vera Ariss,   b. 1915,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Hazel M. Ariss,   b. 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1971, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     8. George Ariss,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Marshall Joseph Ariss,   b. 19 Mar 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     10. Myrtle Winnifred "Winnifred" Ariss,   b. 1921,   d. 24 Oct 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     11. Gordon Thaler Ariss,   b. 12 Jul 1928,   d. 10 Nov 2014  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F233081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William G. Ariss, 79, of 23 Duke St., died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, following a brief illness.

      Born in Winterbourne, Oct. 22, 1886, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ariss. He was employed by the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission for 52 years, retiring in 1959. He had lived in Elmira for the past three years and before that was a resident of Kitchener for many years. He was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church in Elmira.

      He was predeceased by his wife, the former Annie Thaler, in 1961. In 1963 he married the former Edna Snyder in Elmira who survives.

      There are six sons, Harold of Calgary, Marsall, George and Gordon of Kitchener, William of Galt and James of Woodstock; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph D. (Winnifred) Goldsworthy of RR 1, Preston, Mrs. Ernest (Hazel) Warnholz of RR 1, La Salle, Ont., Mrs. Lloyd (Ella) Snyder of Didsbury, Alta.; a sister, Mrs. Richard (Mabel) Cornell of Bridgeton, N.J., 30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

      He was also predeceased by a son Edward, in March 1950, a brother Hugh, two half-brothers and three half-sisters.

      The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home when removal was made to Zion EUB Church, Elmira, for a service. Rev. M.E. Reuber, minister of the church officiated. Burial was in Woodland cemetery, Kitchener. Donations to the building fund of Zion EUB Church, Elmira, [end of obit]

      Elmira Signet 16 Mar 1966 pg 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Marshall Joseph Ariss - 22 Jul 2005.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 9.

    3. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 28.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist 22 Page 4.

    5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Hugh Griffin Ariss Born: 5 Apr 1893 County: Waterloo Father: William Ariss Mother: Susanna Wismer parent's marriage 25 Dec 1881, Elora, Ontario

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Oct 1886 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Pipe Fitter, Gas Works - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lineman, Corporation - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 103 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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