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Lydia Fritz

Female 1893 - 1931  (37 years)


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  • Name Lydia Fritz 
    Born 31 Dec 1893  Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Interesting crime, injury, death 
    Name Lydia Strub 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Shoe Maker, Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-182807 
    Died 23 Dec 1931  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I182807  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Fritz,   b. 6 Feb 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ziegler,   b. 26 Jan 1870, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 20 May 1892  Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F176974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Urban Joseph Strub,   b. 16 Mar 1890, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F55893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Lydia Strub The death occurred in Toronto yesterday of Mrs. Lydia Strub, widow of the late Urban Strub, formerly of this city. Mrs. Strub was in her 39th year. She was a daughter of John Fritz and the late Elizabeth Ziegler Fritz. Her husband, Urban Strub, who died here during the flu epidemic in 1918, was employed by The Record while it was under the old management, as pressman and also at the old Telegraph. Her father and three sisters, Mrs. Rose Manouski, Mrs. Babe Robertson and Miss Dolores Fritz, all of this city survive. The funeral will be held here Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from 439 Park street. Burial will be made in Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. H. A. Sperling will officiate.

      Kitchener Daily Record, December 24, 1931

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      Mystery Cloaks Woman's Death
      Said Injuries Caused By Car Mishap; Police Blame Unknown Assailant

      Toronto, Dec. 24 - The death occurred yesterday under mysterious circumstances of Mrs. Lydia Stubbs, 38, who passed away at the General Hospital yesterday. The woman had repeatedly declined to give details on what caused injuries from which she was suffering. All she would say to doctors and others was "in a car accident, hurt in a car accident", naming D'Arcy and Queen streets. Doctors said that it was unlikely that her injuries were caused in a motor car accident, and it has also been pointed out that the two streets mentioned by her do not intersect. An inquest will be held. One theory is that the woman was the victim of a vengeful "Jack the Ripper" type of assault and that she is shielding the assailant. Police investigating the case first questioned three men and heard vague stories of drunken brawls. It was thought she had been murderously assaulted during one of these.

      Apparently Mrs. Stubbs was hurt about Tuesday night of last week. It is thought she remained in her apartment on Gerrard street, under medical attention until Sunday. As her condition grew grave, her physician ordered her to the hospital. Doctors informed her late yesterday that there was small chance of her recovery, but she refused to make any further statement

      Kitchener Daily Record, December 24, 1931

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 17.

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Lydia Strubbs
      Gender:Female
      Age:38
      Birth Date:abt 1893
      Birth Place:Newstead, Ontario
      Death Date:23 Dec 1931
      Death Place:York, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of Death:Lacerated Wounds of Vagina With Septic Gangrene
      Occ: dressmaker - Toronto
      d/o John Fritz and Elizabth Ziegler

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82811993/elizabeth-ziegler.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Dec 1893 - Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoe Maker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, 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 MapsMarried - 22 Jul 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Dec 1931 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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