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Bertha Ellenora Zick[1]

Female 1885 - 1963  (78 years)


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  • Name Bertha Ellenora Zick 
    Born 2 Jun 1885  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164159060 
    Name Bertha Ellenora Ritz 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1963  60 Heins Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-185503 
    Died 8 Oct 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I185503  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Conrad Zick,   b. 15 Sep 1850, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Anne Mary "Mary" Pfitzenmaier,   b. 10 Apr 1854, Freedom Township, Washtenaw Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1874  Freedom, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F37820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emil Otto Ritz,   b. 15 Jul 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1910  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Carl Frederick Ritz,   b. 19 Jul 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F184424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Emil O. Ritz

      Mrs. Emil O. Ritz, 60 Heins Ave, died suddenly today at her home, following a heart attack.

      She was the former Bertha E. Zick, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Zick, and a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities, Mrs. Ritz was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church.

      Her husband died in 1957.

      Surviving are one son, Carl F. of Waterloo, and a granddaughter.

      The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home afternoon Wednesday, and the service will be conducted there at 2 p.m. Friday by Rev. F. W. Zinck. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

      Donations to the K-W Rotary Children's Centre will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Oct 8, 1963 Page 19

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 021709-10.
      Emil Otto Ritz, 29, occ. Druggist, res. of Berlin, Son of Jacob Ritz & Mary Beckner Married Bertha Ellenora Zick, 25, res. of Waterloo, daughter of Conrad Zick & Mary Fitzmeier, Witn: Homer F. Zick of Dundas & Meta Ritz of Berlin, 20 September 1910 In Waterloo

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 10.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 4.

    4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 36.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164159060/bertha-ellenora-ritz.

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Norman Arno William Zick
      Sex: Male
      Birth Date: 21 Aug 1887
      Birthplace: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Birthplace (Original): Waterloo, Ontario
      Father's Name: Conrad Zick
      Father's Sex: Male
      Mother's Name: Fitzmeier
      Mother's Sex: Female
      Parent married 29 Jan 1894 Washington Co., Michigan

    7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      NameNorman Arno William Zick
      GenderMale
      Birth Date21 Aug 1887
      Birth PlaceWaterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father Conrad Ziek - cabinet maker
      MotherFitzmerer
      Married 29 Jan 1884 Washington Cry, Michigan

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jun 1885 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Sep 1910 - Waterloo City, 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 MapsResidence - 1963 - 60 Heins Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Oct 1963 - 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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