Waterloo Region Generations
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Irene Alberta Marth

Female 1909 - 2004  (94 years)


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  • Name Irene Alberta Marth 
    Born 9 Aug 1909  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Business Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Darlene Beauty Salon 
    Name Irene Alberta Schnarr 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-190298 
    Died 3 Aug 2004  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I190298  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Marth,   b. 28 Feb 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Anna Bertha Schmidt,   b. 8 Feb 1882, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1904  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F185593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arnold Charles Schnarr,   b. 14 Dec 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1928  [2
    Children 
     1. Richard Schnarr
     2. Joan Schnarr
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F53299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Schnarr, Irene Alberta - Passed away, at The Village of Winston Park, on Tuesday, August 3, 2004, in her 95th year. Irene was born on August 9, 1909 in Waterloo to George Marth and Anne Schmidt. She was married to her beloved husband, Arnold on July 2, 1928. They were blessed with two children, Richard and Joan. Along with her husband, they owned and operated the Darlene Beauty Salon on Belmont Boulevard in Kitchener for 49 years. Irene is predeceased by her loving husband, Arnold, who passed away in December, 2000. She is the dear mother of Richard and his wife Fern and Joan and her husband Douglas Martz, all of Waterloo. Grandmother of Karin Schnarr and Philip Schnarr, Debbie Melanson and her husband Edgar, Cheryl Brown and her husband Paul and James Martz and his wife Wanda. Great-grandmother of Jesse and Sean Melanson, Jason Brown and his wife Tiffany, Ryan, Dylan, and Shayna Martz. Great-great-grandmother of Julia Brown. Besides her parents and husband, Irene was predeceased by her brother, Walter Marth and sisters, Frieda Nutter and Hilda McNaughton. Visitation will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Saturday, August 7 from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral and committal service in the chapel at 11 a.m., with Rev. Doug Kranz officiating. Reception will follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Private family interment in Woodland Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 745-9495 or online through 1057@a1derwoods.com.

      The Record, August 5, 2004

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 9.

    2. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Irene Alberta Schnarr - August 5, 2004.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1909). Irene A Merth Schnarr (1909-2004) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 9 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196614847/irene-a-schnarr.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018728-04.
      George Marth, 24, Occ. Cabinet Maker, b. Petersburg, Res. Waterloo, son of George Marth and Lizzie Grampin married Anna Bertha Schmidt, 23, b. Germany, Res. Berlin, daughter of Charles Schmidt and (No Mother's Name Given), Witn: Lena and Lillie Marth Both of Waterloo, 16 October 1904 in Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1909 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Darlene Beauty Salon - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Aug 2004 - 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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