Marion Gertrude Elizabeth Martha Roos

1909 - 2011  (101 years)

• Name	Marion Gertrude Elizabeth Martha Roos
  Born	18 Nov 1909	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Marion Gertrude Elizabeth Martha Breithaupt
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-191398
  Died	1 Jul 2011	Waterloo Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I191398	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter H. Roos,   b. 8 Nov 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1955  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Zimmermann,   b. 17 Jul 1866, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1956  (Age 89 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F11924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Major Rudolph Anthes Breithaupt,   b. 21 Oct 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1960  (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. Peter Breithaupt,   d. Bef 2018   2. MPP James Roos "Jim" Breithaupt,   b. 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F225107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BREITHAUPT, Marion Gertrude Elizabeth Martha (nee Roos) November 18, 1909 - July 1, 2011 In her 102nd year, Marion passed away peacefully at Columbia Forest Retirement Home. A lifelong resident of Waterloo, she was the youngest daughter of Peter H. Roos and Mary Elizabeth Zimmerman. Predeceased by her parents, her brother Robert and her sisters Norma, Pauline and Ruby. Marion was predeceased by her husband, Major Rudolph A. Breithaupt, MBE, ED, BA, her older son Peter and a grandson Peter Jr. She is survived by her son James, by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. A committed Lutheran, she created the Christmas ornaments for the Chancel Trees at St. John's Lutheran Church, which have been used for forty years. An expert knitter, cook and homemaker, her wartime years were spent in military support activities for her husband and his brothers Major Fred, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander David and Lieutenant Arthur. Cremation has taken place. A private family service will be held with interment in the family plot at Mount Hope Cemetery. Any kind donations in Marion's memory may be made to the Building Fund of St. John's Lutheran Church, the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary or a charity of one's choice and can be arranged by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, 519-745-8845 or www.erbgood.com "Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven. Waterloo Region Record 2 Jul 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 11. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Marion Gertrude Elizabeth Martha Roos Breithaupt - 2 Jul 2011. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72657822/marion-gertrude_elizabeth_martha-breithaupt. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011722-91. Peter Roos, 26, occ. Salesman, b. Waterloo, res. same, s/o Jacob & Elizabeth Roos, married Mary Elizabeth Zimmerman, 23, b. Bamburg, Ontario, res. Waterloo, d/o Henry & Catharine Zimmerman, witn: William Ross, Guelph, & Lizzie Roos, Waterloo, 7 Oct 1891 at Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Nov 1909 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jul 2011 - Waterloo Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth