Waterloo Region Generations
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Catharine Marietta "Katie" Thomas

Female 1905 - 1957  (52 years)


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  • Name Catharine Marietta "Katie" Thomas 
    Born 3 Jan 1905  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine Marietta "Katie" Voegtle 
    Name Katherine Thomas 
    Name Kathleen Marie Thomas  [3
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-192377 
    Died 25 Sep 1957  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I192377  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Ira Cyrus Thomas,   b. 3 Dec 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1912  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Catharine Kercher,   b. 31 Dec 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F9879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melvin Stanley Voegtle,   b. Jun 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Married 1920  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Sargeant Donald Arthur Voegtle,   b. 1922, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Melvin Edward Voegtle,   b. 19 May 1927, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Kathleen Voegtle
     4. Norma Mae Voegtle,   b. Abt 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     5. Oliver Voegtle,   b. 1931, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Melvin S. Voegtle: 53 of 372 Queen Street South, died today at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Waterloo, her maiden name was Catherine Thomas, daughter of the late Ezra Thomas. Her mother Mrs. Katie Frey resides in Waterloo. Her marriage to Melvin Voegtle took place in 1920. Surviving besides her husband and mother are three sons, Donald, Melvin and Robert Voegtle all of Kitchener, two daughters Mrs. Rudolph (Kathleen) Yoworski and Mrs. Stanley (Norma) Wilfort both of Kitchener. One brother Arthur Thomas of Waterloo; two sisters Miss Lillian Thomas of Kitchener and Mrs. Eric Merkel of St Jocobs and 14 grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted Friday at Two pm with service at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Rev. J.H.Getz Paster of Calvary Evangelican UB Church will conduct the sevice. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.


      Kitchener Record 25 Sep 1957 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 3.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Katie Marietta Thomas
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 03 Jan 1905
      Event Place: Town of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Female
      Father's Name: Ira C Thomas
      Mother's Name: Katie Kercher

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046293-26.
      Melvin Stanley Voegtle, 24, occ. Salesman, b. New Hamburg, res. 61 Gaukel St. Kitchener, son of Oliver Voegtle (B. Linwood) & Ella Freman married Kathleen Marie Thomas, 21, occ. Domestic Servant, b. Waterloo, res. 76 Victoria St. Waterloo, daughter of Ira Thomas (B. Waterloo Twp) & Kate Kaercher, Witnessed by: Barney McGinnis of Kitchener & Lillie Thomas of 76 Victoria St. S. Waterloo, 24 April 1926 in Waterloo.

    4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Melvin S. Voegtle - 25 Sep 1957.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jan 1905 - Waterloo City, 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 MapsMarried - 1920 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Sep 1957 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, 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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