Helma Anne Schaefer^[1]

1885 - 1968  (82 years)

• Name	Helma Anne Schaefer
  Born	13 Aug 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Helma Anne Keller
  Occupation	1907	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Servant
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-194595
  Died	8 Jul 1968	Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I194595	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Henry Schaefer,   b. 26 Jul 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Louisa Umbach,   b. 30 Nov 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1882	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F14564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Keller,   b. 13 Feb 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1972, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1907	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Clinton Keller,   b. May 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F186624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. John Keller By Record Staff Writer Mrs. John Keller, 82, formerly of Elmira, died Monday in Brampton after a lengthy illness. She was the former Helma Anne Schaefer, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Schaefer. She was born in Woolwich Township August 13, 1885. She was a resident of Elmira until August 1966 when she moved to Brampton. Mrs. Keller was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church, Elmira. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Clinton of Kingston and Kenneth of Brampton; three brothers, Alvin and Harold of Elmira and John of Kitchener; four sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Amelia) Kinsley, of Lexington, Mich., Elizabeth Schaefer and Mrs. Elmer (Esther) Ogram of Elmira, and Mrs. William (Alma) Herchenratter of Kitchener: five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor in Elmira, where service will be held Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock. Burial will be in Elmira cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020540-07. John Keller, 23, occ. Shoemaker, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, son of Frederick Keller and Mary Bird married Helma Schafer, 22, occ. Servant, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, daughter of John H. Schafer and Louisa Umbach, Witness(es) Daniel Keller and Elizabeth Schafer both of Elmira, 10 October 1907 in Elmira [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 9. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 10. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Frederick Keller/ Born Oct. 3, 1844 - Died Sept. 15, 1908/ Aged 63 Yrs. 11 Mos. 12 Dys./ Mary Bird, His Wife/ Born Feb. 29, 1844 - Died Mar. 27, 1928/ Aged 84 Yrs./ Keller/ [Back] Samuel Keller/ Born Aug. 6, 1869 - Died Mar. 15, 1907/ Aged 37 Yrs. 7 Mos. 9 Dys./ Daniel Keller/ 1881 - 1954/ John Keller/ Feb. 13, 1884 - Apr. 5, 1972/ And His Wife/ Helma Schaefer/ Aug. 13, 1885 - July 8, 1968. [A] Mother [B] Father [C] K [4 corner lot marker stones] [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93338589/helma-anne-keller. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 Jan 1883. Dec. 25, 1882 John H. Schäfer and Louisa Umbach, both of Woolwich, were married in Woolwich by Preacher J. H. Meyers.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Aug 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1907 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Oct 1907 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1968 - Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth