Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Charles Sheriff

Male 1889 - 1957  (68 years)


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  • Name Charles Sheriff 
    Born 7 Jun 1889  Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185691011 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    WW1, Service #730728 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-195157 
    Died 3 Sep 1957  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I195157  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Family 1 Otilla "Tillie" Meyer,   b. 2 Jun 1895, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Children 
     1. Earl W. Sheriff,   b. 1921,   d. 11 Apr 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. Wilma Doreen Sheriff,   b. 13 Feb 1926,   d. 19 Jan 2023  (Age 96 years)
     3. Donald Sheriff,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F55082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louisa Caroline Sixtus,   b. 17 Oct 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F61300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Charles Sheriff, 68, of Kitchener, died Tuesday at Westminster Hospital, London, Ont., after a lengthy illness.

      He had been an employee of Wunder Furniture Manufacturing Company, Ltd. He was a veteran of the First World War.

      Mr. Sheriff was born at Meaford, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Sheriff,

      Surviving are two sons, Earl of Windsor and Donald of Hamilton; one daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Wilma) Schaefer of Kitchener, and one brother, Edward of London. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Margaret Meyer, and also by his second wife, the former Louise Sixtus.

      The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Rev. A. W. Dillistone will conduct the service. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home until the service.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Sep 4, 1957 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185691011.

    3. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1889 - Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Sep 1957 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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