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

Addison Rickert[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1884 - 1969  (85 years)


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  • Name Addison Rickert 
    Born 30 Mar 1884  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68914107 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer Son 
    Occupation 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Servant, Farm 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6784.3 
    Died 29 Jul 1969  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19642  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Cyrus B. Rickert,   b. 29 Feb 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1938  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Lovina Shantz,   b. 19 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F4946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Era "Era" Cressman,   b. 15 May 1890, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1953, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Children 
     1. Carl Ross "Ross" Rickert,   b. 22 Feb 1925, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 2020  (Age 95 years)
     2. Clara Doris "Doris" Rickert,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Horace Clare "Clare" Rickert,   b. 10 Feb 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1991  (Age 79 years)
     4. Violet Beatrice "Beatrice" Rickert,   b. 4 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Walter Perlous Rickert,   b. 20 Sep 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F42579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Addison Rickert

      Addison Rickert of 247 Franklin Ave. N. died at home Saturday July 19, after a lengthy illness. He was 85.

      Born in Mannheim March 30, 1884, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Rickert, he farmed in the Mannheim area and later was employed by Ball Brothers Ltd. contractors.

      Following his retirement he moved to New Dundee and later to Kitchener.

      He was married to the former Edith Cressman, who predeceased him in 1953.

      He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, New Dundee.

      Survivors include three sons, Clare, Conestogo, Walter, New Dundee, and Ross, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Beatrice) Jacob and Mrs. Elmer (Doris) Jacob, both of New Dundee; three brothers, Harvey and Lloyd, both of Kitchener, and Sidney, Windsor; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

      He was predeceased by a brother and a sister.

      The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. Delton J. Glebe conducted the service at St. James Church, New Dundee at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial was in Union cemetery, New Dundee. Donations to the St. James Church building fund were accepted as expressions of sympathy.

      New Hamburg Independent, July 23, 1969

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 412.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ervin Rickeert.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harvey Rickert - 1974.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lloyd Rickert.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Rickert.

    6. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1.

    7. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 8.

    8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 69.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jul 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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