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Clara Augusta Ritz[1]

Female 1875 - 1942  (66 years)


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  • Name Clara Augusta Ritz 
    Born 21 Oct 1875  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190394561 
    Name Clara Augusta Gentz 
    Residence 1881  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1930  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-197338 
    Died 21 Jan 1942  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I197338  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Daniel E. Ritz,   b. 12 Jul 1849, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1930, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Christina Stuhlfaut,   b. 28 Oct 1852, Waterloo, Seneca, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1926, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1871 
    Family ID F22236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert William Malta Gentz,   b. 19 Jul 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Walter "Malta" Gentz,   b. 5 Nov 1899, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F187347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Albert Gentz

      Mrs. Albert Gentz, (nee Clara Ritz), passed away at her home in Elmira on Wednesday forenoon, January 21st, following an illness of several months' duration.

      The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ritz and was born in New Hamburg on October 21st, 1875. She spent her girlhood days here and for several years was a member of the local newspaper staff conducted by her father. She married Albert Gentz 43 years ago and in 1905 moved to Heidelberg where her husband purchased the Heidelberg hotel. Three years later they bought the Central Hotel in Elmira where the deceased had resided since.

      The late Mrs. Gentz was a devout Lutheran in religion and in her earlier days attended Trinity Lutheran Church here and was a member of the church choir. Since residing in Elmira she was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church and Ladies' Aid Society of that church. Her husband predeceased her in May, 1937.

      She leaves in bereavement one son, Malta, in Elmira, besides three sisters and four brothers, Mrs. Louisa Kischel, Kitchener, Mrs. Ed. Huehn, Heidelberg, Mrs. Wm. Seyler, New Hamburg, Walter and Erwin Ritz, Galt, and Daniel and Lorne Ritz of New Hamburg.

      The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon with service in St. James' Lutheran Church in Elmira, followed by interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch will be in charge of the funeral services.

      New Hamburg Independent, January 24, 1942

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190394561.

    2. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 7.

    3. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 23.

    4. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 13.

    5. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891.

    6. [S740] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 - ), "Daniel Ritz Called by Death," Mar 28 1930, p. 1.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Oct 1875 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jan 1942 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., 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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