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

Mary Ann Cress

Female 1903 - 1967  (64 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann Cress 
    Born 9 Jul 1903  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Ann Lorch 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-197992 
    Died 21 Nov 1967  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I197992  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Henry Cress,   b. 12 Oct 1866, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Catherine Steiner,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1894  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F14114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Philip Lorch,   b. 17 Aug 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Glen Lorch
     2. Esther Catherine Lorch,   b. 1932,   d. 28 Apr 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F30972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. CHARLES LORCH

      Elmira - Mrs. Charles Lorch, 45 William St., died at K-W Hospital Tuesday. She was 64.

      She was the former Mary Ann Cress, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cress. She was born July 9, 1903 at St. Jacobs.

      She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and was church organist for over 50 years. She was Sunday school teacher for a number of years and a member of the Lutheran Church Women.

      She was married Oct. 3, 1929 at Elmira.

      Surviving are her husband; one son Glen of Oshawa; one daughter, Mrs. Herbert (Esther) Schmitting of Kaisersleuter, West Germany; four brothers, Herbert and Clarence both of Kitchener, Harold of St. Jacobs, and Melchior of Winnipeg and two grandchildren. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Friday noon when removal will be made to St. James Church for service at 3 p.m. Burial will be in St. James cemetery. Rev. H.W. Baetz will officiate.

  • Sources 
    1. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 13.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86755191.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012097-94.
      Henry Kress, 27, occ. Farmer, b. St. Jacobs, res. St. Jacobs, son of Levi Kress and Mary Geib married Katherine Steiner, 20, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of John Steiner and Anna Peppler, Witn John Kress of St. Jacobs and Louisa Steiner of Wilmot, 10 April 1894 in New Hamburg.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1903 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich 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 MapsDied - 21 Nov 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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