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

Sylvia Lorentz[1, 2, 3]

Female 1905 - 2002  (96 years)


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  • Name Sylvia Lorentz 
    Born 8 Jul 1905  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Sylvia Beilstein 
    Name Sylvia Hoffarth 
    Residence 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1984  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-201812 
    Died 14 Apr 2002  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 17 Apr 2002  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I201812  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John B. Lorentz,   b. 5 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Anna Miller,   b. 26 Dec 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 21 May 1901  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F188388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Beilstein,   b. 3 Feb 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Tyra Beilstein,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F31334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anthony Joseph Hoffarth,   b. 6 Jul 1901, Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1932, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1924  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Helen Hoffarth,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F37345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BEILSTEIN, Sylvia (Sis) (Hoffarth) nee Lorentz - Went to be with her Lord, peacefully, at Forest Heights Long-term Care Centre, on Sunday, April 14, 2002. Born July 8, 1905, in Wilmot Township. Survived by her children, Helen Smith, Emeryville, Rita (Bill) Finch, Kitchener, Pat (Floyd) Hilts, Walton, Ron (Ruth), Saugheen Shores, Wayne (Bernice), Waterloo, Jacqueline (John) Goodwin, Conestogo, Dian Smith. Brantford, Tyra (Jim) Grant, Kitchener; 26 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Also her sister, Edna Koepke, Kitchener. Predeceased by her husbands, William Beilstein and Anthony Hoffarth; sons-in-law, Wilfred Smith, Orville Smith and Murray Goodwin; grandchildren. Donna Finch and Ryan Beilstein; her parents, John and Annie Lorentz; brothers, Albert, Jack and Ed; sisters, Florence, Pauline, Katheline and Marie. Friends will be received at Memory Funeral and Cremation Centre, 1232 Victoria St. N., Wednesday 9: 30 a.m. until 10: 30 a.m. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at St. Theresa's RC Church (Edwin Street, Kitchener) Wednesday at 11 a.m., with the Reverend Father David Lewis officiating, followed by interment in Memory Gardens Memorial Gardens. Expressions of sympathy to St. Theresa's RC Church would be appreciated by the family.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Florence Anna Lorentz - Dahmer - 1986.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Norman Lorentz.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020318-24.
      Anton Hoffarth, 23, occ. Laborer, b. Riversdale Ont., res. Waterloo, son of John Hoffarth & Theresia Dietner married Sylvestia Lorentz, 19, b. St. Agatha Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo, daughter of John Lorentz & Anna Miller, Witn: Hubert Miller & Florence Lorentz both of Waterloo, 20 August 1924 in Waterloo

    4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 11.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sylvia (Sis) Lorentz - Hoffarth - Beilstein.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: John Lorentz
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 21 May 1901
      Event Place: St Agatha, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 27
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Wilmot
      Occ: farmer - Wilmot
      Father's Name: John B Lorentz
      Mother's Name: Barbara Mosburger
      Spouse's Name: Anna Miller
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 19
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882 Wellesley
      Res: Wellesley
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Miller
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Dorsch

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jul 1905 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Aug 1924 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1984 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Apr 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Apr 2002 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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