Deputy Chief Frederick J. Cluthe

1901 - 1953  (52 years)

• Name	Frederick J. Cluthe
  Prefix	Deputy Chief
  Born	1 May 1901	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-204010
  Died	21 Jun 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I204010	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Cluthe,   b. 2 Jul 1856, , Germany ,   d. 30 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Leona" Metz,   b. 1 Jan 1869, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 6 Mar 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F23897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Claims Deputy Fire Chief Cluthe A member of the Kitchener fire department for 27 years, Deputy Chief Fred J. Cluthe, 52, of 249 Weber St. East, died at St. Mary's Hospital yesterday after a brief illness. The deputy chief's death, Fire Chief Kenneth Putnam said today, is a blow to the department. "He was a fine man and one who will be difficult to replace," the chief said. NATIVE OF DOON Born in Doon May 1, 1901, Mr. Cluthe was a son of Mrs. Leona Cluthe and the late Jacob Cluthe. Surviving is his wife, the former Hilda Braendle whom he married at Kitchener in 1927; a son, Fred, and a daughter, Averill, all of Kitchener, and his mother of Doon. There are two brothers, William, Toronto: George, Kitchener; seven sisters, Kate, Doon; Mrs. Leo Heit, Toronto; Mrs. Andre Abreu, New York, Mrs. Urban Heit, Waterloo; Mrs. Fred Ziegler, London, Ont., Mrs. Samuel Gall and Mrs. Archie Heiman, both of Kitchener. He was predeceased by one brother, Lawrence, of Doon. PRIVATE FUNERAL The funeral will be private with a service at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home Wednesday at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. E. E. Pletch, pastor of Olivet Evangelical UB Church, will conduct the service. The body is at the funeral home. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Jun 1953, Mon Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 21. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011819. Jacob CLUTHE, 31, machinist, Germany, Berlin, s/o Jacob & Catharine married Magdalena MERTZ, 19, Bavaria Germany, Berlin, d/o (no father's name given) & Anna Maria MERTZ, witn: Lorenz KINZIE & Anna C. HUNDESHAGEN both of Berlin, 11 October 1886 in Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Oct 1886. October 11, 1886 Jakob Cluthe & Margaretha März, both of Berlin, were married by Very Rev. Dr. Funcken, Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 May 1901 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jun 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth