Gladys Homeyer

1901 - 1920  (~ 18 years)

• Name	Gladys Homeyer
  Born	Oct 1901	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	accident, drowing, story
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Misfortune	1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	drowned
  Name	Gladys Hohmeier
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-205093
  Died	25 Jun 1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I205093	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Homeyer,   b. 7 Aug 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Good,   b. 16 Feb 1870, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1934  (Age 64 years)
  Married	4 May 1898	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F6198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sad Drowning of Two Kitchener and Waterloo Girls A most distressing and sad drowning accident occurred last Friday afternoon in connection with the annual picnic of the staff of the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Waterloo, in which Miss Gladys Hohmeier, aged 19, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hohmeier, of Kitchener, and Mrs. Edna L. Kaufman, aged 20, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kaufman, of Waterloo, were the victims. The sad fatally occurred in the Grand River at the farm of Eugene Pequegnat, 1½ miles east of Breslau, where the picnic was held. A number of girls had gone in bathing and Miss Kaufman and Miss Hohmeier started to wade across the river and got beyond their depth and sank, being unable to swim. The other girls were also unable to swim and could render no assistance. The bodies were recovered in twenty to thirty minutes [unreadable] Kitchener pulmotor which was summoned worked over them for an hour but without avail. Both young ladies were highly thought of and their sad death cast a gloom over the Twin City. They were both the only daughter in the family and are survived by their parents and four brothers each. The funeral of Miss Kaufman took place on Monday afternoon and that of Miss Hohmeier on Tuesday New Hamburg Independent, July 2, 1920

  
  

• Sources

  [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 17. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 14758-98. William HOMEYER, 30, laborer, Waterloo twp., Breslau, s/o William & Catherine, married Sarah Ann GOOD, 28, Waterloo twp., Conestogo, d/o Henry & Sarah, witn: Milo HAGEY of Preston & Emma GOOD of Conestogo, 4 May 1898 at Conestogo (Lutheran)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Oct 1901 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - drowned - 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jun 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth