Sister Rita Wilhelm

1926 - 2011  (85 years)

• Name	Rita Wilhelm
  Prefix	Sister
  Born	8 Jan 1926	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	S. Teressa Wilhelm
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-213960
  Died	30 Apr 2011	Waterdown, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Buried	Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I213960	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert Simon "Simon" Wilhelm,   b. 2 Oct 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Theresa Ann Weiler,   b. 23 Dec 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 103 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1924	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [2]
  Family ID	F58461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sister Rita Wilhelm (formerly Teressa), School Sister of Notre Dame Died at Notre Dame Convent, Waterdown, Ontario on April 30, 2011 in her 66th year as a School Sister of Notre Dame. She was born in Waterloo in 1926. Predeceased by her parents, Simon and Theresa (Weiler) Wilhelm. Lovingly remembered by the members of her religious community, relatives and friends. Sister Rita started her teaching career at St. Mary's School, Cambridge. Then, she taught at St. John's School, Kitchener. At the following schools she had the added responsibility as principal - St. Teresa's and Sacred Heart, Kitchener; St. Mary's, Owen Sound; and St. Mary's, Elora. Afterward, she moved to Notre Dame of St. Agatha where she was the director. Sister Rita's years at Sacred Heart School in Walkerton came to an end when she was appointed administrator of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in England. In 1980 Sister Rita was elected as Provincial Councillor of the Canadian Province of the congregation, a position which she held for eight years. From 1989 to 1996 Sister Rita was treasurer at Notre Dame College in Waterloo. During her years of semi-retirement Sister Rita, an only child, attended to the care of her mother who died at the age of 103. Sister Rita was friendly with everyone and always sensitive to the needs of others. Visitors will be received at Notre Dame Convent on Tuesday, May 3 from 2:00-4:00pm and 7:00-8:30pm. Prayer service will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 4 at 10:30am. Interment at Notre Dame Convent Cemetery. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord!

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, G., America, N., Municipality, H., & Cemetery, G. (1926). Sr Rita Wilhelm (1926-2011) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 28 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69177194/rita-wilhelm. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020705-24. Simon Wilhelm, 29, occ. Shoe Worker, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo, son of Anton Wilhelm and Magdalene Wendling married Theresa Weiler, 21, occ. Housemaid, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Ignatius Weiler and Helen Zettel, Witn: George Wilhelm of Kitchener and Edna Weiler of Breslau, 24 June 1924 in New Germany

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jan 1926 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth