Catharine Kress

1874 - 1949  (74 years)

• Name	Catharine Kress
  Born	15 Oct 1874	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Name	Catharine Bricker
  Residence	1903	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23141
  Died	20 May 1949	Blackie, , Alberta, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mt. View Mennonite Cemetery, High River, , Alberta, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23141	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	August Alonzo Kress,   b. 25 Dec 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1913, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Catherine Mayer,   b. 9 Sep 1853, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Sep 1876, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)
  Married	1872
  Family ID	F14488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menno C. Bricker,   b. 30 Dec 1874, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1948, High River, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1903	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F37778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bricker. -- Catherine Cress was born in Hawksville, Ont., October 15, 1874; passed away May 20, 1949; aged 74 y. 7 m. 5 d. Her health had been failing for more than a year, yet she was cheerful and faithful. In 1903 she was united in marriage to Menno Bricker and they moved to Alberta, residing at Aldersyde the first three years and then moving to their late home near Blackie. Her husband and 2 sons (Ralph and Oliver) predeceased her. Surviving are 3 daughters (Vera, at home; Verda - Mrs. Herb Willoughby and Irene - Mrs. Ronald McKeage), one son (Urban), and 12 grandchildren, all of the Blackie district. She was a member of the Mt. View Mennonite Church and a faithful member of the Charity Sewing Circle. Her patient, quiet spirit has left its impression on home and community. Funeral services were held at the Mt. View Church, near Aldersyde, on May 23, with C. J. Ramer and H. R. Boettger in charge. Text: I Cor. 2: 9. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 36 - September 6, 1949 - page 894

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 6, 1949 - Obituary of Catherine Cress. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47803872. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 18753 (1903), Bricker-Kress. Menno C. Bricker, 28, Well Driller, b. Hawksville, res. Wellesley, son of John Bricker and Elisabeth Kress married Catharine Kress, 28, b. St. Jacobs, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of August Kress and Gertrude Meyer, Witness(s) Frederick and Sophia Schlote both of Waterloo, 24 March 1903 in Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Oct 1874 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1903 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Mar 1903 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 May 1949 - Blackie, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Mt. View Mennonite Cemetery, High River, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth