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

William Martin Dobberthein[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1867 - 1948  (81 years)


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  • Name William Martin Dobberthein 
    Born 1867  Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-232998 
    Died 19 Mar 1948  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Person ID I232998  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Doberthein,   b. 27 Nov 1835, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1913, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sophia Westphal,   b. 9 Mar 1838, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1903, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F1726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret "Maggie" Fries,   b. 5 Sep 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1932, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1890  [6
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Sophia Dobberthein,   b. 17 May 1894, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1978, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Sylvia Mathilda Dobberthein,   b. 22 May 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1982, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Herbert Doberthein,   b. Sep 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F31821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Dobberthein - William M. Dobberthein, 81, passed away yesterday from the effects of a stroke. Death occurred at the residence of his son, Herbert, 269 Courtland Ave., East. Mr. Dobberthein was born at Kossuth in 1867 but had lived in Kitchener since retiring from farming at Linwood and Elora. He was married in 1890 to Margaret Frier of Elmira. His wife predeceased him in 1932. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church.

      Besides his son, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James Blinco of Guelph, Mrs. Harry Penfold of Elora; one brother Jack of Webb, Sask.; three sisters, Mrs. Paul Leudeman of buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. John Slatter of Sebring, Fla., and Mrs. Eli Hubel of Orillia; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be held at 1: 30 pm on Monday from the residence of his son, with a service in the chapel at the Elora Cemetery at 3 pm, Rev. F.G. Stewart will officiate. The body is resting at Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home until Sunday afternoon when it will be removed to the residence.

      Kitchener-WaterlooRecord 20 Mar 1948

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Frey - Fries.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Fries Sr.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Kathrine Fries - Plate.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Solomon Fries.

    5. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 39.

    6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Wiliam Dobberthein - 20 Mar 1948.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, E. (1867). William Martin Dobberthein (1867-1948) - Find A... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57174540/william-martin-dobberthein.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1867 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Mar 1948 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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