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Ernst "Ernest" Goettling

Male 1874 - 1948  (74 years)


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  • Name Ernst "Ernest" Goettling 
    Born 14 Feb 1874  Beinstein, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155658481 
    Immigration 1881  [1
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Carpenter 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-280596 
    Died 27 Sep 1948  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Tacoma Cemetery, University Place, Pierce, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I280596  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Gottlieb W. Goettling,   b. 11 Apr 1827, Beinstein, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1909  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Johanna Katharina "Katharina" Krauss,   b. 22 Apr 1834, Beinstein, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1918, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1858  Beinstein, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F42029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Rose Getman,   b. 20 Jul 1878, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1953  (Age 74 years) 
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F19797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DEATH CLAIMS CONTRACTOR

      Ernest Goettling, 74, contractor and builder, who had lived in Tacoma 45 years, died Monday evening at his home, 5227 So. M St. Born in Germany, he came to Canada the United States 50 years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist church.

      Surviving are his wife, Susannah R. Goettling; three daughters, Mrs. G. F. G. Schoeffler, Mrs. W. F. Dolan and Miss Katherine Goettling; two sons, William E. and David B., and five grandchildren, all of Tacoma; a sister, Mrs. Will Rheim of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and brothers, Christian of Detroit, Gottlob of Bowdle, S. D., William of New Dundee, Ontario, and Albert of Kitchener.

      Piper will announce the services.

      The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington Wed, Sep 29, 1948 Page 17

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      Ernest Goettling


      The death of Ernest Goettling, 74. occurred Monday at his residence in Tacoma, Wash. Born in Germany, Feb. 14, 1874, he. came to Canada with his parents when a boy of six and settled in Roseville.

      In 1903 he married Susie Gateman, Kitchener. He was a carpenter by trade. Surviving, besides his widow, are two sons, William and David, Tacoma, Wash.; three daughters, Catherine, Ruth, and Mary, Tacoma; four brothers, Christian, Detroit; Gottlob, Bowdle, South Dakota; Albert. Rosebank, and William, New Dundee, and one sister, Mrs. William Riehm, Kitchener.

      Two brothers and three sisters predeceased him. The funeral was held in Tacoma, where interment was made.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Oct 2, 1948 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 1.

    2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 20.

    3. [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929.
      Gottlieb Goettling
      Gender:Male
      Age:31
      Birth Date:30 Apr 1827
      Marriage Date:22 Aug 1858
      Marriage Place:Evangelisch, Beinstein, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg
      Father:Gottlieb Goettling
      Mother:Maria Barbara of
      Spouse:Johanna Katharina Krauss
      FHL Film Number:1056990
      Reference ID:2:JKDMLN

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1874 - Beinstein, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Sep 1948 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Tacoma Cemetery, University Place, Pierce, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
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