William Ludwig Pfaff

1887 - 1964  (76 years)

• Name	William Ludwig Pfaff
  Born	16 Jul 1887	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1927	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1945	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-285559
  Died	1964	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I285559	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ludwig "Louis" Paff,   b. 11 Jun 1852, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Annie Eva Schmidt,   b. 24 Dec 1852, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1876	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Family ID	F188221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Perletta Sarah Klein,   b. 1896, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Nov 1928	Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F47459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William L. Paff - By Record Staff Writer - NEW HAMBURG - William L. Paff, 76, of 265 Peel St., New Hamburg, died at the wheel of his car here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paff were driving home when Mr. Paff collapsed, apparently from a heart attack; Mrs. Paff managed to turn off the ignition and the car coasted into the high snow covered bank at the edge of Highway 7 and 8 at the outskirts of the village. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. T. C. Kirkpatrick. Mr. Paff was born in North Easthope Township. He retired from farming 18 years ago. He was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church and was a Sunday school teacher for a number of years. Surviving are his wife, the former Pearl Klein, whom he married in 1928, three sisters, Mrs. Emma Wilhelm of North Easthope; Mrs. Nathaniel (Margaret) Ratz and Olive Paff, both of Baden. The body will be at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home, New. Hamburg, until Wednesday when removal will be made to Zion EUB Church, where Rev. F. Paul Erb will conduct the funeral at 2 p.m. Temporary entombment will be in the Graff Memorial Chapel at Riverside Cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 9. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 31. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William L. Paff. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Death of Ludwig Paff - Dec 30 1927 pg 5. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Clara Paff - 18 Oct 1945. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011033-76. Louis Paff, 24, occ. Farmer, b. North Easthope, res. North Easthope, son of Ludwig & Christina Married Anna Schmidt, 23, b. North Easthope, res. North Easthope, daughter of Balthaser & Amelia, Witn Henry S. Schmidt & John Paff of North Easthope, 12 December 1876 in New Hamburg.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jul 1887 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1927 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Nov 1928 - Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1945 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1964 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth