Edward Paetz^[1]

1896 - 1947  (50 years)

• Name	Edward Paetz
  Born	17 Jul 1896	Rathmill, Manitoba, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Birth	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Birth	18 Jul 1897	Boissevain, , Manitoba, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184243289
  Military	WW1  [4]
  Misfortune	heart attack
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoe Cutter
  Residence	1923	78 Shanley St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1935	140 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28826
  Died	5 Jan 1947	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I28826	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank K. E. Paetz,   b. 1857, of, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1900  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Mary Floetke,   b. 4 Jan 1865, , Germany ,   d. 30 Jan 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F7550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Catherine Schmitt,   b. 8 Feb 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1985  (Age 84 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1923	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Kenneth Edward Paetz,   b. 26 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Robert Frank "Bob" Paetz,   b. 1935,   d. 6 Jun 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Bernice Kathleen Paetz,   b. 17 Oct 1925,   d. 10 May 2012  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F21789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Uncle Stricken At Child's Coffin Stricken by a heart attack while standing beside the coffin of his seven-year-old niece, Carol Margaret Schmitt, who was killed by one of the new trolley buses on Sunday, Edward Paetz. 49, died at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Monday night. Mr. Paetz died within a few minutes after dropping to the floor beside the coffin of his niece. He was carried to an adjoining room and a doctor was summoned, but it was too late. An employee of the E. S. Shoe Co. Ltd., his residence was at 140 Waterloo St., Kitchener. He was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church and a member of the Men's Club of that church. Born at Boissevain, Man., July 17, 1897, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paetz. Surviving are his wife, the former Laura Schmitt, two sons, Kenneth and Robert, and one daughter, all of Kitchener. Three sisters also survive. The remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. This was the second time that tragedy struck the Schmitt family in one day. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schmitt, having been run over by the trolley on Sunday morning. She also died before medical aid could be obtained. Waterloo Chronicle, 10 Jan 1947, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022259-23. Edward Paetz, 26, occ. Shoe Cutter, b. Boissevain (?) Manitoba, res. 78 Stanley St. Kitchener, son of Frank Paetz (born Canada) and Mary Floetke married Laura Katharine Schmitt, 23, occ. Telephone Operator, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, daughter of J.P. Schmitt (born Canada) and Anna Reist, Witnessed by: Oscar R. Schmitt of Toronto and Hilda Paetz of Kitchener, 31 October 1923 in Elmira [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 10. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. NameEdward Paetz Age18 Birth Date17 Jul 1896 Birth LocationRathmill, Manitoba, Canada ResidenceKitchener, Ontario, Canada Military Date1914-1918 MotherMary Paetz Next of KinMrs Mary Paetz Next of Kin RelationshipMother Regiment Number3133728

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - , Ontario, Canada Birth - 18 Jul 1897 - Boissevain, , Manitoba, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Cutter - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Oct 1923 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1935 - 140 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jan 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth