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

Edward Paetz[1]

Male 1896 - 1947  (50 years)


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  • Name Edward Paetz 
    Born 17 Jul 1896  Rathmill, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Birth 18 Jul 1897  Boissevain, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184243289 
    Military WW1  [4
    Misfortune heart attack 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Shoe Cutter 
    Residence 1923  78 Shanley St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  140 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28826 
    Died 5 Jan 1947  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28826  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Laura Catherine Schmitt,   b. 8 Feb 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1923  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Kenneth Edward Paetz,   b. 26 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Robert Frank "Bob" Paetz,   b. 1935,   d. 6 Jun 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Bernice Kathleen Paetz,   b. 17 Oct 1925,   d. 10 May 2012  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [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

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 10.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 6.

    4. [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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1897 - Boissevain, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoe Cutter - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Oct 1923 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - 140 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jan 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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