Elena "Lena" Reitz^[1]

1871 - 1925  (53 years)

• Name	Elena "Lena" Reitz
  Born	3 Oct 1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elena "Lena" Simpson
  Name	Lena Reitz
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	forelady glove factory
  Residence	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29125
  Died	9 May 1925	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I29125	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Reitz,   b. 9 Mar 1839, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 2 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Oswald,   b. 17 Apr 1844, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1864	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F7609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin R. Simpson,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1934, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F28250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Departed Mrs. E. R. Simpson Mrs. E. R. Simpson (nee Lena Reitz) of Windsor, formerly of this city died yesterday at her home 39 Gladstone avenue, Windsor. The late Mrs. Simpson had been in failing health for some time. She was in her 54th year. Surviving are her sorrowing husband, her aged mother, three sisters and two brothers. They are Mrs. George Reitz, of this city, Mrs. B. Kienzle of Detroit, Mrs. C. E. Ruby of Hamilton, Ohio, Mrs. F. M. Zarnke of this city, and John and. Albert also of this city. The remains were brought here today from Windsor. The funeral will take place from her sister's home, 757 West King st., Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Services will be held at the house with Rev. J. B. McLennan officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Hope cemetery. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Elena Simpson b. 3 Oct 1871 Kitchener, d. 9 May 1925 Windsor, d/o George Reitz (b. Germany) & Eliza Oswald (b. Canada) informant Edwin R. Simpson of Windsor (husband) cause: pernicious anemia (2 years) & Tosemia of above (20 days) [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 16 Household Number 70. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Thomas Alexander McPhail Date of Birth: 7 Aug 1873 Gender: Male born Guelph, Welllington, Father:: Alexander McPhail (baker) Mother: Mary Jane Workman [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165536888. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Nov. 24, 1865. Nov. 20, 1864 George Reitz and Elisabeth Oswald, both of Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Oct 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - forelady glove factory - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 May 1925 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth