Helene Ruth Schmidt

1921 - 2021  (100 years)

• Name	Helene Ruth Schmidt
  Born	1921	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Helene Ruth Herbst
  Residence	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-302660
  Died	20 Nov 2021	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I302660	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Norman Schmidt,   b. 27 Feb 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Bertha C. Holst,   b. 7 Jul 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 94 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1916	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F42804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Allen V. Herbst,   b. 1916,   d. 1977  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F43971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Passed away at Clair Hills Retirement Residence, Waterloo on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the age of 100. Loving mother of Joan (John) Forester, Gerald (Cheryl) Herbst and Pat (Peter) Murphy. Cherished grandmother of Hal Thornton and Jeffrey Thornton; great-grandmother of Gregory and Benjamin and great-great grandmother of Shaun, Wesley and Kevin. Will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Helene was the last surviving member of the Schmidt and Herbst family. Predeceased by her husband Allen Herbst (1977) and grandson Jonathan Thornton (1988). Sister of Kathleen (Carl) Koebel, Audrey (Gerry) Brown, and Arthur (Nora) Schmidt; sister-in-law of Carl (Ruth) Herbst, Sadie (Noah) Brusso, Marie (Milton) Foerster, and Frederick (Pearl) Herbst. Parents Norman and Bertha (nee Holst) Schmidt and parents-in-law Edward and Katherina (nee Grien) Herbst. Helene was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. She was active with the quilting group and her talents were very much appreciated. She volunteered in the kitchen and many church communities. In the early 2000's, Helene was honoured within a group of many by the City of Kitchener, for her longtime senior volunteer work. Helene was employed in 1939 at John Forsythe Shirt Company, Waterloo and Kitchener and retired at the age of 78. She was a meticulous seamstress and knitter, loved detail, stitch, and seams. For many years Helene volunteered at the Mission, Canadian Food For Children, on Guelph Street, on a weekly basis! To attend the visitation and memorial service for Helene, personal face coverings are required and relatives and friends must register (RSVP) at www.erbgood.com or by calling the funeral home at 519-745-8445. Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Friday, November 26, 2021 from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. The memorial service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Friday, November 26, 2021 at 2 p.m., with Rev. Mark Ehlebracht officiating. A private family interment will be held at Memory Gardens, Breslau at a later date. "Obituary Of Helene Herbst | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home". 2022. Erbgood.Com. https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/15780/Helene-Herbst/obituary.html.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207033641. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 22127 (1916), Norman Schmidt-Bertha Holst. Norman Schmidt, 27, farmer of Waterloo Twp., b. Erbsville, s/o Valentine Schmidt & Leah Algeier married Bertha Holst, 24, residence St. Jacobs, b. Erbsville, d/o Bazlthazer Holst & Margaretha Ebel married 16 Feb 1916 St. Jacobs

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1921 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Nov 2021 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth