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Michael Roos

Male 1861 - 1947  (86 years)


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  • Name Michael Roos 
    Born 18 Jan 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170719065 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Traveler Grocery 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Comercial Traveller, White Sale ? 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Salesman, Wholesale ? 
    Residence 1921  14 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Kitchener-AhrensSt.-0001-1897BusyBerlin.jpg    		 Kitchener-AhrensSt.-0001-1897BusyBerlin.jpg
    "Roseview" residence of M. Roos - From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1947  14 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-31109 
    Died 15 May 1947  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I31109  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob M. Roos,   b. 1 Jan 1838, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Anna Mary Wilson,   b. 25 Sep 1843, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F22842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa M. Pabst,   b. 8 Apr 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married Sep 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. May Adell Roos,   b. 4 May 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Nora Louise Roos,   b. 23 Jul 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1991  (Age 97 years)
     3. Harry E. Roos,   b. 10 Mar 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Leola Annie Wilson Roos,   b. 13 Dec 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F8154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Michael Roos

      The death of Michael. Roos, 86, of 14 Irvin St., Kitchener, occurred at the K-W Hospital Annex yesterday.

      The son of the late Jacob Roos and Anne Wilson he was born at Preston, Jan. 18, 1861. He was a retired commercial traveller. He was also a member of the I.O.O.F. and the Waterloo Veterans Band until recent years. His wife, the former Louisa Pabst, predeceased him. They were married in Kitchener, September, 1889.

      Surviving are one son, Harry E. Roos, Windsor, and two daughters, Mrs. Walter (May) Harttung, Kitchener, and Mrs. 0. R. (Nora Louise) Forsyth, Orillia, Three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.

      The body is resting at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday. Interment will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate.

      Kitchener Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, May 16, 1947 Page 23

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) Page 6.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 26.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 36 Page 16.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 15.

    5. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Roos
      (A) Ruth Harttung/ Maisonville/ daughter of/ May and Walter/ 1921-1993/
      (B) May Roos/ wife of/ Walter Harttung/ 1891-1959/
      (C) Michael/ 1861-1947/
      (D) Louisa Pabst/ wife of/ Michael Roos/ 1865-1922/
      (E) Leola/ 1901-1920/

    6. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameMichael Roos
      Baptism Age0
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date18 Jan 1861
      Baptism Date5 Mai 1861
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Jacob M. Roos
      MotherAnna Wilson

    7. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Michael Roos - May 16 1947 pg 23.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Sep 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Traveler Grocery - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Comercial Traveller, White Sale ? - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Salesman, Wholesale ? - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 May 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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