Elizabeth "Betty" Schwantz

1886 - 1960  (73 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Betty" Schwantz
  Born	25 Aug 1886	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167338497
  Name	Lizzie Schwantz
  Residence	1891	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	?
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Residence	CA 1916	55 Cedar Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1921	10 King St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1950	57 Henry St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-320043
  Died	13 Feb 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I320043	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Paulus "Paul" Schwantz,   b. 14 Feb 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1929, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Grody,   b. 17 Sep 1855, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1934  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F21587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Private Louis Edward Armitage,   b. 1 Apr 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 83 years)
  Married	24 May 1907	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Jerome Edward Armitage,   b. 8 Jan 1908, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1972, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   2. Harry William Armitage,   b. 30 May 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario  (Age 74 years)   3. Florence May Victoria Armitage,   b. 24 May 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2004  (Age 92 years)   4. Audrie Armitage,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Verla Irene Armitage,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1921  (Age 3 years)   6. Helen Mildred Armitage,   b. 30 Apr 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1999  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F243235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Louis E. Armitage, 71, of 57 Henry St., died today at her home. Mrs. Armitage was born at Wellesley on Aug. 25, 1889, but was a Kitchener resident for the past 52 years. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwantz. Mrs. Armitage was married on May 24, 1908, in Toronto. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Jerome of Waterloo, Harry of Kitchener; four daughters, Mrs. Harry (Florence) Paetz of Kitchener, Mrs. Michael (Audrey) McLernen of Ottawa, Mrs. Donald (Helen) Rickert, Mrs. Michael (Norma) Kiertscher, both of Kitchener; three brothers, William of London, Ont.; Bernard of Sault Ste. Marie, Charles of Hespeler; four sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Preston of Toronto, Olivia and Irene, both of Hespeler, Mrs. Alfred Tuletzki of Preston; 20 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at St. Columba Anglican Church by Rev. D. B. Baldwin. Burial will be in Hespeler Cemetery. Donations to the St. Columba Memorial Fund will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Feb 13, 1960 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 13. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 13. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameElisabeth Schwantz GenderFemale Birth Date20 Aug 1886 Birth PlaceWaterloo, Ontario, Canada Father Paul Schwantz MotherElisabeth Grody [S2431] Census - Canada - 1891, Wellesley, Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6374; Family No: 77.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Aug 1886 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1891 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 May 1907 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - CA 1916 - 55 Cedar Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Feb 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth