Gottleib Dreher

1885 - 1942  (57 years)

• Name	Gottleib Dreher
  Born	1885	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	sucide, misfortune
  Immigration	1913	, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cabinet Maker, Factory
  Residence	1921	95 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Misfortune	1942
  	committed suicide
  Nationality	, Germany   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-320985
  Died	1 May 1942	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I320985	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Dreher,   b. CA 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Rosena Traub,   b. CA 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F253441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lechner,   b. 1 Feb 1885, , Austria ,   d. 13 Aug 1937, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F243478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Farmer Found Dead In Home Gottleib Dreher, residing about a mile south of Wilmot Centre, was found dead in his home last Friday. The body was discovered by Lorne Riehl, who delivers bread for Luft Bros., New Hamburg. He notified Police Chief E. F. Scherer, who investigated. The dead man had a bullet through his head and a rifle beside him. Coroner Dr. W. Woolner, Ayr, deemed an inquest unnecessary as all indications pointed to suicide. Dreher was 54 years of age, a native of Germany. His wife died about eight years ago and since then he resided alone, for a time conducting a fox and mink farm. The body was taken to the Ratz-Bechtel funeral home where funeral service was held Monday, after which the remains were taken to Toronto for cremation in accordance with instructions left in a note by the deceased. Three brothers in Waterloo and sister in Germany survive him. New Hamburg Independent, May 8, 1942

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 18.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1885 - , Germany Immigration - 1913 - , Canada Occupation - Cabinet Maker, Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Nationality - - , Germany Died - 1 May 1942 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth