Edward Fries^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1939  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Fries
  Born	1 Feb 1875	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1899	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Engineer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Engineer, Town Power
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32416
  Died	7 Jun 1939	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Buried	10 Jun 1939	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I32416	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Fries,   b. 15 Apr 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Katharina "Catherine" Doerr,   b. 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1887, Near Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1874	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F28168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Lackner,   b. 18 Feb 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1899	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Ella Mineta Fries,   b. 5 Nov 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1958, , Tom Green Co., Texas  (Age 55 years)   2. Oliver Edward "Ollie" Fries,   b. Feb 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Leona Fries,   b. Dec 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F8448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edward Fries The oldest civic employee from point of service when he retired in 1935, Edward Fries, age 64, 71 Gaukel Street, retired plant superintendent of the Public Utilities, died last evening at the K-W Hospital. He had 36 years of continuous service to his credit. A son of Daniel Fries and Kathrine Doerr, deceased was born in Heidelberg on Feb. 1, 1875. He was married to Susanne Lackner in Elmira on Oct. 11, 1899. Mr. Fries was a member of St. Mathew's Lutheran Church. Surviving are his widow, one son Oliver (Ollie), of Kitchener, two daughters, Mrs. Hal Noelke, Mertzon, Texas, Mrs. Albert Maters, Desboro, four brothers, Jacob, Joseph and Herbert, all of Kitchener, Henry of Kindersley, Sask., one sister, Mrs. William Plate of Hespeler, three grandchildren and two step-brothers, Fred Noe of Toronto, and John Noe of Lacrosse, Wis. A family service will be held at the residence on Saturday afternoon at 1: 30 o'clock and a public service at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church at 2: 30 pm with interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. J. Schmieder will officiate. Remains will be at Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home until Friday noon. Following the service for the relatives at the residence at 1: 30 pm, the remains will be at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church from 1: 45 until 2: 30. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Oliver (Ollie) Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susanna Lackner - Fries. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 13. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 23. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 23 Page 3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 15784 (1899), Fries-Lackner. Edward Fries, 24, Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Berlin, son of Daniel Fries and Catharine Doerr, married Susannah Lackner, 23, b. Woolwich, res. Berlin, daughter of John Lackner and Barbara Musser, Witness(es): Henry Lackner and Elizabeth Conrad, both of Woolwich, On 11 Oct 1899, at Woolwich Twp [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Fries - 1939. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61917979. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Feb 1874. 17 Feb 1874 By Pastor J. Brezing in Heidelberg, Daniel Fries of Woolwich was married to Katharina Doerr of Wellesley. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9640-74. Daniel Fries, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Wellesley, son of Jacob and Margaretha, Married Catherine Doerr, 18, b. Wellesley, res. Same, daughter of George and Catherine, Witn: George Doerr of Wellesley and Louis Huehnergarth of Heidelberg, 17 Feb 1874 at Heidelberg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Feb 1875 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1899 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Oct 1899 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engineer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engineer, Town Power - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jun 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 10 Jun 1939 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth