Rev. Louis Andres

1872 - 1949  (76 years)

• Name	Louis Andres
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	21 Jul 1872	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94437419
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Furniture Dealer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-327283
  Died	1 Jan 1949	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I327283	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Andres,   b. CA 1837,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Sophia Buehler,   b. 1837, , Germany ,   d. 9 Dec 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F245052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Specker,   b. 10 Jul 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 72 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Maria Andres
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F37318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. Louis Andres Former pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rev. Louis Andres, 76, of 56 Allan St. East, Waterloo, died at the K-W Hospital Saturday. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Andres, he was born in Germany, July 21, 1872. He graduated from the theological seminary in Springfield, Ill., in 1900. His first parish was in Desboro, Ont., where he served as pastor from 1900 to 1905. His next parish was in Waltz, Mich., where he remained until 1936, then retiring and settling in Waterloo. During his retirement he served in many churches in this community and in St. Paul's Lutheran Church until the present pastor, Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt arrived. Rev. Mr. Andres was a brother of Rev. Peter Andres who was a pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for many years. His marriage to the former Louise Specker, who survives, took place in Kitchener Sept. 10, 1901. Surviving, besides his widow is one daughter, Mrs. Marie Luft Kitchener. The body will rest at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home until 1 a.m. Tuesday when removal wil be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for service at 2 p.m. In terment will be made in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev C. T. Wetzstein will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record - 03 Jan 1949, Mon Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jul 1872 - , Germany Occupation - Furniture Dealer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Sep 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jan 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth