Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Mary Magdalene "Marie" Thaler

Female 1895 - 1998  (102 years)


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  • Name Mary Magdalene "Marie" Thaler 
    Born 8 Oct 1895  Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Magdalene "Marie" Frey 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-349888 
    Died 25 Feb 1998  Medicine Hat, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Mar 1998  Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I349888  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Amsey Frey,   b. 27 Apr 1893, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1973  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1922  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F251156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FREY, Mary "Marie"

      Of Medicine Hat, passed away, on Wednesday, Feb. 2S, 1998, at the age of 102 years. Beloved wife of the late Rev. Amsey Frey. She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Grayce (Dr. Lee) Nash of Dundee, Oregon and Jean (Rev. Bill) Cox of Medicine Hat; five grandchildren, Murray Nash of Talkeetna, Alaska, LeAnn (Ken) Beebe of Rockaway Beach. Oregon, Dr. Torrey (Kimberly) Nash of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Brenton (Sylvia) Cox of Calgary and Meredith (Lorne) Knodel of Medicine Hat; ten great-grandchildren, Dawson, Christopher and Denver Knodel, Trevor, Tanner and Tucker Nash, Mark and Grayce Beebe, Jillian and Natalie Cox; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, David and Susannah Thaler; her husband, Rev. Amsey Frey on December 31, 1973; six brothers, Simon, Elmer, Albert, Lincoln, Harry, Hubert and James; three sisters, Ella, Verna and Alice. Mary "Marie" was born on October 8, 1895 in Centreville, Ontario. She was raised in Kitchener area and began working in a button factory, later at Kresge's and then in a rubber factory where she made footwear during the First World War. On March 15, 1922 she married Amsey Frey in Kitchener and that same year they moved west to a homestead at Acadia Valley. Her husband Amsey became a minister and they served various churches in Alberta, retiring to Didsbury in 1962. In 1986 she moved to Medicine Hat to the Haven of Rest and in November of 1996 to Sunnyside Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at the Didsbury Zion Evangelical Missionary Church on Monday, March 2, 1998 at 2 p.m., with Rev. Bill Cox and Rev. Willard Swaim co-officiating. Interment will follow in the Didsbury Cemetery.

      The Record Newspaper 27 Feb 1998 pg B4

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Mary Shaler Date of Birth:8 Oct 1895 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:David Shaler Mother's name:Susannah Schneider

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Mary Magdalene Thaler Age:26 Birth Date:abt 1896 Birth Place:Centreville, Ontario Marriage Date:15 Mar 1922 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:David M Thaler Mother:Susannah Snyder Thaler Spouse:Amsey Frey Spouse's Age:28 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1894 Spouse Birth Place:Breslau, Ontario Spouse Father:John S Frey Spouse Mother:Magdalene Snyder Frey

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Oct 1895 - Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Mar 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Feb 1998 - Medicine Hat, , Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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