Henry Harold "Harry" Witzel

1876 - 1952  (76 years)

• Name	Henry Harold "Harry" Witzel
  Born	13 Jul 1876	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Harry Witzel
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Moulder
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-351580
  Died	6 Dec 1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	10 Dec 1952	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I351580	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Witzel,   b. 9 Sep 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Margaret S. Wilhelm,   b. 31 Mar 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1914  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F30306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann "Annie" Huether,   b. 15 Nov 1882, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1902	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Violet Bertie Witzel,   b. 24 Nov 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lincoln Stanley Witzel,   b. 28 Sep 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Verniece Mary Ann "Bernice" Witzel,   b. 21 Feb 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Irene Grace Witzel,   b. 4 Apr 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   5. Wilfred Earl Witzel,   b. 18 Dec 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1986, Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   6. Harold Gordon Witzel,   b. 10 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F251790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Witzel Dead is Henry Witzel, 76, of Kitchener, instantly killed shortly after 6 pm Saturday, December 6th 1952, at Weber and Scott Streets. Police said the man, who walked with the aid of two canes, was struck by a car driven by Payson H. Hartung, 28, of 55 Irvin Street. The officers said the Hartung car was west bound on Weber Street. Henry Witzel had just stepped off the curb to cross the intersection. Police said the man was struck by the right headlight and the hood of the car. Coroner C.C. Belyea attended at the scene. The fatality was Kitchener's sixth in 1952. Hartung has been charged with careless and dangerous driving. Mr. Witzel was born in Wilmot Centre, Ontario, on July 12, 1876, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Witzel. He was a former employee of the Philip Gies Foundry Ltd. His wife, was the former Mary Ann Heuther, died April 10th, 1948. Surving are three sons, Lincoln of Hamilton, Ontario, Wilfred of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Harold of Petersberg, Ontario, two daughters, Mrs. Violet Nunn and Mrs. Bernice Koening of Hamilton, Ontario, one brother William of Los Angeles, California, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services to be held Wednesday at 3: 30 p.m., from the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home and interment will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev C.R. Kauth, pastor of the Wilmot Centre EUB Church will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Dec 1952

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 6. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 47. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 82. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Henry Witzel Date of Birth:13 Jul 1876 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Henry Witzel Mother's name:Margaret Wilhelm [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Harry H Witzel Age:26 Birth Date:abt 1876 Birth Place:Wilmot Marriage Date:15 Oct 1902 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Henry Witzel Mother:Margaret Wilhelm Spouse:Mary Ann Huether Spouse's Age:19 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1883 Spouse Birth Place:Petersburg Spouse Father:John Huether Spouse Mother:Annie Beilstein

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jul 1876 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Dec 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 10 Dec 1952 - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth