Robert Frank "Bob" Paetz

1935 - 2022  (87 years)

• Name	Robert Frank "Bob" Paetz
  Born	1935
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-361481
  Died	6 Jun 2022	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I361481	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Paetz,   b. 17 Jul 1896, Rathmill, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Laura Catherine Schmitt,   b. 8 Feb 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1985  (Age 84 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1923	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F21789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Ann Geelhaar
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F266406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert PAETZ Obituary It has pleased Almighty God to take out of this life the soul of Robert Frank Paetz, peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2022, at St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener. Bob was the beloved husband of Ruth Ann (Geelhaar) Paetz for 55 years. Father of David and his wife Marlene and grandfather of William. Bob was the son of the late Edward Paetz and Laura nee Schmitt Paetz. Brother of Bernice Scherbarth and Kenneth Paetz both predeceased. He was a faithful employee of Kitchener Printing for over 50 years. Bob played his French Horn with the K.W. Symphony, the Waterloo Concert Band and in the Church Band at Holy Cross Lutheran Church for many years. Visitation for Bob will take place at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday, June 10, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with the funeral service to follow in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Paul Zabel of Holy Cross Lutheran Church officiating. Following the service, Bob will be laid to rest in Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo. A reception will follow the interment in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home. The family requests that personal face coverings be worn for visitation and the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bob's memory to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, the Alzheimer's Society or St. Mary's General Hospital and may be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Obituary of Robert "Bob" Paetz | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/16089/Robert-Bob-Paetz/obituary.html#tribute-start (Accessed: 19 June 2023).

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022259-23. Edward Paetz, 26, occ. Shoe Cutter, b. Boissevain (?) Manitoba, res. 78 Stanley St. Kitchener, son of Frank Paetz (born Canada) and Mary Floetke married Laura Katharine Schmitt, 23, occ. Telephone Operator, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, daughter of J.P. Schmitt (born Canada) and Anna Reist, Witnessed by: Oscar R. Schmitt of Toronto and Hilda Paetz of Kitchener, 31 October 1923 in Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 6 Jun 2022 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth