Katherina "Catherine" Fries^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1878 - 1931  (53 years)

• Name	Katherina "Catherine" Fries
  Born	23 Feb 1878	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Katherina "Catherine" Plate
  Name	Katie Fries
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1921	54 Willow St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-36670
  Died	6 Sep 1931	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 10, 11, 12]
  Buried	9 Sep 1931	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 11]
  Person ID	I36670	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Fries, Sr.,   b. 15 Oct 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1925, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey,   b. 10 Sep 1842, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 10 Oct 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 13]
  Family ID	F14680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Plate,   b. 23 Oct 1876, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Veronica Plate   2. Gertrude Christine Plate,   b. 23 May 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Edgar Plate,   b. 19 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1985, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Harvey Plate,   b. Jun 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)   5. Nettie Margaret Plate,   b. 11 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   6. Gordon Henry Plate,   b. 15 Sep 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1933, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)   7. Elsie Clara Elizabeth Plate,   b. Dec 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 90 years)   8. Dorothy Plate,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Veronica "Fronica" "Fanny" Plate,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F9660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. HENRY PLATE - The death occurred at the family residence, 54 Willow street, city, at 6: 15 o'clock Sunday of Mrs. Kathrine Plate, wife of Mr. Henry Plate, aged 53 years, six months and 13 days. The deceased was born in Woolwich township on February 23, 1878. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church. She is survived by her husband and by the following children, Edgar Plate, Centreville, Harvey Plate and Gordon Plate at home, Mrs. William Manske, Kitchener, Mrs. A. Schwartzentruber, Kitchener, Miss Elsie Plate, Miss Dorothy Plate and Miss Veronica Plate at home. One son predeceased her 19 years ago. There are six grandchildren surviving. Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters, Messrs. Daniel and Michael Fries of Kitchener, Jacob Fries, Elmira and John Fries of Pakenham and Mrs. Henry Dobbentheim, Cline Iowa, Mrs. Wm. Dobbentheim, Elora, Mrs. L. Snider and Mrs. A. Vulcher, Elmira and Mrs. Arthur Rhodes, Kitchener. The funeral will take place at 2: 40 o'clock tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon from the family residence, 54 Willow street, with Rev. Dr. H. A. Sperling in charge. Interment will be made in Mount Hope cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Frey - Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Plate - Pitz - 2000. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Kathrine Fries - Plate. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Solomon Fries. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 24. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 3. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 19. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 4. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, obituary of Mrs. Henry Plate - 6 Sep 1931. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1878). Katharine Fries Plate (1878-1931) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62026366/katharine-plate. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, obituary of Henry Plate - 21 May 1945. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Michael Fries b. Waterloo res: Woolwich Township Age: 22 born abt 1840 father: Jacob mother: Margaretha Jung married Elizabeth Frey Age:: 20 born abt 1842 b. Germany Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: John mother: Catherine Miller married 10 Aug 1862 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1878 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 54 Willow St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Sep 1931 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 9 Sep 1931 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth