Emma E. Ruthig^{[1, 2]}

1886 - 1963  (77 years)

• Name	Emma E. Ruthig
  Born	8 Sep 1886	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Emma E. Schaefer
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Servant
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85074P
  Died	20 Nov 1963	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Buried	23 Nov 1963	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I371242	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John W. Ruthig,   b. 17 Mar 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1931, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Paulina Ritz,   b. 1 Sep 1860, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1884	Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F22418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles William Schaefer,   b. 21 May 1881, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1917, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1906	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Marie Schaefer,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Grace Illina Schaefer,   b. 1 Oct 1906, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 2003, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)   3. Delores Emma Schaefer,   b. 14 Dec 1908, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1983  (Age 74 years)   4. Marie Elsie Schaefer,   b. Aug 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1996  (Age ~ 85 years)   5. Walter John Schaefer,   b. 2 Jul 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1952, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   6. Lorne Alfred Schaefer,   b. 10 May 1915, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F256601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Charles W. Schaefer - By Record Staff Writer - New Hamburg - Mrs. Charles W. Schaefer, 77, of 225 Waterloo St., died Wednesday at K-W Hospital, Kitchener. She was the former Emma Ruthig, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ruthig. She was born in Wellesley Township and had operated the Schaefer grocery store in New Hamburg for 52 years. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Her husband died in 1917, and a son, Walter, died in 1952. Surviving are a son, Lorne of New Hamburg; three daughters, Mrs. Nicholas (Grace) Klassen and Mrs. Constantine (Delores) Klassen, both of New Hamburg, and Marie of Kitchener; one brother, Alfred of New Hamburg and nine grandchildren. The body will be at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home until noon Saturday when removal will be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church for a service at 2 pm. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Schaefer - Klassen - 2003. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter John Schaefer. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 5. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 12. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 2;. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. In Loving Memory/ Emma E. Schaefer/ Nee Ruthig/ 1886-1963 [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Emma Ruthig - Schaefer. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Charles Schafer Event Type:Marriage Event Date:16 Apr 1906 Event Place:New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender:Male Age:23 Birth Year (Estimated):1883 Father's Name:Valentine Schafer Mother's Name:Mary Grube Spouse's Name:Emma Ruthig Spouse's Gender:Female Spouse's Age:19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1887 Spouse's Father's Name:John Ruthig Spouse's Mother's Name:Panfina Ritz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Sep 1886 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Apr 1906 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Nov 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Nov 1963 - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth