Grace Illina Schaefer^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1906 - 2003  (97 years)

• Name	Grace Illina Schaefer
  Born	1 Oct 1906	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246048180
  Name	Grace Illina Klassen
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371247
  Died	5 Nov 2003	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	8 Nov 2003	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I371247	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Emma E. Ruthig,   b. 8 Sep 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1906	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F256601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nicklas Klassen,   b. 1905, Reimerhof, Russia ,   d. 6 Jan 1993, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Constance "Connie" Klassen
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F265152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Klassen, Grace (nee Schaefer) A.T.C.M. - Of New Hamburg, died, peacefully, at her residence, Nithview Home, in her 98th year. Loving mother of Connie and husband Martin Bender of Kitchener. Dear grandmother of Jeff Bender, Dr. Jennifer Bender, Tom Bender and Robin Bender. Sadly missed by her sister-in-law, Elaine Schaefer of New Hamburg and several nieces and nephews. Grace was predeceased by her husband, Nicklas Klassen, January 6, 1993; parents, Charles and Emma (Ruthig) Schaefer; sisters, Dolores (Pet) Klassen and husband Constantine, Marie Schaefer; brothers, Walter Schaefer and Lorne Schaefer. Grace was the last surviving member of her family. She will be missed by her many friends and family. Grace was a teacher. She loved teaching and taught for many years in New Hamburg, Petersburg and Heidelberg as well as supply teaching in area schools. For all of her adult life, until she was 90, she taught music and was registered with the ORMTA. Her former school pupils and music pupils are many. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, New Hamburg where she taught Sunday School, filled in as organist from time to time and was a member of the Ladies Guild. Grace's family invites friends and relatives to the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, ON N3A 1K2 for visitation today (Friday) from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will take place on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003 at 11 am at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, New Hamburg, Pastor James Keller to officiate. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Emma Ruthig - Schaefer. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lorne Schaefer. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Nicklas Klassen. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter John Schaefer. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 2;. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Schaefer - Klassen - 2003. [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 - 1 Oct 1906 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Nov 2003 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Nov 2003 - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth