William Schmidt^[1]

1881 - 1966  (84 years)

• Name	William Schmidt
  Born	22 Aug 1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158097486
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1904	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cabinet Maker
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cabinet Maker, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1966	45 Joseph St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38842P
  Died	20 Jan 1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I38842	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	August Frederick Schmidt,   b. 9 Dec 1846, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. 31 Mar 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Augusta Dubrick,   b. 18 Aug 1855, Powiat kwidzynski, Pomorskie, Poland ,   d. 23 Dec 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F10159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Grasser,   b. 11 Nov 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1904	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Marguerite Lillian Schmidt,   b. Sep 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Stanley Roy "Roy" Schmidt,   b. 9 May 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F175527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Schmidt William Schmidt, 84, of 45 Joseph St., died Thursday at Coutts Pavilion following a brief illness. A life-long resident of Kitchener, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Schmidt and had been employed at the Schmidt Furniture Co. in Preston for many years before retiring in 1954. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church and of the Woodmen of the World. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Rebecca Grasser, in 1962. Surviving are a son, Roy of Listowel; a daughter, Mrs. E. D. (Marguerite) Becker of RR 1, Preston; two brothers, Norman and Oscar of Kitchener, and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Welch of Preston and Ms. Lillian Christiansen of Toronto; three grandsons and four great-grandchildren. He was also predeceased by three brothers. The body will be at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home afternoon Saturday where the service will be conducted Monday 2 o'clock with Rev. Dr. H. W. [?erman officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Jan 1966 pg 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018840-04. William Schmidt, 22, Occ. Cabinet Maker, b. Berlin, Res. Berlin, son of August Schmidt and Augusta Dubrick married Rebecca Grasser, 24, b. Wellesley Twp, Res. Berlin, daughter of Charles Grasser and Catherine Kleinschroth, Witn: Irwin W. and Annie Kuehner Both of Berlin, 27 April 1904 in St. Jacobs [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 14. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 3. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . William Schmidt/ 1881 - 1966/ at Rest [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158097486/william-schmidt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Aug 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cabinet Maker - 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Apr 1904 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cabinet Maker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1966 - 45 Joseph St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jan 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth