Eleanor Magdalena "Laura" Hummel

1886 - 1975  (88 years)

• Name	Eleanor Magdalena "Laura" Hummel
  Born	14 Apr 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261646138
  Name	Eleanor Magdalena "Laura" Goebel
  Name	Eleanor Magdalena "Laura" Rumig
  Name	Laura Hummel
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Seamstress
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-39462
  Died	31 Jan 1975	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario
  Person ID	I39462	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Hummel,   b. 19 Sep 1853, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. 28 Aug 1934, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Catherine Uhrig,   b. 25 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 54 years)
  Married	Nov 1881  [3]
  Family ID	F10310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Albert Goebel,   b. 23 Apr 1885, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1933, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ward Philip Goebel,   b. 11 Mar 1922,   d. 7 Apr 2011, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F300635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John A. Rumig,   b. 13 Feb 1880, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1949, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F300636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RUMIG, Mrs. John (Laura) - At the K-W Hospital, on Friday, Jan. 31, 1975, after brief illness, Eleanor (Laura) Hummel of 270 Spadina Road East, Kitchener, formerly of New Hamburg, age 88 years. Mrs. Rumig was born near Maryhill, a daughter late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hummel, a member of St. Joseph's RC Church and resident of the Twin City area all her life. Mrs. Rumig was predeceased by her husbands William Goebel and John Rumig; she was the last surviving member of her family; surviving are a son Ward P. Goebel of Waterloo and a stepson son Clayton Rumig of Toronto; six grandchildren. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, p.m. tonight, where the parish rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. Funeral mass at St. Joseph's RC Church, Monday at 10 a.m The committal service will be held at the church with temporary entombment in the New Hamburg mausoleum, with burial to follow in the family plot in Riverside cemetery, New Hamburg. Donations to the Respiratory Research Foundation may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Feb 1, 1975 Page 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-12 Page 5. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 10. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Apr 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Seamstress - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Sep 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jan 1975 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth