Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lorena Elizabeth Fries[1]

Female 1907 - 1998  (~ 90 years)


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  • Name Lorena Elizabeth Fries 
    Born Dec 1907  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Lorena Elizabeth Hemmerich 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-400039 
    Died 1 Sep 1998  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 4 Sep 1998  Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I400039  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John F. Fries,   b. 19 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1966  (Age < 90 years) 
    Mother Ellenora "Eleanor" "nora" Stroh,   b. 23 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1905  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F39314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Michael Hemmerich,   b. Dec 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Harold Hemmerich,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wilfred Hemmerich,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Shirley Hemmerich
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F265114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HEMMERICH, Lorena - In Stratford General Hospital, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1998, Lorena Elizabeth Hemmerich, of Mitchell and formerly of Tavistock, in her 91st year. Born in Woolwich township, Waterloo county, a daughter of the late John Fries and the former Ellenora Stroh. Resident of Tavistock for 50 years, where she and her husband owned and operated the Arlington Hotel from 1948-1962. Member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Sebastopol-Tavistock, the Tavistock Seniors Community Club and was a regular attender of the Tavistock Legion Euchre Parties. Predeceased by her husband, Henry Michael Hemmerich; her friend Lawrence Dellow; her sons, Harold Hemmerich and Wilfred Hemmerich; her grandchildren, Shawn Hemmerich and Rene Hemmerich; her brother, Henry Fries and her sister, Leona Fries. Mother of Shirley, and her husband Lorne Turford of Mitchell; mother-in-law of Ruth Hemmerich of Parry Sound, Nola Bennett of Salmon Arm, B.C., grandmother of five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sister of Ide Schweitzer of Cambridge. Friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock Street North, Tavistock, today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in Trinity Lutheran Church, Sebastopol-Tavistock on Friday, Sept. 4, 1998 at 3 p.m., the Rev. Norman Lange will officiate. Interment in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ellenora Stroh - Fries.

    2. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 5.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lorena Elizabeth Fries - Hemmerich.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 19055-05.
      John F. Fries, 29, Occ. Teamster, b. Woolwich Twp., Res. Berlin, son of Michael Fries & Elizabeth Frey, married Eleanora Stroh, 26, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. Berlin, daughter of Henry Stroh & Anna Knechtel, Witn: William J. Janke of Berlin & Magdalena Fries of Elmira, 28 June 1905 at Elmira

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Dec 1907 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1998 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Sep 1998 - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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