Louis J. Kieffer

1884 - 1951  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Louis J. Kieffer
  Born	Jun 1884	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1910	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40067P
  Died	21 Mar 1951	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I40067	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam Kieffer,   b. CALC 2 Feb 1851, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 9 Aug 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Theresa May,   b. 12 Oct 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1913, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F35021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Apollonia "Abbie" Bitschey,   b. 29 May 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1965, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1910	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Mary Catharine Kieffer,   b. 17 Apr 1916, , Germany ,   d. 15 May 2016, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F34171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Louis Kieffer, R. R. 1, Breslau, died at his home Wednesday, March 21 after an illness of more than two weeks. Born at Pilkington, Mr. Kieffer was a farmer. He was a member of St. Boniface R. C. Church, Maryhill, and of the League of the Sacred Heart. Forty-one years ago he married the former Abbie Bitschy at Maryhill. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Vincent, Kingsdale, and William at home; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Mary) Drexler, Elmira; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Schuett, West Montrose, and Mrs. Mary Seifriend [sic] and Mrs. Katherine Roth, both of Kitchener, and seven grandchildren. Prayers were offered at the residence at 9: 30 a.m., Monday followed by requiem high mass at St. Boniface R.C. Church, Maryhill, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Joseph Diemert officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Elmira Signet, March 22, 1951

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), March 22, 1951 - Obituary of Louis Kieffer. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81496448/louis-j-kieffer. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21724 (1910), Kieffer-Bitschey. Louis Kieffer, 26, Farmer, of Pilkington Twp, Son of Adam Kieffer & Teresa May Married Apollonia Bitschey, 29, of Waterloo Twp, daughter of Philip Bitschey & Mary Kieffer, Witn: John Seifried of Guelph Twp & Cora Bitschey of Waterloo Twp, 7 February 1910 In Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jun 1884 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1910 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 1910 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Mar 1951 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth