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

Edgar Zimmer Wilhelm[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1896 - 1981  (84 years)


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  • Name Edgar Zimmer Wilhelm 
    Born 23 Nov 1896  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [8, 10
    Occupation 1911  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer's Son 
    Residence 1911  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Roman Catholic 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    WW1, Private 
    Occupation 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Shoemaker 
    Residence R. R. #1 Breslau, Waterloo Co. Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 13
    Residence Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 13
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-68923P 
    Died 11 Jun 1981  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11, 12
    Buried 13 Jun 1981  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Person ID I402791  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Charles M. Wilhelm,   b. 27 Jun 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1951  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Johanna K. Zimmer,   b. 16 Mar 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family ID F18101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henrietta Ada "Ada" Hummel,   b. 1897, Trout Creek, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Anita Wilhelm
     2. Marilyn Wilhelm
     3. Elaine Wilhelm,   b. 1926
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F266135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILHELM, Edgar Z. - At the K-W Hospital, on Thursday, June 11, 1981, following a brief illness, Edgar Z. Wilhelm, aged 84 years, of 128 Cameron St. N., Kitchener. He was a member of St. Anne's RC Church. Beloved husband of the late Ada Hummel. Dear father of Elaine (Mrs. William Pernfuss) of Kitchener, Anita (Mrs. Ray Schabl) of Waterloo, Marilyn (Mrs. William Rich) of Vancouver, B.C.; brother of Mrs. Ida Fromm of Maryhill and Mrs. Grace Koepfer of Cambridge (G). Seven grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by his parents; three brothers, Albert, Anthony and Harry and one grandson, Robert Schabl. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 3 pm today, where the parish prayers will be recited tonight at 8 pm. Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Saturday 9: 30 am, followed by a funeral mass at St. Anne's RC Church at 10 am with Father G. Hays officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henrietta Ada Hummel - Wilhelm - 1973.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Johanna Zimmer - Wilhelm.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Robert Schabl.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Wilhelm.

    5. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020908-25.
      Edgar Wilhelm, 28, occ. Shoemaker, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Kitchener, son of Charles Wilhelm and Johanna Zimmer Married Henrietta Ada Hummel, 28, occ. Maid, b. Trout Creek Ont., res. Kitchener, daughter of Joseph Hummel and Mary Weiler, Witnessed by: Henry Wilhelm of New Germany and Gertie Huebschman of Kitchener, 10 November 1925 in Kitchener

    6. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-1 Page 3.

    7. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, District 1 (New Germany) Page 5.

    8. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    9. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edgar Z. Wilhelm.

    10. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Name:Edger Simmer Wilhelm
      Birth Date:23 Nov 1896
      Birth Location:Breslau, Waterloo Co, Ontario
      Residence:Breslau, Ontario
      Relative:Mr Emma Charles Wilhelm
      Relationship:Father
      Regiment Number:3138740

    11. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1896). Edgar Z Wilhelm (1896-1981) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 27 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205309211/edgar-z-wilhelm.

    12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205309211/edgar-z-wilhelm.

    13. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    14. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012627-96.
      Charles Wilhelm, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Anthony Wilhelm and Regina Moser married Johanna Zimmer, 25, b. Canada, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Adam Zimmer and Catharine Knechtel, Witn Albert Zimmer of Berlin, Johanna Wilhelm of Waterloo Twp, George Fischer of Waterloo Twp and Annie Zimmer of Berlin, 14 April 1896 In Berlin.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Nov 1896 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer's Son - 1911 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoemaker - 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Nov 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jun 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Jun 1981 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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