Simon Ortwein Hammer^[1]

1883 - 1964  (80 years)

• Name	Simon Ortwein Hammer
  Born	29 Jul 1883	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371819
  Died	21 Feb 1964	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	24 Feb 1964	Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sebastopol, Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I405439	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Conrad Ortwein,   b. 14 Nov 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Gildner,   b. 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 May 1880	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F15314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Catherine Krantz,   b. 8 Apr 1887, Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Jan 1975, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1911  [2]
  Children	1. Georgina Hammer,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elsie Hammer,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Gordon John Hammer,   b. 1913, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 2005, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   4. Gladys Catherine Hammer,   b. 1 Apr 1914, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1999, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   5. Lorna Mary Hammer,   b. 25 Jun 1915, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 2010, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   6. Beatrice Hammer,   b. CA 1916,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Milton Frederick Hammer,   b. 12 Dec 1917,   d. 23 Nov 2008  (Age 90 years)   8. Percy Hammer,   b. 24 Aug 1924, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1992, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   9. Herbert Alfred "Herb" Hammer,   b. 13 Dec 1927, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1984, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F267158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon Hammer - By Record Correspondent - SHAKESPEARE - Simon Hammer, 80, of Shakespeare, died at the Avoncrest in Stratford Friday. Born in Wellesley Township, he farmed in North Easthope Township for 39 years, moving to Shakespeare in 1949. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Sebastopol, where he married Anna Katherine Krantz in 1911. He is survived by his wife, four sons, Gordon, RR 3, New Hamburg, Milton, RR 4, Stratford, Percy, 208 Douglas St., Stratford, and Herbert, RR 2, Baden; five daughters, Mrs. Harold (Gladys) Neeb RR 3, New Hamburg, Mrs. Walter (Lorna) Neeb, Wellesley, Mrs. Harold (Beatrice) Yungblut, Tavistock, Mrs. Vernon (Georgina) Hammond, Atwood and Mrs. Charles (Elsie) Stewart, London, Ont.; one brother, Jacob, Brantford, 35 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The body will be at the Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock, until noon Monday. The funeral service will be conducted in Trinity Lutheran Church, Sebastopol, at 2: 30 p.m. by Rev. Forest R. Mosher. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gordon John Hammer - 2005. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Simon Hammer. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Conrad Ortwein Born: Waterloo Tp Ont Age: 36 Father: Geroge Ortwein Mother: Maria Ortwein Born: abt 1844 Spouse: Lena Gildner Age: 24 born: Bertin CO Waterloo Father: Valentine Gildner Mother: Hanah Gildner married 18 May 1880 married: Perth [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Conrad Ortwine Age: 36 res: Wellesley Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: George Ortwine & Maria Ratz Name: Lena Gildner Age: 26 res: Wellesley Tp. Place of Birth: Berlin, Ont. Names of Parents: Valentin Gildner & Hanah Unger Name: Dr. W. T. Parke res: Milverton Name: Jacob Gildner res: Wellesley Tp. Date of Marriage: May 18, 1880

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jul 1883 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Feb 1964 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 24 Feb 1964 - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sebastopol, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth