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

Elvira Irene Witzel

Female 1911 - 2007  (95 years)


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  • Name Elvira Irene Witzel 
    Residence 1911  80 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Born 25 Jun 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75735392 
    Name Elvira Irene Geisel 
    Residence 1919  153 Park St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1935  58 Cedar St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-45995 
    Died 28 Feb 2007  Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I45995  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John L. Witzel,   b. 2 Jul 1882, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1959  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Laura Wilhelmina "Laura" Schmidt,   b. 4 Nov 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1908  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F169419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alfred Charles Geisel,   b. 30 Sep 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Children 
     1. Donald Carl "Don" Geisel,   b. 25 Sep 1937, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F20525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ELVIRA GEISEL (nee Witzel) 1911 - 2007 Passed away, peacefully, at Trillium Court Nursing Home, Kincardine, on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at the age of 95 years. Elvira worked at K-W Orphanage from 1943 to 1949 and later worked with Superior Box (Domtar) for 27 years until her retirement in 1976. She was a lifetime member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and later attended Grace Lutheran in Kincardine. She loved playing cards, especially Solo, at the Seniors Centre in Waterloo. She is survived by her two daughters and a son, Jean (Gord) Murray of Kincardine, Don (Betty) Geisel of Waterloo, and Barbara (Jerry) Saunders of Hepworth; her 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-granddaughters. She was predeceased by her husband Alfred Carl Geisel in 1959; her grandson Dale Murray in 1977. Friends are invited to share their memories of Elvira with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Friday (today) March 2, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Kurt Lantz officiating. Private family interment at St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Manheim in the Spring. Condolences for the family and donations to the Alzheimer's Society or to the Trillium Court Nursing Home may be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com. In living memory of Elvira, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning program by the funeral home.

      The Record Mar 2 2007

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Elvira Irene Witzel
      Gender:Female
      Birth Date:25 Jun 1911
      Birth Place: 80 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:John Witzel - trunk worker
      Mother:Laura Schmidt
      Married: Baden, 25 Nov 1908

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75735392.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jun 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Feb 2007 - Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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