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

Katherine "Catherine" Foerster[1, 2]

Female 1882 - 1965  (82 years)


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  • Name Katherine "Catherine" Foerster 
    Born 20 Aug 1882  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Catherine Foerster  [7
    Name Katherine "Catherine" Dahmer 
    Name Katherine "Catherine" Koenig 
    Name Katie Foerster 
    Occupation 1906  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Domestic 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1965  223 Mary St., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-47058 
    Died 24 Apr 1965  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried 27 Apr 1965  Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I47058  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father George Foerster,   b. 7 Aug 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Anna Elisabeth Kinzel,   b. 15 Apr 1859, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F40115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father George Foerster,   b. 7 Aug 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F265189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frederick Dahmer,   b. 13 Oct 1879, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Edward Dahmer,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gordon Dahmer
     3. Nelda Dahmer,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F50512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Philip Koenig,   b. 15 Aug 1875, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1916, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1906  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Nelda Mary Koenig,   b. 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1960, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     2. Melisa Koenig,   b. Feb 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Edward Koenig,   b. Jun 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Harold Henry Koenig,   b. 19 Jul 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Gordon Jacob Koenig,   b. 22 Jan 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 2002, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Roy Philip George Koenig,   b. 12 Aug 1913, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F186500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Frederick Dahmer - Mrs. Frederick Dahmer, 82, of 223 Mary St. Waterloo died today in Guelph after a lengthy illness. The former Catherine Foerster, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Foerster. She was born in Wellesley Township and lived all her married life in Waterloo. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, and the Lutheran Church Women. She was predeceased by her first husband, Philip Hoenig, in 1916, her second husband, Frederick Dahmer, in 1959, three brothers and a sister. Surviving are four sons, Edward and Harold of Kitchener and Gordon and Roy of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Christopher (Nelda) Schmidt, Waterloo; one brother, George, Waterloo, three sisters, Mrs. Annie Cook and Mrs. Frederick (Louise) Kneisel, both of Gadshill and Mrs. George (Melinda) Glebe, Kitchener, 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, after 10 a.m. Sunday until Tuesday noon when funeral service will be conducted at St. John's Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Burial will be at Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick Dahmer.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019667-06.
      Philip Koenig, 30, occ. Mason, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Waterloo, son of George Koenig and Katie Hett married Katie Foerster, 23, occ. Domestic, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter Of George Foerster and Annie Kinsle, Witn: John and Louise Foerster Both of Heidelberg, 25 January 1906 in Wellesley Twp

    3. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 4.

    4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 16.

    5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obitaury of Mrs. Frederick Dahmer - 24 Apr 1965.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Catherine Foerster - Koenig - Dahmer.

    7. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Nelda Koenig - Schmidt.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Aug 1882 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1906 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Jan 1906 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1965 - 223 Mary St., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Apr 1965 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Apr 1965 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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