Leo Albert Runstedler

1896 - 1970  (74 years)

• Name	Leo Albert Runstedler
  Born	8 Apr 1896	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. Clements Roman Catholic Church, St. Clements, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Military	WW1 - 118th Battalion
  Residence	1911	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Catholic
  Occupation	1921	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, Father's Farm
  Residence	1921	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47196P
  Died	17 Apr 1970	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I47196	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Runstedler,   b. 26 Jan 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1944, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Theresia Starr,   b. 20 Aug 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1913, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1890	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F40029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Agnes Walton,   b. 24 Aug 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984  (Age 87 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1922	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Jack Runstedler   2. Albert Runstedler   3. Gibert Runstedler   4. Walter Runstedler   5. Mary Runstedler   6. Rita Runstedler   7. Barbara Runstedler   8. Irene Margaret Runstedler,   b. 23 May 1925
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Funeral services were held Monday for Leo Albert Runstedler, 74, of RR 1, St. Clements. He died suddenly at his home Friday night after a heart attack. Mr. Runstedler was born on the farm where he lived all his life. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Runstedler. He was a member of St. Clements RC church and an honorary member of the council of Catholic men. He was a veteran of the First world war, serving overseas with the 118th battalion. Surviving are his wife, the former Ethel Walton, whom he married in St. Agatha in 1922; four sons, Jack, Albert and Walter, all of Kitchener, and Gilbert of RR 1, St. Clements; four daughters, Mrs. Harry (Irene) Dietrich of RR 1, St. Clements, Mrs. Beverly (Mary) McCann of Toronto, Mrs. Ross (Rita) Lederman of Waterloo, and Mrs. Wallace (Barbara) DeWitt of Kentville, N.S., three brothers, Frank of Kitchener, Alf of Harvey's Lake, Pa., and Edward of Fayattville, N.Y., one sister, Mrs. George (Irene) Farawell of Zurich and 37 grandchildren. He was predeceased by one brother. Rev. V.J. Pickett officiated at the services. Burial was in St. Clements RC cemetery. Elmira Signet 22 Apr 1980 pg 22

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 6. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, (St. Clements) Div. 7 Page 1. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, St. Clements 1921Sub Dist. 7 Page 4. [S532] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - St. Clement RC CC#4534 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Runstedler/ father/ Leo A./ Runstedler/ 1896-1970/ mother/ Ethel A./ Walton/ 1896-1984/ Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Leo Albert Runstedler - 22 Apr 1970 pg 22. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12233 (1890), Runstettler-Starr. Jacob Runstettler, 29, res. Wellesley Tp., b. Wellesley Tp., farmer, s/o Henry Runstettler & Mary Keter, married Theresia Starr, 34, res. Wellesley tp., b. Wellesley tp., d/o Charles Starr & Mary Ann Hertel, married 4 Feb 1890 St. Clements

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1896 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Clements Roman Catholic Church, St. Clements, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1911 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Father's Farm - 1921 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Apr 1922 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 17 Apr 1970 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth