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

Theodore Elrod Fess[1]

Male 1896 - 1953  (56 years)


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  • Name Theodore Elrod Fess 
    Born 17 Sep 1896  Fisherville, Haldimand Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
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    Occupation 1924  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Clerk 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-472079 
    Died 22 Jan 1953 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I472079  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William Fess,   b. CA 1867, , Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Helena Lemruer,   b. CA 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F293241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Elizabeth Hertfelder,   b. 14 Oct 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1968  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1924  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Craig Fess
     2. Doris Fess
     3. Alice Fess
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F293242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Theodore Fess

      Theodore E. Fess, 54, 61 Waterloo St., died suddenly yesterday. He had been senior caretaker of the Victoria Public School, Kitchener, for 12 years. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. A son of Mrs. Helena Fess, Kitchener, and the late William Fess, he was born in Fisherville, Sept. 17,1896. His marriage to the former Anna Hertsfelder, who survives, took place at Kitchener in 1924. Surviving besides his mother and wife are one son, Craig, London, Ont., two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Doris) Johnston, Kitchener, and Alice at home. One grandson also survives. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Sunday when it will be taken to the Grace Lutheran Church for service at 2:30. Interment will be in Memory Gardens. Rev. Roy Knoll will conduct the service. A memorial service was held at Victoria Public School today

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Jan 1953

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020213-24.
      Theodore Elrod Fess, 26, occ. Clerk, b. Haldimand Co., res. 184 Louisa St. Kitchener, son of William Fess (b. Haldimand Co) & Helena Lemruer (?) married Annie Elizabeth Hertfelder, 28, occ. Felt Worker, b. Kitchener, res. 184 Louisa St. Kitchener, daughter of George Hertfelder (Deceased) (b. Kitchener) & Mary Catharine Zinkann, Witn: Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Zinkann of 110 Louisa St. Kitchener, 10 November 1924 in Kitchener

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Sep 1896 - Fisherville, Haldimand Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk - 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Nov 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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