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

Edna Elva Schimmens

Female 1899 - 1996  (96 years)


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  • Name Edna Elva Schimmens 
    Born 27 Aug 1899  Golden Lake, Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew Cty, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Birth Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206831401 
    Name Edna Elva Graff 
    Died 27 Apr 1996  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I487959  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Gottfried "Godfrey" Schimmens,   b. 12 Jan 1868, Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1908, North Algona, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Anna M. C. Bates,   b. 10 Jan 1875, Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F299822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louis Carl Graff,   b. 23 Sep 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Donald Wesley Graff,   b. 1926,   d. 6 Mar 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Noreen Helen Graff,   b. 1929,   d. 14 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Robert Graff,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F299821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GRAFF, Edna Elva At Central Park Lodge, on Saturday, April 27, 1996, in her 97th year.

      Mrs. Graff was born in Pembroke, Ont., in 1899. She was a chartered and lifetime member of Calvary United Church, Kitchener.

      Predeceased by her husband, Louis Graff; her daughter, Noreen Beilstein and her sons, Donald and Robert Graff. She is survived by her daughters-in- law, Mary Graff and Edna Graff, her son-in-law, Dick Beilstein and also eight grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.

      There will be no visitation at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 30, 1996 at 1 p.m. at Calvary United Church, Park Street, Kitchener, with Rev. Karl Sievert officiating. Interment Memory Gardens, Breslau.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Calvary United Church Accessibility Fund and may be placed by calling the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 745-9495.

      The Record Mon, Apr 29, 1996 Page 21

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      NameEdna Elva Schimeny
      [Schimmens]
      GenderFemale
      Birth Date27 Aug 1899
      Birth PlaceWilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
      FatherGodfrey Schimeny
      MotherFannah Bates

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Aug 1899 - Golden Lake, Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew Cty, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Aug 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Apr 1996 - 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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