Alphonse Fietsch

1892 - 1964  (72 years)

• Name	Alphonse Fietsch
  Born	1 Jun 1892	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191069083
  Name	Alfonso Fietsch
  Residence	1964	106 Siebert Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-49522
  Died	24 Aug 1964	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I49522	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Sargeant Alfonso "Alfons" Fietsch,   b. 29 Sep 1862, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 26 Jun 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Emeline "Emma" Dentinger,   b. 29 Sep 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1891	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F12883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evangeline Adeline Knipfel,   b. 21 Feb 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1980, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Roy Fietsch   2. Paul Fietsch   3. Marie Fietsch,   b. 1923,   d. 2007  (Age 84 years)   4. Rose Fietsch
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F15359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alphonse Fietsch Alphonse Fietsch, 72, of 106 Siebert Ave., died today at St. Mary's Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born June 1, 1892, at Hawkesville, a son of the late Alphonse Fietsch Sr. and Emma Dentinger. He lived in Kitchener for many years. He worked at Pearl Laundry for some time, interrupting his service there to own and operate a grocery store at Ahrens and Wellington Streets for 10 years and restaurant and motel at Woodstock for two years. He returned to Pearl Laundry and retired two years ago. Mr. Fietsch was a member of St. Aloysius' RC Church and the Holy Name Society. He is survived by his wife, the former Evangeline Knipfel, whom he married Jan. 25, 1916; two sons, Roy of Vancouver and Paul of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. (Marie) Henhoeffer, Kitchener, and Mrs. Ronald (Rose) Hahn, Toronto; a brother, Clarence of Kitchener, and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Oscar. The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Prayers will also be recited at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, followed by requim high mass at St. Aloysius' Church at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Aug 24, 1964 Page 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 13. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191069083/alphonse-fietsch. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011734-91. Alphonso Fietsch?, 29, occ. Blacksmith, b. Germany, res. Hawksville, s/o George Fietsch & Theresia McRoy, married Emma Dentinger, 19, b. Wellesley, res. same, d/o Peter Dentinger & Caroline Ball, witn: Albert Ball, Albert Fritsch, Agnes Meyer, Louis Huber, Catharine Forwell, all of Wellesley, 24 Nov. 1891at St. Clements

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jun 1892 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jan 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Aug 1964 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth