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Milton Leis

Male 1896 - 1949  (52 years)


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  • Name Milton Leis 
    Born 29 Aug 1896  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55799598 
    Interesting drowning, accident, story 
    Occupation 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1944  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1944  10 Eden Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Misfortune May 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    dies after car accident 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-52125 
    Died 22 May 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I52125  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Menno K. Leis,   b. 24 Apr 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1942, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Veronica Schwartzentruber,   b. 18 May 1856, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1922  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1895  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F31333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leah Litwiller,   b. 22 Jul 1902, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mildred Leis,   b. 19 Sep 1919
     2. Wilfred Leis,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1944, , France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     3. Katherine Veronica Leis,   b. 4 May 1922,   d. 21 Nov 1951  (Age 29 years)
     4. Marie Nancy Leis,   b. 5 Apr 1924
     5. Milton Leis
     6. Wallace Christian Leis,   b. 20 Jun 1929,   d. 2001, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Laura Loretta Leis
     8. Robert Leis
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F45058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died in Hospital After Near Drowning When Car Goes Into Shallow Water

      Milton Lies, 52, of Kitchener, died unexpectedly in K-W Hospital on Sunday evening after being saved from drowning earlier in the afternoon. He was driving into Kitchener from the south-west when his car struck the Mill St. bridge near the city limits and plummeted into the creek. Mr. Leis was pinned underneath in about 1 feet of water. Golfers from the Rockway golf course saw the accident and rushed to his assistance. They pulled him from his perilous position and he seemed to be only slightly injured. The deceased was a former resident of New Hamburg, and was employed in the Hahn Brass Co. factory. He was a son-in-law of Mrs. Catharine Litwiller of this town. Surviving are his wife, three sons, Milton, Wallace and Robert, all of Kitchener; four daughters, Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Kaminska of Centreville; Mrs. William (Katharine) Musclow of Galt; Mrs. Munro (Marie) Kerr and Mrs. Matthew (Laura) Riem, both of Kitchener; a sister, Mrs. Solomon Gerber, Wellesley, and nine grandchildren. A son, Wilfred, was killed in action in France in the Second World War. A sister, Nancy, and a brother, Mose, also predeceased him. A private funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. H. A. Kellerman, pastor of Calvary Memorial Church, officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener.

      New Hamburg Independent, May 27, 1949

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 16.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 11.

    3. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Died in Hospital After Near Drowning When Car Goes into Shallow Water 27 May 1949.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55799598.

    5. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      Lies, Wilfred 24 years Birthdate: 1920 Oct 14 Died: 1944 Aug 8 Rank: Private Unit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A61057 Additional Details son of Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lies of Kitchener, Ontario - wife Vera Liest of Kitchener

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Menno Leis Born: Wellesley Age: 35 Father: Joseph Leis Mother: Catherine Leis Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Veronica Schwartzentruber Age: 37 born: S Easthope Father: Jacob Schwartzentruber Mother: Catherine Schwartzentruber married 3 Jan 1895 married: Oxford, East Zorra

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1896 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1944 - 10 Eden Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisfortune - dies after car accident - May 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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