Violet Barbara Durst

1895 - 1929  (33 years)

• Name	Violet Barbara Durst
  Born	7 Oct 1895	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Violet Barbara Schweitzer
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54445
  Died	4 Jun 1929	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I54445	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ludwig Durst,   b. 12 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1939, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Sophia Stumpf,   b. 21 Nov 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1933, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1877	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F14065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louis George Schweitzer,   b. 16 May 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1964  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Ruth Schweitzer,   d. Bef 2017   2. Mildred Sophia Schweitzer,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada   3. Norma Catherine Schweitzer,   b. 1923,   d. 9 Jul 2017, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Vera Schweitzer,   b. 22 Feb 1925, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 2015, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F40553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Brief Illness Ends In Death Mrs. Louis Schweitzer Of Near Elmira Succumbs; Funeral To Be Held Friday. Violet Durst, wife of Louis Schweitzer, passed away at her home near Elmira on Tuesday, following an illness of one week, aged 33 years 7 months and 28 days. The late Mrs. Schweitzer, who was well and favorably known in this locality, was born in Woolwich Township, a daughter of Louis Durst. She was married 11 years ago, and is survived by her husband and four children: Mildred, Norman, Vera and Ruth who is only seven months old. Two sisters and three brothers also survive: Mrs. John Christman and Mrs. Martin Schweitzer of near Elmira, Walter of Waterloo; Irvin of Wroxeter and Milton at home. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence to Conestogo Lutheran Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Elmira Signet, June 6, 1929

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 5. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), June 6, 1929 - Obituary of Mrs. Louis Schweitzer. [S353] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran CC#4592 Conestogo Internet Link. In Loving Memory Of/ Louis Schweitzer/ Died Jan. 22, 1964/ Aged 78 Yrs. 8 M. 6 D./ Violet Durst/ Beloved Wife Of/ Louis Schweitzer/ Died June 4, 1929/ Aged 33 Yrs. 7 M. 28 D./ Rest In Peace/ Schweitzer [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Sophia Stumpf Born: Woolwich Age: 20 Father: Ludwig Stumpf Mother: Anna Martha Stumpf Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Ludwig Dorst Age: 23 born: Woolwich Father: Philip Dorst Mother: Barbara Dorst married 9 Dec 1877 married: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Dec 1877. 12 Dec 1877 By Pastor B. Warnke in Elmira, Ludwig Dorst was married to Sophia Stumpf, both of Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Oct 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jun 1929 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth