Gertrude Wideman

1893 - 1979  (86 years)

• Name	Gertrude Wideman
  Born	29 Jul 1893	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Gertie Wideman
  Name	Gertrude Gilles
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Felt Worker
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54916P
  Died	21 Dec 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I54916	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John B. Wideman,   b. 25 Nov 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1944, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Cress,   b. 10 Dec 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1923  (Age 81 years)
  Married	23 May 1875	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F3663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred Gilles,   b. 30 Jun 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1932, St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1918	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Helen G. Gilles,   b. 1922
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. ALFRED GILLES On Friday, Dec. 21, 1979, at St. Mary's Hospital, Gertrude Wideman, widow of Alfred Gilles, age 86 years of St. Jacobs. Dear mother of Mrs. Arthur (Helen) Schaner of St. Jacobs and beloved grandmother of Dennis, Sylvia and Timothy. Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 7 p.m. today, until Sunday noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, for funeral service at 3 p.m. Interment in the Lutheran cemetery. The family will be in attendance at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Donations to St. James Lutheran Church Building Fund or the Arthritis Society will be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Alfred Gilles Born: St Jacobs Ont Age: 26 Father: Henry Gilles Mother: Ablona NÈ Schaefer Gilles Born: abt 1892 Spouse: Gertrude Wideman Age: 24 born: Peel Township Father: John Wideman Mother: Catherine Cress married 7 Mar 1918 married: Waterloo [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 18. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 13. [S448] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran St. Jacobs CC#4590 Internet Link. Gertrude/ Wideman/ beloved wife of/ Alfred Gilles/ 1893- 1979/ at rest A. H. G./ Gillies [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Wideman Born: CO Waterloo Ont Age: 22 Father: John Wideman Mother: Susan Wideman Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Mary Cress Age: 33 born: CO Waterloo Ont Father: Ephraim Cress Mother: Susan Cress married 23 May 1875 married: Perth

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jul 1893 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Felt Worker - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Mar 1918 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Dec 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth