Charles Philip Lorch^{[1, 2]}

1897 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	Charles Philip Lorch
  Born	17 Aug 1897	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [6]
  School	1906	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Elmira-SchoolPicture-0001b-1906-1907FromMarionRoes.jpg Class at ELMIRA PUBLIC SCHOOL 1906-1907. Front Row: Arthur Rudow, ___ Moyer, Charlie Moyer, Lanson Linder, Walter Wilkin, Wellington Weber, Isaiah Eby, Dick Ratz, George Dreisinger, Amos Weber, Walter Musselman, ____, Victor Gateman. Second Row: Emanuel Israel, Clarence Klinck, Stanley Smith, Willie Weitzel, Byrle Mogk, Eddie Linder, Charlie Lorch, ____ Burkholder, Carl Dunke, ____ Green, Clarence Moyer, ____ Krogman, Carl O’Neill, Arthur Ruppel, ___ Burkholder. Third Row: Thelma Ziegler, Hilda Ritter, Lylia Reist, Bertha Hoelscher, Irene Gibson, Edith Weber, Mae Steinke, Hilda Strome, Norena Levan, Viola Bricker, Vanda Krogman, Verda Kuddop, Edith Weigel, Edith Grosz. Fourth Row: Rosa Klinck, Ermina Weidenhammer, ___ Reist, Enid Ratz, Ella Ratz, Sarah Schmidt, Leanore Otto, Hattie Corrigill Marion Roes owner of picture
  Name	Charlie Lorch
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1918	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Residence	1920	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer, Father's Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1978	8 Water St. E., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55502
  Died	20 Jun 1978	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I55502	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Albert W. Lorch,   b. 1 Feb 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Oswald,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1882	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F14374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Cress,   b. 9 Jul 1903, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Glen Lorch   2. Esther Catherine Lorch,   b. 1932,   d. 28 Apr 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F30972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  LORCH, Charles-On Tuesday, June 20, 1978 at the K-W Hospital. Charles Lorch, aged 80 years of 8 Water St. E., Elmira. Husband of the late Marion Cress. He was the last surviving member of the Albert Lorch family. Beloved father of Mrs. Herbert (Esther) Schmitting of Kitchener, and Glen of Abbotsford, B. C. Four grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, after 2 p.m. on Thursday until Friday at noon when removal will be made to t. James' Lutheran Church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment St. James' Lutheran cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Lorch. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert W. Lorch. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Charles Philip Lorch Born: 17 Aug 1897 County: Waterloo Father: Albert Lorch Mother: Anna Marie Oswald [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. LORCH, CHARLIE Regimental number(s): 3136777 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5737 - 58 Date of Birth: 17/08/1898 Woolwich [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86755124. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Matilda Lorch Westfall - 23 Feb 1921. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Albert Lorch Born: Woolwich Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Age: 21 Father: Charles Lorch Mother: Anna Cath Wild Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Ann Mary Oswald Age: 20 born: Woolwich Tp Waterloo Co. Ont Father: Michael B Oswald Mother: Phillipina Brown Oswald married 14 Nov 1882 Elmira [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Nov 1882. 14 Nov 1882 Albert Lorch and Mary Oswald, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor A.R. Schultz in Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Aug 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada School - 1906 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1918 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Father's Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1978 - 8 Water St. E., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jun 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth