Norman Karl Schmermund

1883 - 1956  (72 years)

• Name	Norman Karl Schmermund
  Born	18 Jul 1883	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239522167
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Drayman
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55720
  Died	15 Jul 1956	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I55720	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Ludwig "Louis" Schmermund,   b. 8 Feb 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Caroline Weber,   b. 6 Aug 1854, , Germany ,   d. 4 Feb 1925  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F14420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Ludwig "Louis" Schmermund,   b. 8 Feb 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F265837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Maria Borth,   b. 7 May 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Children	1. Ada Philipena Schmermund,   b. 18 Aug 1911,   d. 11 Jun 1999, Waterdown, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario  (Age 87 years)   2. Gordon Ludwig Schmermund,   b. 24 Jan 1909, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1973, Calahoo, Alberta  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F186608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ida Schumm,   b. 1885,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1916
  Children	1. Roy Schmermund,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Schmermund   3. Erma Schmermund,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F265839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Norman Schmermund by Record Correspondent ELMIRA - Norman Schmermund, 73, died at the Royal Alexander Hospital, Edmonton, Sunday. He was formerly of Elmira. He was born near Elmira, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Schmermund. Following the death of his first wife, Emma Borth, in 1914, he moved to Spruce Grove, Alta. In 1916, he married the former Ida Schumm, and farmed at Spruce Grove until 12 years ago when he moved to Edmonton where he entered the carpentering trade. Surviving are his wife, three sons, Gordon and Roy of Calahoo, Alta., and John of Edmonton; two daughters, Mrs. Edward (Erma) Heichel and Mrs. Oliver (Ada) Schaefer, both of Edmonton; a sister, Mrs. Jacob Geiger of Drayton. There are also seven grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be in Edmonton. Unidentified Newspaper obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 11. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Norman Schmermund.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jul 1883 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Drayman - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jul 1956 - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth