Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oscar Carl Schierholtz[1]

Male 1897 - 1980  (82 years)


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    Oscar Carl Schierholtz
    Oscar Carl Schierholtz
    Elmira Signet Jun 29 1916

  • Name Oscar Carl Schierholtz 
    Born 22 Dec 1897  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer, Father's Farm 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1925  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 1965  843 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55731P 
    Died 13 Apr 1980  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Person ID I55731  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father John W. Schierholtz,   b. 23 Nov 1851, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth Ohliger,   b. 25 Feb 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1939, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1892 
    Family ID F14422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aleda Marie Reist,   b. Jun 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1925  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Betty Schierholtz
     2. Stuart Oscar Schierholtz,   b. 5 Jul 1926,   d. 7 May 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Dorothy M. Schierholtz,   b. 1928,   d. 1990  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F34071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SCHIERHOLTZ, Oscar C.

      On Sunday, April 13, 1980, at the K-W Hospital, Oscar Carl Schierholtz, in his 83rd year, of 843 Frederick St... Kitchener.

      Survived by his son Stuart and his wife Louise of Breslau; his daughter Dorothy and her husband Bruce Lackenbauer and daughter Betty, all of Kitchener. His grandchildren Gregory, Glenn, Eric, Colleen and Jennifer Schierholtz, Bradley and Kirk Lackenbauer; his sister Hilda (Mrs. Henry Schafer) of Kitchener and his step brother Raymond of Waterloo. Predeceased by his wife, the former Aleda Reist in 1965, his father John Schierholtz and his mother, the former Elizabeth Ohliger.

      He was born in Woolwich township and farmed in the Breslau area for many years before moving to Kitchener, where he operated a general insurance agency until his retirement. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Bridgeport), the Rockway Golden K Kiwanis Club and the Waterloo Region In dependent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W... Kitchener, until noon today then at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lancaster Street West, at Bridgeport Road, for the funeral service at 3 p.m. Rev. Ralph Huras will conduct the service. Interment in St. James Lutheran cemetery. Elmira.

      Elmira Signet 16 Apr 1980 pg 14

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020797-25.
      Oscar Carl Schierholtz, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Woolwich Twp, son of John W. Schierholtz (B. Ontario) and Elizabeth Ohliger Married Aleda Marie Reist, 23, occ. Domestic, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Woolwich Twp, daughter of Noah Reist (B. Ontario) and Margaret Geisel, Witnessed by: Henry H. and Hilda Schaeffer Both of RR#2 Elmira, 10 June 1925 in Elmira.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 11.

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 11.

    4. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link.
      Oscar C. Schierholtz/ 1897 -1980/ His Beloved Wife/ Aleda M. Reist/ 1901 - 1965/ Schierholtz/ [Back] John W. Schierholtz/ 1851 - 1927/ His Beloved Wife/ Elizabeth Ohliger/ 1871 - 1939/ Mary Schierholtz/ 1864 - 1935/ Schierholtz

    5. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 5.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63287681.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, Father's Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1925 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jun 1925 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Apr 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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