Melinda Mathilda Ritter^[1]

1893 - 1975  (81 years)

• Name	Melinda Mathilda Ritter
  Born	1 Oct 1893	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96461671
  Name	Melinda Mathilda Geisel
  Occupation	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Domestic
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56012
  Died	12 Apr 1975	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I56012	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	William K. Ritter,   b. 14 Aug 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1922, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Korell,   b. 26 Jan 1862, Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 22 Apr 1954, RR1, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1885	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F14489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theophil John Geisel,   b. 12 Apr 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F241601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GEISEL, Mrs. Theophil - On Saturday, April 12, 1975, at the K-W Hospital, Melinda Ritter, beloved wife of Theophil Geisel, of 29 William St., Elmira, aged 81 years. Sister of Mrs. Ella Schmermund, Mrs. Edith Aberle and Oscar Ritter, all of Elmira; two brothers and one sister predeceased her. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Tuesday noon when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for funeral service at 2 p.m. Burial in the Elmira cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert P. Ritter. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 2. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 2. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 14. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11721-85. William Ritter, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Knechtel, Married Elise Korell, 23, b. Germany, res. Woolwich, daughter of Frederick and Blank, Wittness(es) - Philip Schaefer and Mary Ritter, both of Woolwich Twp., 1 Nov 1885 at Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1893 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Apr 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth