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Mary Ritter

Female 1861 - 1957  (95 years)


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  • Name Mary Ritter 
    Born 7 Jun 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92936364 
    Name Maria Ritter 
    Name Mary Mattusch 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1887  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1946  51 King St. Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-56268 
    Died 3 Apr 1957  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 10
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 10
    Person ID I56268  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Philip Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1819, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1898  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Maria Knechtel,   b. 7 Oct 1829, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1904  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1849  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F28938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Reeve Adam Mattusch,   b. 23 Apr 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Oscar Henry Mattusch,   b. 30 May 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1946, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Wilhelm Otto "William" Mattusch,   b. 26 Aug 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1967, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. George Michael Mattusch,   b. 10 Nov 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Edith Wilma Mattusch,   b. 25 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Nelda Melinda Mattusch,   b. 26 Jul 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1947, Bartonville, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     6. Carl Frederick Mattusch,   b. 6 Jul 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Gertude Mattusch,   b. Sep 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1982  (Age ~ 77 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F14539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Mary Mattusch, Elmira, Mrs. Mary Mattusch 96 of Elmira, died Wednesday at the Elmira Private Hospital. A member of St. James Lutheran Church, she was born in Woolwich Township, a daughter of the late Mrs. and Mrs. Philip Ritter. He husband Adam, died April 1, 1925.

      She is survived by three sons Carl and William, both of Elmira and George of Floradale, two daughter, Mrs. William (Edith) Schaefer of Waterloo, Mrs. Harold (Gertrude) Dreisinger of Dundas. (one son and daughter predeceased her) one brother Jacob Ritter of Conestogo, son sister Mrs. Menno Koch of Kitchener, 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

      The body is a at the Dreisinger Funeral Home. Removal will be made at 1 p.m. Saturday to St. James Lutheran Church of service at 3 p. m. Rev. H. W. Baetz will officiate and burial will be at Elmira Cemetery.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Apr 1957

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 7.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 3.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Adam Mattusch (farmer of Woolwich) b. Woolwich Tp Age: 26 born abt 1861 father: Michael Mattusch mother: Catharine Roppel married Maria Ritter (res. Woolwich) Age:: 23 born abt 1864 b. Woolwich Tp father: Phillip Ritter mother: Elizabeth Harothel married 16 Feb 1887 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Elmira

    4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 5.

    5. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link.
      Mother/ Mary Mattusch/ June 17, 1861 - Apr. 3, 1957.

    6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Mattusch - 4 Apr 1957.

    7. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 36.

    8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 25.

    9. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 6.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92936364/mary-mattusch.

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philipp Ritter, farmer of Waterloo married 30 Sep 1849 in Berlin by banns to Elisabeth Knechtel of Waterloo, wit: Michael Stolz weaver of Waterloo & Henry Strohl shoemaker of Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1887 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Feb 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - 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 MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1946 - 51 King St. Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Apr 1957 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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