Edward W. Oswald

1882 - 1945  (62 years)

• Name	Edward W. Oswald
  Born	14 Jun 1882	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Employer	1935	Seagram's Distillery, Waterloo, Ontario   [2]
  Residence	1945	206 Herbert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56524
  Died	29 Apr 1945	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I56524	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Z. Oswald,   b. 27 Mar 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1919, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Anna Mary "Mary" Weiss,   b. 11 Nov 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F14591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nelda Melinda Mattusch,   b. 26 Jul 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Aug 1947, Bartonville, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Eldon Oswald,   b. 1923,   d. 2009  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F12869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The death of Edward Oswald, 206 Herbert St., Waterloo, occurred on Sunday at the Toronto General Hospital, where he had been a patient for ten weeks. Deceased was in his 64th year and had been ill for a year. He was born on June 14, 1882, in Balsam Grove, Woolwich Township, and was employed at Seagram's Distillery for ten years. Mr. Oswald attended St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oswald. Surviving are his wife, nee Nelda Mattusch of Elmira; one son, Eldon, Canadian Army, Kingston, Jamaica; five brothers: Albert and Alvin of Woolwich Township, Alec of New Dundee, Edwin of Elmira and Oscar of Waterloo; and four sisters: Mrs. William (Clara) Stahlbaum of Elmira, Mrs. Louis (Emma) Kenesky of St. Jacobs, Mrs. Enoch (Edith) Musser of Waterloo and Mrs. H (Lavina) Hess of Guelph. Remains are resting at Dreisinger Funeral Chapel in Elmira until Tuesday at 2: 30 p.m., when service will be held. Rev. C. S. Roberts of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, will officiate, assisted by Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch of St. James' Lutheran Church in Elmira. Burial will be made in Elmira Cemetery. Elmira Signet 3 May 1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 12. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Edward Oswald - 3 May 1945.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jun 1882 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Employer - 1935 - Seagram's Distillery, Waterloo, Ontario Residence - 1945 - 206 Herbert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Apr 1945 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth