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

Magdalene "Lena" Riehm[1, 2, 3]

Female 1876 - 1962  (85 years)


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  • Name Magdalene "Lena" Riehm 
    Born 22 Dec 1876  Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Birth Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206614625 
    Name Lena Riehm 
    Name Magdalene "Lena" Kaiser 
    Name Magdalene "Lena" Knechtel 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1933  36 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73609 
    Died 28 Mar 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6
    Person ID I73609  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Ludwig Richard "Lewis" Riehm,   b. 27 Aug 1826, Kirdorf, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1908  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Zoeller,   b. 30 Jun 1835, Ilitschenhausen, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F7871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Ludwig Richard "Lewis" Riehm,   b. 27 Aug 1826, Kirdorf, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1908  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F265307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Louis Riehm,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F289317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Albert E. Kaiser,   b. 25 Feb 1870, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 4 Jan 1899  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Sanford Louis Kaiser,   b. 22 Aug 1900, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Oliver Knechtel,   b. 28 Aug 1872, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F265309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Magdalena Knechtel - Mrs. Magdalena Knechtel, 86, of 71 Alma St., died at K-W Hospital today after a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 23, 1876, in Roseville, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Riehm. She had lived in Kitchener for 55 years and was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church. She was predeceased by her husbands, Albert Kaiser in 1909 and Oliver Knechtel in 1933, and one son, Sanford Kaiser in 1950 (1953?). She is survived by a grand daughter and a great-grandson. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where services will be conducted Saturday at 3: 30 p.m. by Rev. G. B. Griffin, minister of Pentecostal Tabernacle Church. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015663-99.
      Albert E. Kaiser, 27, occ. Blacksmith, b. Roseville, res. Same, son of Frederick and Caroline, married Lena Riehm, b. Strasburg, res. Same, daughter of Louis and Elizabeth, Witnesses Were Kate Edmonds and Sarah Hannah, Jan. 4, 1899 at St. Johns Parsonage, Preston

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206614625.

    3. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Knechtel/ Oliver Knechtel/ 1872-1933/ His Beloved Wife/ Magdalena Riehm/ 1876-1963/ Waiting For The First/ Resurrection [A] Husband [B] Wife

    4. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 7.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 12.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Magdalena Riehm - Kaiser - Knechtel.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1876 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jan 1899 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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