Justina Katherine Hammer

1879 -

• Name	Justina Katherine Hammer
  Born	26 Sep 1879	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Justina Katherine Knechtel
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79985
  Died	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I79985	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Ernst Hammer,   b. 14 Oct 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1934, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Catherina Steppler,   b. 12 Jan 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1876	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F20820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry S. Knechtel,   b. 6 Jan 1880, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F49380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Henry Knechtel, 86, of the A. R. Goudie Eventide Home died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. The former Justina Katherine Hammer, she was born September 26, 1879, in Wilmot Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Hammer. She moved to the Twin Cities 43 years ago and lived on Park Street before moving to the Eventide Home two years ago. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, and of the church's senior fellowship. She was predeceased by her husband in July, 1959. Surviving are one son, Arthur, Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Willard (Alma) Miller, Kitchener; one brother, Albert, Wellesley; one sister, Mrs. Annie Wegfahrt (Wegford), Kitchener, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by one daughter, Mrs. Lydia Newmaster, in 1953 and by two brothers. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Thursday when removal will be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, for the funeral at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. A.L. Conrad will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Donations to the church building fund will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 9. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8703 (1876), George Hammer-Catherine Stoppler. George Hammer, cabinet maker of North Easthope Birth Place: Waterloo Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Father Name: Nicholas Hammer Mother Name: Mary Spouse Name: Catherine Stoppler, residence North Easthope Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Conrad Steppler Spouse Mother Name: Catherine Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1876 Marriage Place: Perth, South Easthope

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth