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

John Ignatz Ditner

Male 1880 - 1942  (61 years)


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  • Name John Ignatz Ditner 
    Born 23 Sep 1880  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103385951 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer Son 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80593 
    Died 9 Mar 1942  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I80593  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Ignatius B. "Ignaz" Ditner,   b. 3 Feb 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1937, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Caroline F. Dietrich,   b. 9 Jun 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1878  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F20946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christina Philipina Meyer,   b. 16 Mar 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1935  (Age 56 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F27214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Ditner

      The death occurred at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Monday, March 9, of Mr. John Ditner, following a lengthy illness, at the age of 61 years. He was born in St. Agatha, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Ditner and spent his whole life in that district. For some years he was employed by Mr. Samuel Steinman in town and he was well known throughout this community. He was a member of the St. Agatha R. C. Church. His wife predeceased him in 1935.

      Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Otilla Straus, Bamberg, Mrs. Caroline Ruth, Elmira, and Mrs. Mary Straus, St. Agatha; eight brothers, Linus, Edward and William, St. Agatha, Simon and Theo of Petersburg, Alphons and Ignatius, Kitchener, and Louis of Paris.

      The funeral was held Wednesday forenoon from the home of his sister, Mrs. Otilla Straus, at Bamberg, to the R. C. Church at St. Agatha for requiem mass, followed by interment in the St. Agatha R. C. Cemetery.

      New Hamburg Independent, March 13, 1942

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 9.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1880). John Ignatz Ditner (1880-1942) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103385951/john-ignatz-ditner.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Ignatius Ditner Born: Wilmot Age: 21 Born: abt 1857 Father: Ignatius Ditner Mother: Barbara Ditner Spouse: Caroline Dietrich Age: 21 Born: abt 1857 born: Wilmot Father: Theobald Dietrich Mother: Maria Eva Dietrich married 29 Apr 1878 married: Waterloo, St. Agatha

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Sep 1880 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1942 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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