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Alma Elizabeth Schmitt

Alma Elizabeth Schmitt[1]

Female 1897 - 1988  (91 years)

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  • Name Alma Elizabeth Schmitt 
    Born 17 Feb 1897  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86849322 
    Name Alma Elizabeth Brown 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80999 
    Died 18 Sep 1988  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6
    Person ID I80999  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John K. Schmitt,   b. 20 Mar 1868, Berlet's Corners (Wimot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Barbara Becker,   b. 7 Mar 1874, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1896  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Scheurman "Jake" Brown,   b. 14 Dec 1891, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1972, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gerald Brown
     2. Shirlene Brown
     3. Donald William Brown,   b. 10 Nov 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F31119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Alma Schmitt
    Alma Schmitt

  • Notes 
    • Brown, Mrs. Jacob S. - On Sunday, Sept. 18, 1988, at Chateau Gardens, Elmira, Alma Schmitt, in her 92nd year, of Elmira.

      Beloved wife of the late Jacob S. Brown (1972). Dear mother of Gerald and Audrey Brown of Wasaga Beach, Donald and Hazel Brown of RR 2, Wallenstein and Shirlene and J. G. Stephens of Ellenton, Fla.; grandmother of Barbara and Bruce Finn, Mark and Kim Brown, Grant, Bruce and Kim Brown, Nancy and Keith McGlone, Evelyn Brown, Beverly and Steve Burgasky, Bob and Michelle Brown and Debra and Tom Collins. Nine great-grandchildren also survive. Dear sister of Mrs. Helga Crawford of Cambridge, Alfred Schmitt of Waterloo, Carl and Ted Schmitt, both of Kitchener. Grandma Brown is fondly remembered by Grace, Skip and Stacey Maher, Marion and Charlie Roes, Camille and Josie Grundy, Christine, Wilf, Brad and Julie Shantz. Predeceased by one sister and three brothers.

      Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, Tuesday (today) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Stroh officiating. Interment St. James Lutheran cemetery [Elmira]. Donations to St. James Lutheran Church Building Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Sept. 20, 1988

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      Mrs. Jacob (Alma Elizabeth) Brown 1897 - 1988 She was married to Jacob S. Brown who predeceased her exactly 16 years before.

      Funeral Bulletin excerpts

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Alfred Schmitt.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 2.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Jacob S. Brown - Sept. 20, 1988.

    4. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link.
      Brown/ Alma/ 1897 - 1988/ [Praying Hands]/ Jacob/ 1891 - 1972/ Thy Will Be Done

    5. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 1.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86849322.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Feb 1897 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Sep 1988 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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