Margaretha "Martha" Forler^[1]

1860 - 1945  (84 years)

• Name	Margaretha "Martha" Forler
  Born	1 Apr 1860	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Business	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Robitsch Inn
  		Philipsburg-Robish-Hotel-00001-Facebook2020-PhilipsburgHistoryCentre.jpg The Robitsch Inn was once owned by Margaretha (Forler) Pfanner, also known as Ma, here on the front porch of her Philipsburg home with another unidentified woman. Philipsburg History Centre, Ontario. The Robitsch Inn was once owned by Margaretha (Forler) Pfanner, also known as Ma, here on the front porch of her Philipsburg home with another unidentified woman. The story goes that she once owned both hotels later moving to the Robitsch Inn and renting out rooms for weary travellers (2020). Retrieved 20 February 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/110792393623257/photos/pcb.199727814729714/199726008063228/?type=3&theater
  Name	Margaretha "Martha" Pfanner
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-81184
  Died	24 Feb 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I81184	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John K. Forler,   b. 30 Nov 1829, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria "Maria" Doerbecker,   b. 2 Jul 1831, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 30 Sep 1915, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F264647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moses Pfanner,   b. 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	21 May 1880	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Anna Schmitt,   b. 25 Sep 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Katie Schmitt,   b. 3 Mar 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Emma Mary Pfanner,   b. 31 May 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   4. Clara Catharina Pfanner,   b. 21 May 1883, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 May 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   5. Edward Pfanner,   b. 11 Nov 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Saloma Pfanner,   b. 1 Jun 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 99 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F21060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Margaret Forler image from Dale White 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Martha Pfanner, 85, died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Hammer, 90 Stirling Ave. Born April 1, 1860, in Wilmot Township she was a daughter of Jacob Forler and Marie Derbecker. The late Mrs. Pfanner was a regular attendant of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Her husband Moses Pfanner, predeceased her 50 years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clara Doering of Philipsburg and Mrs. John Hammer of Kitchener. Five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren also survive. One son Edward died five years ago and a daughter, Mrs. Theo. Schmidt predeceased her ten years. Remains are resting at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home until Monday morning when the removal will be made to the residence of her daughter, 90 Stirling Ave., where a private funeral service at St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. John Schmieder will officiate. Sympathy of friends will be accepted without flowers. Kitchener Daily Record 24 Feb 1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018814-04. Theodore J. Schmidt, 23, Occ. Farmer, b. North Easthope, Res. North Easthope, son of Heinrich Schmidt and Maria Faulhaber married Emma Pfanner, 23, b. Wilmot, Res. Wilmot, daughter of Moses Pfanner and Margareta Forler, Witn: David H. and Clara Doering Both of Wilmot, 20 October 1904 in Philipsburg [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Moses Pfanner Born: Wilmot Ontario Age: 21 Father: Martin Pfanner Mother: Dorothea Hammer Born: abt 1859 Spouse: Margaretha Forler Age: 20 born: Wellesley Village Ontario Father: John Forler Mother: Margaretha Derbecker married 21 May 1880 married: Waterloo, Wellesley Village [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 39. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 12. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 22. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Martha Pfanner - 24 Feb 1945. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 96.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1860 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Robitsch Inn - - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 May 1880 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Feb 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth