Bertha Eichler^[1]

1882 - 1974  (92 years)

• Name	Bertha Eichler
  Born	9 Oct 1882	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bertha Miehm
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1962	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86172
  Died	31 Oct 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	2 Nov 1974	Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario
  Person ID	I86172	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Bernhard "Barney" Eichler,   b. 14 Nov 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1924, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Fanny" Pogson,   b. 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1884, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F30615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Morris John Miehm,   b. 3 May 1881, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1962, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1902	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Mary Victoria Miehm,   b. 22 May 1905, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur Clayton Mihm,   b. 18 Aug 1910, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1975  (Age 65 years)   3. Georgina Miehm,   b. 18 Sep 1913, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946, Rummelhardt (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)   4. Robert John Mihm,   b. 1919,   d. 2 Mar 1920  (Age 1 years)   5. Jeanette Miehm,   b. CA 1920,   d. Bef 2016  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F233166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MIEHM, Mrs. Maurice Aged 93 years, died at her residence, Oct. 31, 1974, at 247 Franklin St., Kitchener. She had formerly resided at Elmira and New Hamburg and was a member of St. Teresa's RC Church, Elmira; she was the last surviving member of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Eichler and was the former Bertha Eichler. She was predeceased by her husband, in 1962; also by one daughter and one son. Surviving are two sons, Arthur of Elmira, Bernhard of London; daughters Mrs. Edna Taylor of California, Mrs. Albert (Victoria) Rittinger of Kitchener, Mrs. Frank (Beatrice) Gofton, also of Kitchener, Mrs. Herbert (Alberta) Greyerbiehl of Waterloo and Mrs. James (Jeanette) Fleming of Tavistock; also survived by two step-sisters, Mrs. Fannie Riehl of New Hamburg, Mrs. Sophia Cossey of Shapespeare; two step-brothers, Robert Eichler of Shakespeare and Lewis Eichler of Buffalo; also survived by 23 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Resting at the Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, until 10 a.m., Saturday, when removal will be made to Holy Family RC Church, New Hamburg, where requiem mass will be offered. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. James Miehm will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Nov 1974 pg 33

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 17098-1902. Morris Miehm, 21, Laborer, b. Breslau, Res. same, son of John Miehm and Katie Brown, married Bertha Eichler, 20, b. New Hamburg, Res. same, daughter of Bernhard Eichler and Fanny Poxon, Witnessed by: Henry Hiller and Walter Wilhelm, Both of New Hamburg, 3 Dec 1902 at New Hamburg [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 8. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 36. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Racho - Dec 26 1962 pg 4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 017098 (1902). Name:Bertha Eichler Age:20 Birth Year:abt 1882 Birth Place:New Hamburg, Ontario Marriage Date:3 Dec 1902 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Bernhard Eichler Mother:Fanny Poxon Spouse:Morris Michm

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Oct 1882 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Dec 1902 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1962 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Oct 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 2 Nov 1974 - Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth