Charles Ritz^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1939  (74 years)

• Name	Charles Ritz
  Born	25 Mar 1865	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1886	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Finisher
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Machinist
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	? Maker - Brass factory
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86322
  Died	18 Jul 1939
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I86322	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Yoerger,   b. CALC 21 Dec 1845, Niederrödern, , Alsace, France ,   d. 6 Sep 1904  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Katharina "Catherine" Ritz,   b. 15 Oct 1844, Herschwiller, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 13 Oct 1891  (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F37376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	George Joerger,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catharine Ritz,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F286366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hedwig Meyer,   b. 17 Mar 1865, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Sep 1886	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Philomena A. Ritz,   b. 11 Aug 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Millie Ritz,   b. Mar 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Amelia S. Ritz,   b. 31 Mar 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ella L. Ritz,   b. 9 Jul 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Linus Ritz,   b. 31 Aug 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles E. Ritz,   b. 24 Jul 1895, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1985  (Age 89 years)   7. Olivia Alberta "Alberta" Ritz,   b. 16 Jul 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Aug 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F22387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Charles Ritz - New Hamburg Charles Ritz, 74, an employee of the Ritz Foundry for 25 years and of the Hahn Brass Company for 26 years, died on Tuesday noon after a month's illness. He was born in New Hamburg on March 25, 1865, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ritz. He attended Holy Family R. C. church. For the past ten years he lived retired. Surviving are two sons, Charles, Jr. of New Hamburg, and Linus of Pittsburg; four sisters, Mrs. Wilbert Jackson of St. George, Mrs. Mansell Collins of London, Mrs. Ella Vanderbrook and Mrs. Herman Krogman, both of New Hamburg, a brother, John Ritz of New Hamburg, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral is being held at Holy Family R. C. church this (Friday) morning at ten o'clock with Father Winter officiating. Burial in Riverside R. C. cemetery. The Waterloo Chronicle Jul 21 1939 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019153-05. William W. Jackson, Occ. Machinist, b. Rockton, Res. St George, son of Daniel Jackson & Ida Cornell married Philomena Ritz, 18, b. New Hamburg, Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Charles Ritz & Hedwig Meyer, Witn Louis Merner & Millie Ritz Both of New Hamburg, 30 August 1905 in New Hamburg. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011639-86. Charles Ritz, 23, occ. Finisher, b. New Hamburg, res. New Hamburg, son of George Joerger and Catharine Ritz married Hedwig Meyer, 20, b. Germany, res. New Hamburg, daughter of Antony Meyer and Philomena Siess, Witnessed by: George and Louisa Ritz both of New Hamburg, 23 September 1886 in New Hamburg. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 10. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 6;.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Mar 1865 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Finisher - 1886 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Sep 1886 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? Maker - Brass factory - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth