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Emma Caroline Ritz

Female 1888 - 1979  (91 years)


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  • Name Emma Caroline Ritz 
    Born 30 May 1888  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194341343 
    Name Emma Caroline Saddler 
    Residence 1891  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1912  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-86590P 
    Died 12 Nov 1979  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Person ID I86590  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Louis Ritz,   b. 20 Jun 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Carolina Merner,   b. 1855, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1898, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married Aug 1880  [4] 
    Family ID F29030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daniel Jacob "Jacob" Saddler,   b. 22 Oct 1882, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1912  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Louis Jacob Saddler,   b. 9 Mar 1914,   d. 23 Dec 2011, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Emily Doris Saddler,   b. 31 Oct 1915, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 2022, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years)
     3. Merner Carl Saddler,   b. 1917,   d. 1986, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Norma Lenore Saddler,   b. 1920,   d. 22 Sep 1982, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. June Yvonne Saddler,   b. 12 Jun 1929,   d. 12 Jan 2014, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F12466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SADDLER, Mrs. Emma C. - On Monday, Nov. 12, 1979, at the K-W Hospital, Emma Caroline Ritz, in her 92nd year.

      Beloved wife of the late Jacob Saddler, formerly of Elmira; dear mother of Louis of Niagara Falls, Merner of Toronto, Mrs. Harry (Doris) Ritter of Route 2, West Montrose, Mrs. Laudvell (Norma) Bolender of Route 1, Elora and Mrs. William (June) Shipley of Elmira; 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren also survive. She was the last surviving member of her family.

      Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, after 7 p.m. today. Funeral service in the chapel on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 2:30p.m. Interment Mount Hope cemetery, Kitchener.

      Donations to Lutherwood or charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Nov 1979, Tue Page 27

  • Sources 
    1. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 15.

    2. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Saddler/ in loving memory of/ Jacob Saddler/ 1882-1965/ beloved husband of/ Emma C. Ritz/ 1888-1979/ Ruhe in Frieden

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20099 (1912), Saddler-Ritz.
      Jacob Saddler machinist of of Elmira Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Father Name: William Saddler (farmer) Mother Name: Juliaus Saddler Nee Klein Spouse Name: Emma Ritz residence New Hamburg Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Father Name: Lowis Ritz (real estate agent) Spouse Mother Name: Caroline Ritz Nee Merner Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1912 Marriage Location: Waterloo, New Hamburg

    4. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 24.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194341343.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 May 1888 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1912 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Dec 1912 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Nov 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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