Maria Magdalena "Mary" Massel^[1]

1890 - 1962  (71 years)

• Name	Maria Magdalena "Mary" Massel
  Born	25 Mar 1890	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maria Magdalena "Mary" Cress
  Residence	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-88182
  Died	24 Jan 1962	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	27 Jan 1962	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I88182	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Massel,   b. 24 Dec 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Christina Wolfe,   b. 5 Jan 1867, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F22853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Cress,   b. 25 Apr 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1919	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Grace Delores Massel,   b. 4 Apr 1911,   d. 8 Jun 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. Jean Cress,   b. 10 Mar 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1996  (Age 76 years)   3. Mildred Christine Cress,   b. 18 Jul 1922, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   4. Robert Samuel Cress,   b. 12 Jun 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1998, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   5. Philip Cress,   b. 24 Sep 1924, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   6. Donald Charlton Cress,   b. 25 Jan 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   7. Mary Louise Cress,   b. 18 Oct 1927, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   8. George Russell Cress,   b. 1928, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1999, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F39670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Mrs. Mary Cress PRESTON, Mrs. Mary Cress, 71, of Blair, died last night at the K-W Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Cress was born at Preston and had resided in Blair district for the last 42 years. She was a member of St. Clement's RC church and the Catholic Women's League and also a member of the Doon Women's Institute. She was predceased by her husband Samuel Cress, in 1933 and by a brother, Leonard, in 1959. Surviving are four sons, Robert of Kawene, Ont., Philip of Preston; Donald of RR I, Ayr and George of Kitchener, four daughters, Mrs. Grace Baird and Mrs. Jack (Mary Lou) Bartlett, both of Kitchener, Mrs. George (Jean) Kargus of Galt and Mrs. Lorne (Mildred) Hannusch, of Blair, one brother, Lorne Massel, of Preston and 15 grandchildren. The body will be at Stager-Barthel Funeral Home until Saturday. Requiem mass will be solemized at St. Clement's RC Church Saturday at 10 a m. Interment will be in St. Clement's Cemetery. The rosary will be recited Friday at 8 pm, at the funeral home. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Jan 1962 pg 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S2405] News - ON, unattributed newspaper, Obituary of Robert Cress - 1 Feb 1998. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 6. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 034787 (1890). Name:Mary Magdalena Massel Date of Birth:25 Mar 1890 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph Massel Mother's name:Christina Wolf [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link. Cress/ Samuel/ 1874 - 1953/ Mary/ 1890 - 1962. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Christina Wolf Born: Canada Age: 22 Father: John Wolf Mother: Maria Pellor Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Joseph Massel (cabinet maker of Preston) Age: 27 born: Canada Father: Michael Massel Mother: Mary Martin married 8 Oct 1889 married: Waterloo, Berlin [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 71. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012337 (1889). Name:Joseph Massel Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1862 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:8 Oct 1889 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Michael Massel Mother:Mary Martin Massel Spouse:Christina Wolf [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025393 (1919). Name:Samuel Cress Age:45 Birth Year:abt 1874 Birth Place:Blair Marriage Date:14 Aug 1919 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Philip Cress Mother:Janet Hutson Spouse:Mary M Massel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Mar 1890 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Aug 1919 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 1962 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 27 Jan 1962 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth