Melinda Rieck^[1]

1891 - 1953  (61 years)

• Name	Melinda Rieck
  Born	15 Jan 1891	Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Melinda Schmitt
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farm Help
  Residence	1953	11 Dunke St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-94277
  Died	12 Jan 1953	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I94277	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Schienbein "Henry" Reick,   b. 3 Feb 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1946, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah Kramp,   b. 7 Jul 1862, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1943, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1885	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F242949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John S. Schmitt,   b. 1 Apr 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1961, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1924	Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHMITT, Mrs. John (Rieck) 1953 MRS. JOHN SCHMITT Funeral of Mrs. John Schmitt, 61, of 11 Dunke St., Elmira, who died at her home Monday, will be held at St. James's Lutheran Church, Elmira, Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. Burial will be in the Elmira Cemetery with Rev. H. W. Baetz officiating. The body will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Thursday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to the church. Friends are requested to pay their respects prior to the service. Born in Moorefield January 15, 1891, Mrs. Schmitt was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rieck. She was a member of St. James's Lutheran Church, Elmira, and the Ladies Aid of the church. Surviving are her husband; one sister, Mrs. John Paulitzke of R.R. 1, Hespeler, and five brothers, Ervin of Kitchener, Harvey of Baden, Milton of Waterloo, Henry of Galt and Norman of Hespeler. Elmira Signet Jan 15 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020598-24. John S. Schmitt, 33, occ. Farmer, b. Elmira, res. Elmira, son of John Schmitt (B. Waterloo Co) and Susanah Schantz married Melinda Rieck, 33, occ. Farm Help, b. Moorefield, res. Elmira, Spinster, daughter of Henry Rieck (B. Waterloo Co) and Sarah Gramm, Witn: B. Stockfish of Preston and Laura Schmitt of Elmira, 9 April 1924 in Kossuth [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 5. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 12. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of John S. Schmidt - 23 Mar 1961. [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 26 Nov 1885. 12 Nov 1885 Sarah Kramp and Henry S. Reick, both of Waterloo Township, were married by Preacher Sherk in Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jan 1891 - Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Help - 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Apr 1924 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jan 1953 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth