Wilhelmina "Minnie" Stockfish

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Wilhelmina "Minnie" Stockfish
  Born	19 Sep 1860	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mina Stockfish
  Name	Mine W. Stockfish
  Name	Minnie Stockfish
  Name	Wilhelmina "Mina" Stockfisch
  Name	Wilhelmina "Minnie" Schaaf
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1880	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-94908
  Died	16 Apr 1937	Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA   [3, 6]
  	Cause: stroke
  Buried	Imlay Cemetery, Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, United States   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I94908	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	August Stockfisch,   b. 26 Nov 1825, , Germany ,   d. 8 Dec 1896, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Ustina "Christina" "Ernestina" "Gustina" Bratz,   b. 24 Feb 1828, , Germany ,   d. 9 Jan 1912  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F269009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Schaaf,   b. 8 Feb 1857, , Germany ,   d. 7 Mar 1940, , Lapeer Co., Michigan  (Age 83 years)
  Married	21 Mar 1880  [3]
  Children	1. Annie Schaaf,   b. 23 Dec 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ephraim Schaaf,   b. 1 Mar 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1948, Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 64 years)   3. Norman Schaaf,   b. 7 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1978  (Age 91 years)   4. Edith Schaaf,   b. 12 Oct 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Allan Schaaf,   b. 9 May 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Edward Schaaf,   b. 2 Aug 1893, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1957, , Genesee Co., Michigan  (Age 63 years)   7. Emma Schaaf,   b. 9 Sep 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1990, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F24564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schaaf.-Wilhelminia Stockfisch, wife of Andrew Schaaf, was born Sept. 19, 1860, in Waterloo, Out.; died at her home near Imlay City, Mich., April 16, 1937; aged 76 y. 6 m. 27 d. At the age of 20 she became a member of the Mennonite Church and continued a faithful member throughout her long and peaceful life. On March 21, 1880, she was united in marriage to Andrew Schaaf, with whom she shared .the joys and sorrows of life for 57 years and who remains to mourn his loss. To this union were born 10 children. Three died in infancy, those surviving are: Mrs. Oliver Wilson of Snover, Mrs. Clarence Walton, Mrs. M. G. Ropp and Ephraim of Imlay City, Allen and Edward of Flint, and Norman of Pigeon. Besides these, 36 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers (Simon, George and John of Ontario), and a host of relatives and friends mourn her departure. She spent her days actively engaged in her home duties and retired on the evening of April 15 in apparently good health. A stroke caused her sudden death. Funeral services were held April 18 at the funeral home at Imlay City, conducted by Bro. Peter Ropp. Text (her favorite choice), Psa. 18: 6 Gospel Herald, May 6, 1937 - Vol. XXX, No.6 - page 127

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Andreas Schaaf (farmer of Kitchener) b. Germany Age: 23 born abt 1857, Mennonite father: George Schaaf mother: Kathaline Schaaf married Wilhelmina Stockfish (resident of Waterloo Twp) Age:: 19 born abt 1861 b. Waterloo father: Angust Stockfish mother: Catharine Stockfish married 21 Mar 1880 Marriage Place: Waterloo Township [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 6, 1937 - Wilhelminia Stockfisch. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 30. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, I., America, N., County, L., City, I., & Cemetery, I. (1860). Wilhelmina “Minnie” Stockfisch Schaaf (1860-1937)... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46915545/wilhelmina-schaaf.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Sep 1860 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: stroke - 16 Apr 1937 - Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA Buried - - Imlay Cemetery, Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth