George Edward Dreisinger

1897 - 1949  (51 years)

• Name	George Edward Dreisinger
  Born	23 Jun 1897	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  School	1906	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Elmira-SchoolPicture-0001b-1906-1907FromMarionRoes.jpg Class at ELMIRA PUBLIC SCHOOL 1906-1907. Front Row: Arthur Rudow, ___ Moyer, Charlie Moyer, Lanson Linder, Walter Wilkin, Wellington Weber, Isaiah Eby, Dick Ratz, George Dreisinger, Amos Weber, Walter Musselman, ____, Victor Gateman. Second Row: Emanuel Israel, Clarence Klinck, Stanley Smith, Willie Weitzel, Byrle Mogk, Eddie Linder, Charlie Lorch, ____ Burkholder, Carl Dunke, ____ Green, Clarence Moyer, ____ Krogman, Carl O’Neill, Arthur Ruppel, ___ Burkholder. Third Row: Thelma Ziegler, Hilda Ritter, Lylia Reist, Bertha Hoelscher, Irene Gibson, Edith Weber, Mae Steinke, Hilda Strome, Norena Levan, Viola Bricker, Vanda Krogman, Verda Kuddop, Edith Weigel, Edith Grosz. Fourth Row: Rosa Klinck, Ermina Weidenhammer, ___ Reist, Enid Ratz, Ella Ratz, Sarah Schmidt, Leanore Otto, Hattie Corrigill Marion Roes owner of picture
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1914	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	undertaker
  Residence	1936	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96629
  Died	25 Feb 1949	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I96629	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Dreisinger,   b. 30 Jun 1872, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1952, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Harriet "Hettie" Maurer,   b. 1 Jul 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1936, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F24908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Lichty,   b. 4 Mar 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1984, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Hazel Georgene Dreisinger,   b. 15 Dec 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1998, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. David George Dreisinger,   b. 7 Nov 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Nov 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F2832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George Dreisinger
  		George Dreisinger from Marion Roes 2010
  		George Dreisinger standing with hands below Rexall Sign

  
  

• Notes

  Passed Away At Elmira, Ontario Saturday, February 26th, 1949 George E. Dreisinger The Funeral Will take place from the Funeral Chapel, on Monday, February 28th, at 3: 00 p.m., Interment in Elmira Cemetery. Funeral Card of George E. Dreisinger _________________________ Geo. Dreisinger Buried Monday Funeral Service for George Dreisinger, widely-known resident of Elmira, was held at the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel on Monday at 3 p.m. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch officiated. The pallbearers were J. J. Yanchus, Fred Schmidt, Fred Howard, Fred Rudow and Philip Zinger of Elmira and Ross McLanaghan of Guelph. Burial was made in the Elmira Cemetery. Mr. Dreisinger died suddenly Friday night following a heart attack. He had been associated with his father, Christian Dreisinger, in the funeral and furniture business in Elmira since 1914. He attended St. James' Lutheran Church. Surviving besides his father are his wife, the former Clara Lichty, a daughter, Mrs George (Hazel) Wilken, Elmira, a son, David, Elmira, two sisters, Mrs. Louise Trapp, St. Jacobs and Mrs. A. V. Armbrust, [Marion] Kitchener. There are three grandchildren. Elmira Signet 3 Mar 1949

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 12. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. George E./ Dreisinger/ 1897 - 1949 [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 5. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 10. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), February 20, 1936 - Obituary of Harriet Maurer. [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980, Funeral Card of George E. Dreisinger. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011799-91. Christian Dreisinger, 20, occ. Painter, b. St. Jacobs, res. Elmira, s/o John Dreisinger & Christina Braeuchle (Banelle?), married Hetti Maurer, 19, b. Woolwich, res. same, d/o George Maurer & Louisa Bender, witn: Otto Koehn & Louisa Koehn, both of Berlin, 23 August 1891 at Woolwich Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jun 1897 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada School - 1906 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - undertaker - 1914 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1936 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 25 Feb 1949 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth