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Harry Wilfred Lutz

Harry Wilfred Lutz

Male 1898 - 1931  (32 years)

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    Linwood Hockey Team about 1915, Harry, Lutz, Alban Koebel, Alfred Ogram
    Linwood Hockey Team about 1915, Harry, Lutz, Alban Koebel, Alfred Ogram

  • Name Harry Wilfred Lutz 
    Born 20 Oct 1898  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Residence 1911  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Service #2010582 
    Occupation 1922  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    clerk 
    Residence Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-97402P 
    Died 4 May 1931  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Cause: Sarcoma 
    Buried 6 May 1931  Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I97402  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Allen R. Lutz,   b. 20 Mar 1873,   d. 20 Feb 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Fleet,   b. 19 Jan 1869, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1894  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F25105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Isabella "Erena" Long,   b. 2 Oct 1899, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1991, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1922  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. William R. Lutz,   b. 4 Dec 1923, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1960  (Age 36 years)
     2. Margaret Lutz,   b. 1927,   d. 17 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F260213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Harry Lutz

      LINWOOD, May 4 - A highly respected and prominent young resident of this village, passed away at an early hour this morning, in the person of Harry Lutz, Mr. Lutz became ill some four months ago, part of this time he was in the General Hospital, Toronto. He had only been home from that instatution, ten days, when the end came with unexpected, suddeness.

      The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lutz and was born in Baden, 32 years ago. When he was two years of age, his parents moved to Linwood, where the family resided for a number of years before taking up there present residence in Elmira. Before taking ill, the deceased was regularly engaged as manager of the J. M. Schinbein store here. Previous to this business connection, Mr. Lutz had been a clerk in the F. H. Schummer's store, for 12 years.

      Mr. Lutz was a former member of the, 118th Waterloo battalion and saw service in England and France, for a period of over two years. He was also an active participant in any activity, sports or otherwise, that contributed to the best interests of the village.

      Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, nee Erena Long, formerly of Elmira and two children, William, 8 and Margaret, 4. Four brothers, Robert, Detroit, Edward, Stratford, Oscar, Kitchener, William, Linwood and four sisters, Hannah (Mrs. Heinrich), St. Jacobs, Cora (Mrs. Howard Schultz), Elmira, Lizzie (Mrs. Frank Jarvis), St. Catharines and Nellie, Elmira, also survive. Funeral arrangements have not arranged at press time.

      Kitchener Daily Record 4 May 1931 pg 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-2 Page 17.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 12 Page 16.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Harry Wilfed Lutz, res. Linwood, b. Doon, Waterloo Co., Ontario, 20 Oct 1899, general clark

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harry Lutz.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, E. (1898). Harry Wilfred Lutz (1898-1931) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 18 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100357796/harry-wilfred-lutz.

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Harry Wilford Lutz
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 04 May 1931
      Event Place: Linwood, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Occ: merchant
      Res: Linwood
      Gender: Male
      Age: 32
      Age: 32
      Marital Status: Married
      Ethnicity: German
      Race: White
      Race: German
      Race: German
      Birth Date: 20 Oct 1898
      Birthplace: Ontario
      Death Age: 32 years 6 months 14 days
      Father's Name: Allen Lutz b. Tavistock
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Fleet b. Marborough

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Harry Wilfred Lutz
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 14 Apr 1922
      Event Place: Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 23
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1899 Doon
      Occ: clerk - Elmira
      Father's Name: Allan Lutz
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Fleet
      Spouse's Name: Erena Martha Long
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Drayton
      Res: Elmira
      Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Long
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Isabella Mctavish

    8. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Allen Lutz
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 20 Jan 1894
      Event Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 20
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Tavistock
      Occ: workman - Waterloo Township
      Father's Name: Charles Lutz
      Mother's Name: Sarah Lutz
      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Fleet
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 24
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Marborough
      Res: Waterloo Twp
      Spouse's Father's Name: George Fleet
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Christine Fleet

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Melvina H Lutz
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 24 May 1911
      Event Place: Ontario, Canada
      Registration Date: 1911
      Father's Name: Allen Lutz
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Fleet
      Married Preston 1894

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Oct 1898 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - clerk - 1922 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Apr 1922 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Sarcoma - 4 May 1931 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 May 1931 - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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