Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Catherine Gerbig

Female 1882 - 1965  (83 years)


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  • Name Catherine Gerbig 
    Born 10 May 1882  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235120624 
    Name Catherine Dahmer 
    Name Katherine Gerbig 
    Name Katie Gerbig 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Dresser Girl 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1943  69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1962  69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-190357 
    Died 4 Jul 1965  Welland, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I190357  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Henry D. Gerbig,   b. 9 Jan 1857, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Zoegner,   b. 2 Nov 1856, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1880  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F23868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Dahmer,   b. 16 Aug 1873, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1962, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Clarence Dahmer
     2. Edward George Dahmer,   b. Nov 1902, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     3. Percy Herman Dahmer,   b. 23 Sep 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Willard Jacob Dahmer,   b. 27 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 2003, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F185611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William Dahmer

      A former Waterloo resident, Mrs. William Dahmer, 83, died Sunday at Welland General Hospital.

      Mrs. Dahmer lived with her son. Willard, at 24 Rita St., Welland, after her husband died in 1962.

      She was the former Catherine Gerbig, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerbig, and was born May 10, 1882, in Mannheim. She lived in Waterloo most of her life where she was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and of the Lu- theran Church Women.

      Surviving are four sons, Edward and Percy, both of Waterloo, Willard of Welland and Clarence of Niagara Falls; 11 grandchildren, and 22 great- grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her family.

      The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo. Removal will be made at noon Wednesday to St. John's Lutheran Church chapel for the funeral at 2 p.m. Rev. A. L. Conrad will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery, Waterloo.

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 9.

    2. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 10.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235120624.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), obituary of William Dahmer - January 1962.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dresser Girl - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - 69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1962 - 69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Jul 1965 - Welland, Welland Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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