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William Frederick Peter Sixtus

Male 1895 - 1950  (54 years)


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  • Name William Frederick Peter Sixtus 
    Born 11 Jun 1895  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Christened 9 Jul 1895  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Gender Male 
    Name William Sixtus 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Button Maker, Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1918  44 DeKay St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Upholsterer, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1921  142 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1950  Edna St., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-315505 
    Died 17 Feb 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried 20 Feb 1950  Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9] 
    Person ID I315505  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father August Andrew Sebastian Sixtus,   b. 14 Sep 1848, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1916  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary" Nopper,   b. 25 Aug 1859, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1931  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 5 Oct 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F176958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Floretta Annie Forler,   b. 13 Apr 1895, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1917  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. William A. Sixtus,   b. Abt 1917,   d. Bef Apr 1998  (Age ~ 81 years)
     2. Audrey Kathleen Sixtus,   b. 24 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. William August Sixtus,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Helen Pauline Sixtus,   b. 1925,   d. 1969  (Age 44 years)
     5. Reta Catherine Sixtus,   b. 1927,   d. 1998  (Age 71 years)
     6. Reta Olive Sixtus,   b. 10 Jan 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1998, Nanaimo, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Shirley Marie Sixtus,   b. 29 Jul 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F57658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Sixtus

      William Sixtus, 54, of Edna St., died yesterday at K-W Hospital. Born in Kitchener, June 11, 1895, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Sixtus. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Mr. Sixtus was an upholsterer and florist. He was active in the Kitchener Horticultural Society. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Helen) Ingram, Guelph; Mrs. Reed (Rita) Glenn, Port Arthur; Mrs. Frank (Shirley) Hoy, Kitchener, and one son, William, Trenton. There are four sisters, Mrs. Emil (Molly) Birnstihl, Bridgeport; Mrs. Walter (Carrie) Tucker, Preston; Mrs. Charles (Louise) Sheriff and Mrs. Joseph (Freida) Mattell, both of Kitchener. Also surviving is one granddaughter. His wife, the former Floretta Forler, whom he married at Kitchener, Jan. 31, 1917, predeceased him July 19, 1943. The funeral service will be held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church Monday at 3 p.m. with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Rev. A. J. Jacobi will officiate. The body is resting at Schreiter- Sandrock Funeral Home until 1:30 p.m. Monday when removal will be made to the church.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 18, 1950

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 13.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 15.

    3. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 21 Page 12.

    4. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Sixtus/ William Sixtus/ 1895-1950/ his wife/ Floretta Forler/ 1896-1943/ Rest in peace/
      (A) Mother (B) Father

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1895). Peter "William" Sixtus (1895-1950) -.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186762286/peter-_william_-sixtus.

    6. [S2849] aaaChurch Records - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, baptisms.

    7. [S2846] Ontario Vital Statistics - births MS929, reg #034217 95.

    8. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Audrey Kathleen Sixtus
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 31 Jan 1918
      Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario
      Gender: Female
      Age: 0
      Birthplace: Kitchener
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
      Burial Place: Kitchener
      Father's Name: Wm. F. Sixtus
      Mother's Name: Floretta Forler

      Other information in the record of Audrey Kathleen Sixtus
      Name: Audrey Kathleen Sixtus
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 31 Jan 1918
      Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario
      Gender: Female
      Age: 0
      Birthplace: Kitchener
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
      Burial Place: Kitchener
      Father's Name: Wm. F. Sixtus
      Mother's Name: Floretta Forler

    9. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      D18.21 Sixtus/ William Sixtus/ 1895-1950/ his wife/ Floretta Forler/ 1896-1943/ rest in peace/ (A) Mother (B) Father

    10. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012339-89.
      Augustus Andrew Sebastian Sixtus, 38, occ. laborer, b. Germany, res. Berlin, s/o Andreas Sixtus & Frederika Vogelschmidt married Mary Noppel, 28, b. Germany, res. Berlin, d/o Christian Noppel & Ursula Koehler, witn John Peter Merle & Mary Vogk both of Berlin, 5 October 1889 St. Paul's Parsonage in Berlin.

    11. [S2847] Ontario Vital Statistics - marriages MS932, reg #029697 17.
      Name: Floretta Forler
      Age: 21 spinster
      Birth Year: abt 1896
      Birth Place: Hanover, Ontario
      Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1917
      Marriage Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario
      Father: John Forler
      Mother: Catherine Wunnenberg
      Spouse: William Sixtus
      Age: 22 bachelor
      Birth Year: abt 1895
      Birth Place: Berlin, Ontario
      Father: August Sixtus
      Mother: Marie Napper

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 9 Jul 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Button Maker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Jan 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - 44 DeKay St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Upholsterer, Furniture Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 142 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1950 - Edna St., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Feb 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Feb 1950 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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