Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Elmanda Anna "Ella" Braun

Elmanda Anna "Ella" Braun

Female 1906 - 1988  (82 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elmanda Anna "Ella" BraunElmanda Anna "Ella" Braun was born 5 Jan 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ella Brown
    • Name: Elmanda Anna "Ella" Schmitt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125743
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    SCHMITT, Mrs. Alfred (Ella) - On Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1988, at St. Mary's Hospital, aged 82 years, of RR 3, Waterloo, Ella Brown.

    Beloved wife of Alfred Schmitt, for over 63 years; dear mother of Floyd and Ellen and Grace Downs and William, all of St. Jacobs, Ross and Marie of Kitchener, Yvonne Such and Gerald of Waterloo, Barbara Gumpert and Rolf of Branchton; loved grandmother of 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

    She was the last surviving member of her family, having been predeceased by four sisters and six brothers.

    Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, where the family will receive their friends Thursday, 2- 4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Friday, transfer will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Everett Mossman officiating. Interment St. Paul's Lutheran cemetery, Erbaville.

    As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated.

    Elmanda — Alfred Philip Schmitt. Alfred (son of John K. Schmitt and Barbara Becker) was born 5 Nov 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1997, Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Barbara Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 2009.
    2. 3. Floyd Donald Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died 1 May 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Grace Katherine Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jun 1929; died 26 Oct 2009, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Ross W. Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1930; died 1990; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Ross William Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1930; died 31 Jan 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Yvonne Larkey "Bonnie" Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1933, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Barbara Ann Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Sep 1944, of, Flamboro, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 25 Sep 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Barbara Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) died Bef 2009.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157507


  2. 3.  Floyd Donald SchmittFloyd Donald Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) was born 21 Jan 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died 1 May 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116621

    Floyd — Ellen Mary Pike. Ellen was born 1923, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Dennis Eric Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jun 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 2005, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Grace Katherine Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) was born 8 Jun 1929; died 26 Oct 2009, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Grace Katherine Downs
    • Name: Grace Katherine Edwards
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157265

    Notes:

    GRACE DOWNS 1929 - 2009 Passed away, on Monday, October 26, 2009, after a brief illness, at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. Cherished mother of Michael Edwards and his wife Lynn. Beloved grandmother of Natalie (Danny), Casandra, and Cory (Tracey). Grace will be sadly missed by her sister Yvonne Such, sisters-in-law Audrey Hadenko, Shirley Hancock, and Colleen Clark, and by her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husbands Russel Edwards and William Downs, parents Ella and Alfred Schmitt and by siblings Floyd Schmitt, Ross Schmitt, and Barbara Gumpert. Friends are invited to share their memories of Grace with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Thursday, October 29, 2009, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, October 30, 2009 in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception at the K-W Naval Association, 315 Weber St. N., Waterloo following the interment.

    Obituary of Grace Downs | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2022). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/10633/Grace-Downs/obituary.html (Accessed: 25 November 2022).

    Grace — Russel Edwards. Russel died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Michael Edwards  Descendancy chart to this point

    Grace — William Arthur Downs. William (son of Thomas Arthur Downs and Mary Margaret "Margaret" Callanan) was born 1922; died 20 May 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Ross W. Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) was born 1930; died 1990; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163756


  5. 6.  Ross William Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) was born 1930; died 31 Jan 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Club Membership: Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; masonic
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119507

    Notes:

    SCHMITT, Ross William -- On January 31, 1990, at St. Mary's Hospital in Kitchener. Dearly loved son of Alfred Schmitt of RR 3, Waterloo and the late Ella Schmitt. Brother of Floyd and his wife Ellen, Grace and her husband William Downs, all of St. Jacobs, Yvonne and her husband Gerald Such of Waterloo and Barbara and her husband Rolf Gumpert of RR 2. Branchton. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 530, the K-W Naval Association and the Waterloo Masonic Lodge No. 539. Mr. Schmitt's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., on Friday. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home, on Saturday at 10: 30 a.m., with Rev. Everett Mossmann officiating. Interment to follow in Memory Gardens, Breslau.

    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Feb 1990


  6. 7.  Yvonne Larkey "Bonnie" Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) was born 24 Jul 1933, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Yvonne Larkey "Bonnie" Such
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185151

    Yvonne — Gerald Albert Such. Gerald (son of Alfred Charles Such, son of Alfred Charles Such and Florence) was born 10 Jul 1933; died 21 Jun 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Barbara Ann Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elmanda1) was born 21 Sep 1944, of, Flamboro, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 25 Sep 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Ann Gumpert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163739

    Notes:

    BARBARA A. GUMPERT (SCHMITT)

    At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1990, after a lengthy illness, the former Barbara Ann Schmitt, of Flamborough township, age 46 years.

    Barbara had been a manager with Bell Canada for 26 years until her retirement in 1989 due to ill health. She was a member of the Germania Club of Hamilton and affiliated with the Narrhalla Damen Efferat for 10 years.

    Wife of Rolf; daughter of Alfred Schmitt of RR 3, Waterloo; mother of Heidi at home; sister of Floyd Schmitt and his wife Ellen and Grace and her husband William Downs, all of St. Jacobs, Yvonne and her husband Gerald Such of Waterloo. Sadly missed by 11 nieces and nephews and 10 great-nieces and great-nephews.

    Predeceased by her mother, Ella, in 1988 and one brother, Ross in 1990.

    Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. this evening (Tuesday) and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church on Thursday at 10: 30 a.m., where the funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., with Pastor Everett Mossman officiating. Interment will be in the Erbsville Lutheran cemetery.

    Donations to the McMaster University Cancer Research (Education Fund) may be made as expressions of sympathy.

    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Sep 1990

    Barbara — Rolf Siegfried Gumpert. Rolf was born 13 Jan 1944, of, Flamboro, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 23 May 2017, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Dennis Eric Schmitt Descendancy chart to this point (3.Floyd2, 1.Elmanda1) was born 1 Jun 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 2005, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116510

    Notes:

    Schmitt, Dennis E

    On Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at his residence, Dennis Schmitt, in his 55th year of St. Jacobs.

    Beloved son of Floyd Schmitt of St. Jacobs and the late Ellen (Pike) Schmitt (September, 1999). Dear nephew of Grace Downs and Yvonne Such, both of Waterloo and Myrtle and Nelson Marschall [sic?] of Guelph.

    Dennis will be missed by his many cousins and their families. Dennis was a longtime employee of Metzger's Egg Grading Station, Elmira.

    Cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation. A memorial service for family and friends will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Heidelberg on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Olaf Poulsen officiating. Spring interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg.

    In his memory, donations to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Heidelberg or Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be obtained by calling Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira 669-2207.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 24 February 2005


  2. 10.  Michael Edwards Descendancy chart to this point (4.Grace2, 1.Elmanda1)