Jacob Ritz

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• Interesting: publishing, printer, burial, story
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149808
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1868, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Business: 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Canadisches Volksblatt - Newspaper
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Publisher of the Volksblatt

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Pressprich and Ritz, publishers (O. Pressprich and J. Ritz). The former gentleman was born in Saxony, 1833, and the latter in Bavaria in 1842. Mr. Pressprich is Reeve of the municipality, and Secretary of the Board of School Trustees was for several years a Councillor of the village. Owns village property, valued at $2,000.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 (Village of New Hamburg entries)

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Description: obit translated:
Canadische Volksblatt, December 15, 1886

With Death departed

On the 11th of December, Jakob Ritz, co-distributer of this paper. The deceased was born the 27th December 1842 in Petersheim, district Cusel in the Rheinkreis, Kingdom of Bavaria. Shortly after his confirmation he emigrated in the year 1855 with his parents to America. Within the same year he entered an apprenticeship as printer with the departed Mr. Doctor Boullee and thereafter with Mr. Joachim Kalbfleisch, editor of "Bauernfreund" (farmer's friend) in Waterloo.

On the 8th of December 1868 he entered into the state of holy matrimony with Miss Marie Bockner of New Hamburg, where he was for some time Foreman in the print shop of Mr. Otto Pressprich [unreadable] later with lastly in [unreadable] met. From his marriage [his wife gave] him 8 children of which one in the year 1878 preceded him into the hereafter. Even though he appeared to be of robust constitution he suffered for some extended time from a heart ailment. Always upbeat and friendly in dealings with his fellow men, no one could have predicted his untimely end.

Last Friday he was accompanied by his wife while handling business dealings in the neighboring city of Tavistock but already felt himself unwell.

Last Saturday late morning he wanted to return to work however stopped to speak with Mr. Doctor Schmidt because he was feeling worse. The doctor suggested that instead of going to work he should get himself to bed, which he did. In the evening at 6 o'clock he was a corpse. One can only imagine the sorrow of the family and the surprise of the citizens of New Hamburg as the news went from mouth to mouth: Jakob Ritz has died. His burial took place on Tuesday the 14th of December at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with an unusually large attendance of his many friends from near and far at the city cemetery of New Hamburg.
Those of you that walk in mourning
Farewell you dear friends
Whatever blows down from above
Will comfort the Lord's congregation.
Don't cry over the fancy appearance,
Only above it can be eternal.
Don't cry that I want
From this world to take my leave,
That I want to leave this confusion,
Leave the shadows, leave the limelight,
Leave the vain conceit, leave this nothing,
Into the land of eternal light.
He who has fallen asleep reached the age of 43 years, 11 months and 14 days and left behind other than his sorrowing widow and 7 children, also his parents and 8 brothers and 2 sisters.

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Our old and esteemed friend Jacob Ritz, of the Hamburg Volksblatt, passed away very suddenly on Saturday last. On the previous day he had been paying a visit to some friends in Tavistock and on his return complained of a slight illness but nothing serious was thought of the matter. On Saturday morning, however, he grew worse and a physician was called in who prescribed for him and left instructions that he was to be sent for again in case any change took place. Early in the evening Ritz was noticed to be laboring severely and the physician was sent for, but before his arrival the vital spark had fled. The funeral services took place on Tuesday last, nearly the entire population of the village turning out to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased. Nith Lodge, I.O.O.F., of which Mr. Ritz was an active member, turned out to assist at the services.

A very strange circumstance in connection with this sad affair was that the face of the corpse bore such a life-like look and all the appearances of the body were so natural that the family refused to have him interred that day. On Wednesday all hope of a return to life was given up and the remains were quietly deposited in mother earth at 10 a.m., only a few of the more intimate personal friends of the family being present.

Galt Reporter Dec 17 1886 pg 1

Jacob married Maria "Maria" Boeckner 8 Dec 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Peter Boeckner and Anna Elisabeth Nispel) was born 1 Jun 1851, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175329
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; printer
• Occupation: 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer, Shop
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Robert married Catherine "Kate" Oswald 12 Nov 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Jacob B. Oswald and Catharine "Catherine" Stroh) was born 28 May 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-367902

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149811
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95538
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dressmaker
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Meta Augusta Junker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149813P
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dry good clerk
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saleslady, Store
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Meta — Louis Junker. Louis (son of Henry Junker and Margaret Roth) was born 13 Jan 1877; died 22 Jan 1954; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Hannah Ritz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95540
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; employee shirt factory
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shirt Maker, Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Business: E. O. Ritz & Co. City Drugstore, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
• Business: E. O. Ritz & Co. City Drugstore, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
• Name: E. O. Ritz
• Residence: 60 Heins Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95541
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; apprentice
• Occupation: 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Druggist
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Druggist, Store
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Emil married Bertha Ellenora Zick 20 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Bertha (daughter of Conrad Zick and Anne Mary "Mary" Pfitzenmaier) was born 2 Jun 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185489
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; apprentice
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Trunk Maker, Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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ARNO W. RITZ

A native of New Hamburg, Arno W. Ritz of 57 Heins Ave. Kitchener, died Saturday In hospital at Kitchener following a lengthy illness. He was 83.

He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ritz, and was born In New Hamburg October 25, 1884. He had resided In the Twin Cities for 75 years.

Prior to his retirement in 1955, he was employed for 50 years at the L. McBrine Co. Ltd.

Mr. Ritz was a member of the Highland Road United Church.

Surviving are his wife, the former Lillian A. Berck, one son, Edgar A. Ritz of Kitchener, and two grandchildren.

He was predeceased by four brothers and three sisters and was the last surviving member of his family.

The Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home was In charge, and the service was held there Monday afternoon with Rev. A.E. Holley of Highland Road United Church officiating. Burial was In Mount Hope Cemetery Tuesday.

Arno — Lillian Anne "Lilly" Berck. Lillian (daughter of John Berck and Caroline Pfeifer) was born 22 Nov 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175331
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175332
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93534P

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182671

Carl — Dorothy Frances Lockhart. Dorothy (daughter of Alexander "Alex" Lockhart and Sarah Elizabeth Howe) was born 31 Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173914
• Residence: 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Edgar — Effie M. Schmitt. Effie (daughter of David Schmitt and Clara Israel) was born 10 May 1915; died 26 May 2004; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]