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Martha Schmidt

Female 1869 - 1940  (70 years)


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  1. 1.  Martha Schmidt was born 10 Jul 1869, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Martha Hopf
    • Name: Martha Voelzing
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178979
    • Residence: 1917, 38 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1937, 57 Patricia Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Martha married Henry Voelzing 2 Jul 1886, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. Henry was born 27 Feb 1864, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1909, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel Henry Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1887, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Erven W. Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Eldon Ezra Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jul 1896, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1966, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Aug 1966, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Erna Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1899, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Roy Elmer Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Nov 1901, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Ezra Milton Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1907, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1985, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Martha married Herman Hopf 21 Dec 1910, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. Herman (son of Martin Hopf and Elizabeth Mann) was born 15 Aug 1855, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 18 Aug 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Henry Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 7 Jun 1887, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178984

    Samuel married Florence May Ermel 16 Nov 1915, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of William S. Ermel and Elizabeth Wolf) was born 7 Aug 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Erven W. Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 23 Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203876686
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178988

    Erven — Dorothea Pfeffer. Dorothea (daughter of Valentine Pfeffer and Louisa Riehl) was born 5 Nov 1898, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Aug 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Eldon Ezra VoelzingEldon Ezra Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 23 Jul 1896, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1966, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Aug 1966, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169171

    Notes:

    Eldon E. Voelzing - Eldon E. Voelzing, 70, of King Street, St. Jacob, died at his summer cottage at Lake Rosiland in Brant Township early Sunday morning. Born July 23, 1896, in Carrick Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voelzing, A well-known harness maker in St. Jacobs for the past 20 years, he was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. His first wife, the former Lillie Wittnebel, died in 1956. Surviving are his second wife., the former Edith Wittnebel; one son, Malcolm of Ottawa; two stepsons, Jack and Bruce Wittnebel, both of Kitchener; one daughter, Mrs. Robert P. (Audrey) Ritter of Wingham; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Joseph (Doreen) Wendling of Kitchener, two brothers, Roy and Ezra, both of Kitchener, one sister, Mrs. Clarence (Erna) Pfeffer of Kitchener, 10 grandchildren. Two brothers, Samuel and Ewen, predeceased him. The body will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Wednesday when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church for a funeral service at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Harold Brill. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery.

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    Eldon married Lillie Catherine Wittnebel 22 Dec 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lillie (daughter of John Michael Wittnebel and Charlotte Schroeder) was born 12 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Feb 1956, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Malcolm Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 2010.
    2. 9. Audrey D. Voelzing  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1931; died 30 Jul 2010, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Eldon — Edith Lizzetta Martin. Edith (daughter of Anthony Martin and Pearl Mary Spahr) was born 6 Sep 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 2003; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Erna Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 17 Jan 1899, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Erna Pfeffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169169
    • Occupation: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milliner

    Erna married Clarence George Pfeffer 24 Sep 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clarence (son of Henry Pfeffer and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Gerhardt) was born 9 Sep 1900, , Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Roy Elmer Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 22 Nov 1901, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178989
    • Occupation: 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk

    Roy married Maria Christina Schroeder 2 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Johann "John" Schroeder and Annie Christina Wolfenberg) was born 16 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Roy married Marie Christine Schroeder 2 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Marie was born 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Ezra Milton VoelzingEzra Milton Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 6 Apr 1907, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1985, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178975

    Ezra — Lorena Elizabeth Pfeffer. Lorena (daughter of Henry Pfeffer and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Gerhardt) was born 14 Aug 1907, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Malcolm Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eldon2, 1.Martha1) died Bef 2010.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-188914


  2. 9.  Audrey D. Voelzing Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eldon2, 1.Martha1) was born 1931; died 30 Jul 2010, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Audrey D. Ritter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-186373

    Notes:

    RITTER, Audrey D. (nee Voelzing) 1931 - 2010 Passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 following a long journey with Parkinson's Disease and age related illnesses at Huronlea, Huron County Home for the Aged in Brussels, ON. Loving wife and best friend of Bob Ritter whom she married on August 8, 1953 at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Jacobs. Cherished mother of Karen and Geoff Sutherland of London, Jim and Sheila Ritter of Belleville, and David and Michele Ritter of North Bay. Treasured grand- mother of Leah, Scott, and Nathan Sutherland; Heather and Paul Ritter; and Michael and Mark Ritter. She will also be remembered by her niece, Marcia Magnes, and her nephew, Scott Voelzing, both of Ottawa. Audrey is predeceased by her parents, Eldon and Lillie (Wittnebel) Voelzing, her step-mother, Edith (Wittnebel) Voelzing, and her brother and sister-in-law, Malcolm and Vivian Voelzing. Audrey was a dedicated volunteer for over twenty-five years with the Wingham and District Hospital Association, and an active member of the Ladies Guild and Altar Guild of St. Paul's Trinity Anglican Church in Wingham. She was also a past president of the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. At Audrey's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel at Huronlea on a date to be announced. A private graveside committal service for the immediate family will take place later with interment in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in St. Jacobs. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson Foundation as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements are entrusted to the McBurney Funeral Home in Wingham.

    Waterloo Region Record 30 Jul 2010

    Obituary of Audrey D. Ritter: McBurney Funeral Home (no date) McBurney Funeral Home provides compl... Available at: https://mcburneyfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/470/Audrey-Ritter/obituary.html (Accessed: 7 February 2024).

    Audrey married LCol. Royal Canadian Artillery Robert Peter "Bob" Ritter 8 Aug 1953, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Gordon Philip Ritter and Edna Marie Steiner) was born 27 Jan 1929, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 2022, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



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