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

Michael Christian Witt

Male 1891 - 1963  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  Michael Christian Witt was born 14 May 1891, Kepa Tarchominska, Mazowieckie, Poland; died 13 Jun 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194509109
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190294

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    Michael C. Witt, 227 Duke St. West, died today at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Poland, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Witt and had lived in Kit- chener for the past 22 years. He once lived in Alberta. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and was employed at the B. F. Goodrich Canada Ltd., for 17 years. He retired in 1959. His wife, the former Martha Molzan, whom he married in Warsaw, Poland, in 1919, survives. Also surviving are three sons, Arthur and John of Kitchener and Edward of Willowdale; a daughter, Mrs. Russell (Martha) Gehl of Kitchener; a brother, Albert Kozlowski of Kitchener and five grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2 o'clock with Rev. F. W. Zinck officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Jun 13, 1963 Page 31

    Michael — Martha Molzan. Martha was born 23 Apr 1901, Winnica, Mazowieckie, Poland; died 23 Dec 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha Elizabeth Witt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Nov 1920, , Poland; died 15 Oct 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Arthur Witt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1923; died 2011; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. John Witt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1925, , Poland; died 14 Aug 1991, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha Elizabeth Witt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Michael1) was born 19 Nov 1920, , Poland; died 15 Oct 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Martha Elizabeth Gehl
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-233854

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    GEHL, Martha Elizabeth (nee Witt) Passed away unexpectedly at home in her 96th year. She was the last of her family; predeceased by her husband Russel in 1969, and brother Arthur (Ella), John (Margaret) and Edward. Beloved mother of Donald (Joan) and Carol Musselman (Dean). Survived by her grandchildren Trisha Musselman (Shawn), Julie Johnstone (Dan), Geoffrey Gehl, Jay Musselman and great-grandchildren Lily and Paisley Musselman and many nieces and nephews. Also remembered by longtime friend Marie Mederak. Friends are invited to share their memories of Martha with her family during memorial visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. A Memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. Reception to follow in the Fireside Room of the funeral home. Cremation has taken place and a burial will follow at a later date. Condolences for the family and in lieu of flowers, donations to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church will be appreciated and may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

    Waterloo Region Record - Oct 17, 2016

    Martha married Russel Anthony Gehl 23 Jan 1943. Russel (son of Charles Edward Gehl and Margaret O' Neil) was born 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Arthur Witt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Michael1) was born 1923; died 2011; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190300

    Arthur married Ella G. Hamp 1946. Ella was born 17 May 1923, Lodz, , Poland; died 5 May 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  John Witt Descendancy chart to this point (1.Michael1) was born 6 Jun 1925, , Poland; died 14 Aug 1991, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214599856
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-233869

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    WITT, John-At St. Mary's General Hospital, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1991, John Witt, age 66 years, of Kitchener.

    John was a longtime employee of Uniroyal Ltd. before retirement. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

    Son of the late Michael Witt and the former Martha Molzahn. He is survived by his beloved family: his wife, Margaret; his son, Cameron at home and his daughter, Sandra and her husband Rick Howard of Burna- by, B.C. Sadly missed by a sister, Martha Gehl of Waterloo; his brother and best friend, Arthur and his wife Ella of Brantford and a brother, Edward of Oakville. Brother-in-law of Bill Armstrong and his wife Olive of Qualicum Beach, B.C. and Anetta Armstrong of Cambridge.

    Friends may call at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services will be held in the chapel on Friday at 1 p.m., with Rev. Fred Ludolph officiating. Cremation to follow.

    In lieu of flowers, as expressions of sympathy, donations to the CAD Pump Fund of St. Mary's General Hospital, 911 Queen's Blvd., Kitchener, N2M 1B2, or St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 825 King St. W., Kitchener N2G 1E3, would be gratefully acknowledged.

    John fought the good fight and never gave in to the cancer that took his life. He was a most loving and dedicated father and husband.

    John — Margaret Catherine Armstrong. Margaret (daughter of James Armstrong and Julia Rosella Moeller) was born 10 Apr 1929, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]