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

Lovina Shantz

Female 1856 - 1931  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lovina Shantz was born 19 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1931; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lovina Rickert
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Levina Shantz, "was born July 19th 1856. She is married to Cyrus Rickert, a farmer. The reside near Manheim, Ontario."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Lovina — Cyrus B. Rickert. Cyrus (son of John Rickert and Sarah Bechtel) was born 29 Feb 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1938; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ervin Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Mar 1882, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1966, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Feb 1966, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Addison Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Harvey Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jul 1886, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1974, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Clara Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1955; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Sydney Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1976.
    6. 7. Malinda Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Nov 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1894; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Lloyd Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jun 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Dec 1981, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ervin Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 10 Mar 1882, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1966, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Feb 1966, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.2
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foreman Planning Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Ervin Rickert - Ervin Rickert, 83, formerly of Lancaster Street East, died Tuesday at the Avondale Nursing Home, Waterloo, after a brief illness. Born in Mannheim, Ont., a son of the last Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Rickert, he had lived in the Twin Cities for the last 57 years. He was employed by Kitchener Lumber Co. Ltd. for many years, retiring in 1951. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, and of the Golden Age Fellowship at the church. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Matilda Schott, in Nov. 1964, and also by two sons on active service overseas during the Second World War, and by one sister. Surviving are one son, Clarence of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Marvin (Eileen) Holtz and Mrs. Arthur (Gertrude) Schmetzer, both of Kitchener; four brothers, Addison, Harvey and Lloyd, all of Kitchener, and Sydney, of Windsor; and 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where funeral service will be conducted at 3 pm Thursday by Rev. Dr. John Schmieder, of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Ervin — Matilda Schott. Matilda (daughter of Schutt, daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Schott and Anna Sanborn) was born 24 Mar 1887, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1964; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Eileen Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 10. Gertrude Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 11. Clarence Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 12. Harry Ervin Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1920; died 1 Apr 1945, Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, , Burma.
    5. 13. Arthur Edward Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Dec 1923; died 22 Mar 1944; was buried , Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England.

  2. 3.  Addison Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 30 Mar 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68914107
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.3
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant, Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Addison Rickert

    Addison Rickert of 247 Franklin Ave. N. died at home Saturday July 19, after a lengthy illness. He was 85.

    Born in Mannheim March 30, 1884, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Rickert, he farmed in the Mannheim area and later was employed by Ball Brothers Ltd. contractors.

    Following his retirement he moved to New Dundee and later to Kitchener.

    He was married to the former Edith Cressman, who predeceased him in 1953.

    He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, New Dundee.

    Survivors include three sons, Clare, Conestogo, Walter, New Dundee, and Ross, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Beatrice) Jacob and Mrs. Elmer (Doris) Jacob, both of New Dundee; three brothers, Harvey and Lloyd, both of Kitchener, and Sidney, Windsor; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

    He was predeceased by a brother and a sister.

    The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. Delton J. Glebe conducted the service at St. James Church, New Dundee at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial was in Union cemetery, New Dundee. Donations to the St. James Church building fund were accepted as expressions of sympathy.

    New Hamburg Independent, July 23, 1969

    Addison — Edith Era "Era" Cressman. Edith (daughter of Moses S. Cressman and Lovina Snyder) was born 15 May 1890, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1953, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Carl Ross "Ross" Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1925, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 2020; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 15. Clara Doris "Doris" Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 16. Horace Clare "Clare" Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Feb 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1991; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 17. Violet Beatrice "Beatrice" Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 18. Walter Perlous Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jul 1995, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Harvey Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 23 Jul 1886, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1974, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200460435
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.4
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1909, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter House Builder
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Rickert, Harvey - At his home, 247 Franklin St. N., on Monday, Dec. 16, 1974, after a lengthy illness, Harvey Rickert, age 88 years. Mr. Rickert was born in Mannheim, a son of the late Cyrus Rickert and the former Lovina Shantz. He had resided in New York, Detroit and Chicago and returned to Kitchener in 1945, a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and formerly employed at the National Tubular Products Ltd. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose.

    Surviving are a son Lorne Rickert of Salisbury, Md.; two daughters, Matilda (Mrs. Earl Litt) of Windsor and Elaine (Mrs. Ivan Mohr) of New Hamburg; two brothers Sydney of Windsor and Lloyd Rickert of Kitchener; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive; predeceased by two brothers Ervin and Addison and by one sister Mrs. Clara Woods.

    Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral service in the chapel Thursday at 1 pm with Rev. F.W. Zinck officiating. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Harvey married Louise Wettlaufer 15 Apr 1909, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of Conrad J. Wettlaufer and Elizabeth Lotz) was born 17 Sep 1891, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1974, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Douglas Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 20. Matilda Elizabeth "Tillie" Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1910, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1999, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 21. Lorne Conrad Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 2010; was buried , Springhill Memory Gardens, Hebron, Wicomico, Maryland, United States.
    4. 22. Lorne Edward Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 23. Harold Wilfred Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 24. Elaine Betty Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1924; died 2 Aug 2014, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Clara Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 28 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1955; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Clara Woods
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.5
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic, at Home
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethern

    Clara — William Thomas Woods. William (son of Nathan D. Woods and Mary Ann Perrin) was born 28 May 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1966; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Sydney Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 6 Mar 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1976.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sidney Rickert
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.6
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Carpenter In Planning Mill
    • Residence: 1913, 20 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Sydney — Lavina Arndt. Lavina (daughter of Carl Fred William "William" Arndt and Lovina Myers) was born 2 Sep 1893, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. May Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1911; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 26. Muriel Marie Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1911; died 11 Oct 1979.
    3. 27. Cameron Vincent Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born CALC 24 May 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 28. Ethel Elene Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Nov 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1937, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Windsor Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario.
    5. 29. Dorothy Ilene Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Dec 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 2000; was buried , Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

  6. 7.  Malinda Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 26 Nov 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1894; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.7


  7. 8.  Lloyd Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lovina1) was born 8 Jun 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Dec 1981, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6784.8
    • Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Rickert, Lloyd, son of Cyrus and Lovina (Shantz) Rickert, was born in Mannheim, Ont., June 8, 1895; died at Cambridge, Ont., Dec. 10, 1981; aged 86 y. On Jan. 14, 1919, he was married to Emma Gascho, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children (Willard and Marie-Mrs. Robert Pinnell). One son (Leonard) died in 1947. He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Dec. 12, in charge of Vernon Leis and Mary Mae Schwartzentruber; interment in Woodland Cemetery1a

    Gospel Herald - Volume 75, Number 1 - January 5, 1982 - pg 14
    RICKERT, Lloyd - At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 1981, following a lengthy illness, Lloyd Rickert, aged 86 years, formerly of 12 Clarence Place, Kitchener. He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. Husband of the former Emma Gascho of Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge; father of Marie (Mrs. Robert Pinnell) of Ktichener and Willard Roy Rickert of Cambridge. Survived also by seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents, Cyrus Rickert and the former Lovina Shantz; one son, Leonard in 1947; one sister, Clara (Mrs. William Woods) and four brothers, Addison, Harvey, Sidney and Irvin. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W. Kitchener, after 2 p.m. Friday. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, on Saturday at 3 p.m., with Rev. Vernon Leis officiating. Interment Woodland cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Lloyd married Emmeline "Emma" Gascho 14 Jan 1919. Emmeline (daughter of David E. Gascho and Barbara Lichti) was born 12 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jun 1985, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Willard Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Marie Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Leonard Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jul 1921; died 19 Oct 1947; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 33. Willard Roy Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Sep 1923; died 26 Apr 2016.

    Lloyd — Emmeline Gascho. Emmeline was born 12 Dec 1895; died 11 Jun 1985; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Eileen Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ervin2, 1.Lovina1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eileen Holtz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371179

    Eileen — Marvin Holtz. Marvin died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 10.  Gertrude Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ervin2, 1.Lovina1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Gertrude Schmetzer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371180

    Gertrude — Arthur Schmetzer. Arthur died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  3. 11.  Clarence Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ervin2, 1.Lovina1) was born Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-171856
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  4. 12.  Harry Ervin Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ervin2, 1.Lovina1) was born 5 Oct 1920; died 1 Apr 1945, Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, , Burma.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129983P


  5. 13.  Arthur Edward Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ervin2, 1.Lovina1) was born 12 Dec 1923; died 22 Mar 1944; was buried , Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Greenfield, Egham, , Surrey, England.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2 - Pilot officer, Royal Canadian Air Force
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160115P


  6. 14.  Carl Ross "Ross" Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 22 Feb 1925, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 2020; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240324423
    • Military: WW2
    • Name: Ross Rickert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187221

    Notes:

    RICKERT, Carl Roswell

    Feb. 22, 1925 \endash Feb. 24, 2020

    It is with loving hearts and cherished memories that we share the death of Ross (Carl Roswell) Rickert. He died two days after celebrating his 95th birthday.

    Loving wife of Babe (Iona Brenneman). They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in July 2019.

    Cherished uncle of his many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews, including his godchildren: Christine Henhoeffer, Linda Boshart, the late Linda Pfaff (2019), Steven Bingeman, Lisa Paranyi, and Bradley Bierman. Brother-in-law of Delores Brenneman. Remembered by his supportive neighbours, Gary and Mary Rellinger.

    Born in Mannheim, ON, he was the son of Addison Rickert and Era Edith Cressman. Ross was the last surviving member of his family. Predeceased by his siblings Clare and Eilleen Rickert, Beatrice and Donald Jacobs, Doris and Elmer Jacobs and Borge Nielson, Walter and Doris Rickert.

    Also predeceased by his brother-in-law and sisters-in-law Earl and Agnes Brenneman, Pearl and Curtis Roth, Lavern Brenneman, Fern and Delton Zehr and Leona and Lawrence Bingeman.

    Ross was a skilled carpenter, a Veteran of the Second World War, an avid bowler, fisherman, solo and cribbage player and a lifelong member of St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Conestogo.

    Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S., Waterloo on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 6-9pm. Funeral Service will be held at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 131 Flaxmill Dr, Conestogo ON N0B 1N0 on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 2pm with Pastor Joanna Miller presiding. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Reception to follow.

    In memory of Ross, donations to St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church or the Food Bank of Waterloo Region would be appreciated and can be arranged through the funeral home www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

    Obituary of Ross Rickert | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/14920/Ross-Rickert/obituary.html (Accessed: 27 August 2023).

    Carl — Iona Brenneman. (daughter of Ezra R. Brenneman and Lily G. Boshart) [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Clara Doris "Doris" Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Clara Doris "Doris" Jacob
    • Name: Clara Doris "Doris" Neilsen
    • Name: Doris Rickert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405729
    • Residence: 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    JACOB-RICKERT - Record Correspondent.

    MANNHEIM, April 1. - A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Rickert on Saturday evening March 28 when their youngest daughter Clara Doris became the bride of Elmer John Jacob, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jacob of New Dun dee. Rev. G. R. Schultz officiated.

    The bride was gowned in a powder blue crepe dress with accessories to match. She was at tended by her sister, Miss Beatrice Rickert, wearing a wine colored crepe dress with accessories to match. Mr. Donald Jacob, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served. Only the immediate families were present.Pastor Dick Holm officiating. Burial to follow in Union Cemetery, New Dundee.

    Clara married Elmer John Jacob 28 Mar. Elmer (son of George H. Jacob and Emma Koehler) was born 10 Apr 1915; died 1970, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Patricia Ann Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Aug 1936; died Dec 1932; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 35. Paulette Faye Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1948; died 1964; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Clara — Borge Neilsen. [Group Sheet]


  8. 16.  Horace Clare "Clare" Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 10 Feb 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1991; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242327707
    • Name: Clare Rickert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187226

    Horace — Eileen Korell. Eileen (daughter of Karl George "Charles" Korell and Ida Marie Israel) was born 1917; died 1991; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Horace — Eileen. Eileen died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  9. 17.  Violet Beatrice "Beatrice" Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 4 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48871774
    • Name: Beatrice Rickert
    • Name: Violet Beatrice "Beatrice" Jacob
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54177P

    Violet married Donald Edmund Jacob 25 Jun 1938, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Donald (son of George H. Jacob and Emma Koehler) was born 9 Sep 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1996; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  10. 18.  Walter Perlous Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 20 Sep 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jul 1995, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187231

    Notes:

    RICKERT, Walter - On Monday, July 10, 1995, at Grand River Hospital, K-W Health Centre. Walter resided in New Dundee and was born 78 years ago in Wilmot Township. He was the son of the late Addison Rickert and the former Edith Cressman. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, New Dundee where he had been chairman of church council. He was a volunteer fireman in New Dundee for 14 years and was also a member of a number of Senior Clubs. He enjoyed Solo, horseshoes and gardening as his hobbies. Beloved husband of the former Doris Hicks whom he married July 19, 1941. Dear father of Robert and his wife Margaret of Aline, Doreen Bierman of New Dundee and Linda and her husband Don Pfaff of Ayr. Sadly missed by nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Also remembered by his brother, Ross and his wife Iona(Babe) of Waterloo; his sisters, Beatrice and her husband Donald Jacob of New Dundee, Doris and her husband Borge Neilsen of Kitchener. Walter was predeceased by one son, Terrance in infancy and one brother, Clare and his wife Eileen. Family and friends may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg on Wednesday from 24 and 7-9 p.m. and until Thursday, July 13, 1995 at noon when transfer will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, New Dundee for the service at 2 p.m., Rev. Delton Glebe to officiate. Interment to follow in Union Cemetery, New Dundee.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Walter married Doris Grace Hicks 19 Jul 1941. Doris (daughter of Frederick G. Hicks and Hilda May Major) was born 17 Jul 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Linda Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Robert Bruce Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1942, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Oct 2012, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. 38. Terrance Walter Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 39. Doreen May Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 19.  Douglas Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400331


  12. 20.  Matilda Elizabeth "Tillie" Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) was born 26 Apr 1910, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1999, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Matilda Elizabeth "Tillie" Litt
    • Name: Tillie Rickert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372481
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Matilda — Earl Litt. Earl was born CA 1905; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. June Litt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  13. 21.  Lorne Conrad Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) was born 23 Feb 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 2010; was buried , Springhill Memory Gardens, Hebron, Wicomico, Maryland, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400330


  14. 22.  Lorne Edward Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) was born 23 Feb 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372480


  15. 23.  Harold Wilfred Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) was born 5 May 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212724344
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220723


  16. 24.  Elaine Betty Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) was born 14 Nov 1924; died 2 Aug 2014, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elaine Betty Mohr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372483

    Notes:

    Elaine Betty (Rickert) MOHR

    MOHR, Elaine Betty (Rickert) Passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at The Maples Nursing Home, Tavistock. Elaine lived on the farm all her married life at R.R. # 1 New Hamburg and moving to Tavistock in 2003. She was born 89 years ago in Kitchener and was the daughter of the late Harvey and Louise (Wettlaufer) Rickert. Beloved wife of the late Ivan Mohr who predeceased her January 14, 2006 and were married September 28, 1946. Loving mother of Margaret and Jim Dunbar of Windsor, Donna and Chuck Miles of Tavistock, Milton and Margaret Mohr of R.R. # 1 New Hamburg and the late Barbara (2003) and Wayne Sword (1993). Sadly missed by her grandchildren Trevor, Kim, Kevin (Joanne), Jacqueline, Mike (Cheryl), Bev (Andy), Jeff, Duane, Greg (Ashley), Lisa (Kevin) and great-grandchildren Brittney, Alana, Colin, Damon, Austin, Caitlan, Brooke, Sierra, Carlee, Hudson, Makayla, Bridgette, Damien, Nate and Ethan. Remembered by brothers-in-law George Mohr and Earl and Delores Mohr. Elaine was predeceased by her brothers Lorne and Betty Rickert, Doug and Ina Hyde, sister Matilda and Earl Litt and in-laws Beulah and Henry Kaufman, Vera and Jim Pidoux, Harold and Hilda Mohr and Norma Mohr. Elaine was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Hamburg. Family and friends will be received at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron Street, New Hamburg on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Hamburg with Pastor J.R. Bestvater and Pastor Helen Toman officiating. Interment in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Lung Association or the Canadian Cancer Society. Online condolences and donation information available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca

    "Elaine Mohr Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". 2021. Markjutzifuneralhomes.Ca. https://www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca/memorials/elaine-mohr/4021750/.

    Elaine — Ivan R. Mohr. Ivan (son of Milton H. Mohr and Elizabeth Matilda "Tillie" Dahmer) was born 22 Oct 1921; died 14 Jan 2006; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  17. 25.  May Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (6.Sydney2, 1.Lovina1) was born 14 Oct 1911; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: May Couvillon
    • Name: May Jones
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223416

    May — William Jones. [Group Sheet]

    May married Leo Couvillon [Group Sheet]


  18. 26.  Muriel Marie Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (6.Sydney2, 1.Lovina1) was born 14 Oct 1911; died 11 Oct 1979.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Muriel Marie Langlois
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223424

    Muriel — Alvin Langlois. Alvin was born 5 Mar 1909, Colchester Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; died 23 Jul 1966. [Group Sheet]


  19. 27.  Cameron Vincent Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (6.Sydney2, 1.Lovina1) was born CALC 24 May 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129105
    • Residence: 1913, 20 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  20. 28.  Ethel Elene Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (6.Sydney2, 1.Lovina1) was born 21 Nov 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1937, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Windsor Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223426


  21. 29.  Dorothy Ilene Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (6.Sydney2, 1.Lovina1) was born 23 Dec 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 2000; was buried , Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Dorothy Eileen Rickert
    • Name: Dorothy Ilene Kaster
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-162939

    Dorothy married Harold Samuel Kaster 20 Feb 1937, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. Harold (son of Herbert Kaster and Bertha Wilhelmina Werle) was born 3 Mar 1915, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1980, Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, United States; was buried , Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Karon Dorothy Kaster  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Feb 1942, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Mar 1942, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  22. 30.  Willard Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lloyd2, 1.Lovina1)

  23. 31.  Marie Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lloyd2, 1.Lovina1)

    Marie — Robert Pinnell. [Group Sheet]


  24. 32.  Leonard Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lloyd2, 1.Lovina1) was born 11 Jul 1921; died 19 Oct 1947; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160669

    Leonard — Marjorie Anne Goyit. Marjorie was born 1 Jun 1922; died 31 Jan 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Diannia Ruth Rickert  Descendancy chart to this point

  25. 33.  Willard Roy Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lloyd2, 1.Lovina1) was born 26 Sep 1923; died 26 Apr 2016.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-399957

    Willard — Edith May O'Krafka. Edith (daughter of Henry O'Krafka and Edith Eliza Carr) was born 1921; died 22 Dec 2008, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 34.  Patricia Ann Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (15.Clara3, 3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 11 Aug 1936; died Dec 1932; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231117


  2. 35.  Paulette Faye Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (15.Clara3, 3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 1948; died 1964; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76746145
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231116


  3. 36.  Linda Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (18.Walter3, 3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1)

    Linda — Donald Pfaff. [Group Sheet]


  4. 37.  Robert Bruce Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (18.Walter3, 3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 26 Jun 1942, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Oct 2012, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187239

    Notes:

    RICKERT, Robert Bruce With heavy hearts, our family announces the passing of our cherished husband, father and grand-father, Bob Rickert. Much loved and lifetime partner of Marg. Devoted father to Mary Bruce, Debbie Phillips (Gary), Dianne Leslie (Doug), and Terry Rickert (Sandra). Grandpa will be sorely missed by Ryan, Anne, Erin and Jillian Bruce, Steven and Mark Phillips, Matthew (Jessica Teutsch), Jenna and Nicole Leslie, and Riley and Ryan Rickert. Survived by sisters Doreen Bierman and Linda Pfaff, and special uncle and aunt, Ross and Babe Rickert. Predeceased by parents Walter and Doris Rickert, brother Terrance, and his parents-in-law, Viola and William Cullum. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 12: 00 - 2: 00 p.m., with a Funeral Service to follow at 2: 00 p.m. at Graham A. Giddy Funeral Home , 280 St. David St. South, Fergus. Interment at Elora Cemetery, lunch to follow at the Alma Community Centre. Memorial Contributions to the Alma Minor Ball Association or Groves Memorial Hospital. grahamgiddyfh@on.aibn.com 519 843 3100

    Robert — Margaret. [Group Sheet]


  5. 38.  Terrance Walter Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (18.Walter3, 3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1) was born 3 Apr 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187241


  6. 39.  Doreen May Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (18.Walter3, 3.Addison2, 1.Lovina1)

    Doreen — George Douglas "Douglas" Bierman. (son of Orland Frederick Conrad Bierman and Reta Laurene Rohr) [Group Sheet]


  7. 40.  June Litt Descendancy chart to this point (20.Matilda3, 4.Harvey2, 1.Lovina1) was born 6 Mar 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-189292


  8. 41.  Karon Dorothy Kaster Descendancy chart to this point (29.Dorothy3, 6.Sydney2, 1.Lovina1) was born 12 Feb 1942, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Mar 1942, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-480460


  9. 42.  Diannia Ruth Rickert Descendancy chart to this point (32.Leonard3, 8.Lloyd2, 1.Lovina1)

    Diannia married Stewart Leslie Schmitt (son of Wilfred Schmitt and Elsie Bachert) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Lisa Ann Marjorie Schmitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 2019, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.