Caroline Decker

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• Name: Caroline Schaefer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31818
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1870, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Caroline married Adam Schaefer 26 Jun 1870, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Adam was born 9 Oct 1848, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45899
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Maker
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fore Lady
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button ?, Button Factory
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1939, 13 Knox Ave., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mary Schaefer

The death occurred at her home, 13 Knox Ave., Waterloo, of May Schaefer, after an illness of two months. Deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schaefer.

She is survived by three brothers, Charles, Harry and William, all of Waterloo, Mrs. Charles Howard of Chatham and Miss Laura at home.

The funeral was held on Thursday afternoon, interment being made in Mount Hope cemetery.

The Waterloo Chronicle Mar 3 1939 pg 3

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-442224
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker

John married Barbara Holzwarth 15 Jan 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Conrad Holzwarth and Anna Mary "Maria" Lipphardt) was born Jan 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190461
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

John — Barbara Holzwarth. Barbara (daughter of Conrad Holzwarth and Anna Mary "Maria" Lipphardt) was born Jan 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clara Pearson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45900
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sample Lady

Clara married Albert James Pearson 16 Oct 1904, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Albert (son of James Pearson and Marguerite McKeown) was born May 1880, Phillipston, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-343170
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45901
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45902
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-191441
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Carrie Schaefer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45903
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic, House Work
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Home
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45904
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Foundry
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205180708
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45905
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk, Hardware
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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M. Weichel & Son Sell Waterloo Hardware Store

M. Weichel and Son Limited, Elmira, announce the sale of their hardware store in Waterloo on Saturday last to W. A. Schaefer and son, Kenneth, as the new owners. The Waterloo store has been a branch of the Elmira store for 53 years and was considered one of the better hardware stores of the district. M. Weichel & Son Limited have been established 73 years and it was only three years ago ago they celebrated their 70^th anniversary. The Waterloo store was operated through the Elmira store with W. A. Schaefer as manager, for the past 15 years. Mr. Schaefer had been associated with the Waterloo store for 45 years and his son in recent years had worked with him. Since returning from overseas, Kenneth Schaefer had been with the firm for six years. He served overseas with the R.C.A.F. While under new ownership the store will continue to be known as Weichel Hardware. Several years ago the Waterloo store was completely modernized and modern new vitrolite front was installed.

Elmira Signet, March 6, 1952

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Merchant 62 years, W. A. Schaefer dies.

William A. Schaefer, a Waterloo King Street merchant for 62 consecutive years until he retired last year as president of Weichel Hardware (Waterloo) Ltd., died at K-W Hospital today after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Schaefer of 56 Dorset St., the father of Waterloo city treasurer Donald Schaefer, was 78.

A lifelong resident of Waterloo, Mr. Schaefer joined Weichel Hardware, 22 King St. S., as a clerk at the age of 15.

After managing the store for many years, he became president in 1951. Early this year, the store was consolidated with Ontario Seed Co. Ltd. after illness forced Mr. Schaefer to retire.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schaefer.

Mr. Schaefer is survived by his wife, the former Edith Mattusch; two sons, Kenneth and Donald, both of Waterloo; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Carrie) Howard of Chatham and five grandchildren.

He was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.

The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home until noon Monday when it will be removed to St. John's Lutheran Church for a 2 p.m. service conducted by Rev. A. L. Conrad. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery.

Donations to St. John's Lutheran Church building fund will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 07 Nov 1970, Sat Page 27

William — Edith Wilma Mattusch. Edith (daughter of Reeve Adam Mattusch and Mary Ritter) was born 25 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190463
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1979, 130 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo, Ontario

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SCHAEFER, N. Jacob (Jake) - At K-W Hospital, on Wednesday, March 14, 1979, Jake Schaefer, aged 77, of 130 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo.

Mr. Schaefer was born in Waterloo, and was the former co-owner of Kabel's Men's Wear in Kitchener. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo.

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Schaefer; dear husband of the former Leota Miller; father of Ruth at home; brother of Adella (Mrs. Art Knorr) of Kitchener, Edna (Mrs. Eric Dietz) of Waterloo and Florence (Mrs. Frederick Knell Sr.) of Kitchener. Predeceased by one sister, Hilda (Mrs. Harry Baetz).

Resting at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, after 7 p.m. this, evening, until noon on Saturday. then to St. John's Lutheran Church for funeral service and committal at 2 p.m., Rev. A. L. Conrad officiating. Interment Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery.

For those who desire, donations may be made to the Ontario Heart Foundation or St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund, as expressions of sympathy.

Norman — Leota Louise Miller. Leota (daughter of William Karl Miller and Lillie Catharine Totzke) was born 16 May 1902, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Adell Mary Knorr
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190464
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1935, 267 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Adell — Arden William Knorr. Arden (son of Daniel P. Knorr and Sophia Caroline Schliemann) was born 6 Sep 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1981, 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-190465
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190466
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Florence Elizabeth Knell
• Residence: 138 Stirling Ave. N., Kitchener
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33220
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Knell, Florence Elizabeth - It is with sadness that the family of Florence Knell announces her passing on Monday, July 31, 1995, Florence Knell, of Kitchener, in her 86th year.

Loving wife of Fred Knell Sr. whom she married 60 years ago. Devoted mother of Virginia Davis of London, Ont. and Fred Jr. and his wife Georgia of Waterloo. Florence was a very special grandma to her 7 grandchildren and one great-gradndaughter. Survived by her sister, Edna Dietz.

Florence was an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener.

Relatives and friends will be received at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Friday Aug. 4, 1995 at 1 p.m., Rev. Donald Pond officiating. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Donations to the Waterloo Epilepsy Foundation or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, would be appreciatted by the family.

"Florence was a warm and caring person and will be missed by all those who knew her.


Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Aug 1993

Florence married John Frederick Knell 27 Nov 1935. John (son of Louis Frederick "Frederick" Knell and Florence Matilda Stevenson) was born 5 Feb 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1998, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402696

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402697

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SCHAEFER, Donald C. After a brief illness. Don died, at St. Mary's General Hospital, on Saturday, February 15, 2003, age 78 years.

Beloved husband of Ruth (Goudie); dear father of Jim Schaefer and his wife Carolyn of Guelph and Doug Schaefer and his wife Mary Ruth McDonald of Orangeville. He will be lovingly remembered by his grand children, Becky, Kathye, Christa, Paul. Alec and Cameron. Brother of Ken Schaefer and his wife Fawn of Waterloo.

He was predeceased by his parents, Edith (Mattusch) and William A. Schaefer.

Don completed 37 years of service with the City of Waterloo before retiring on December 31, 1984. He held the position of City Treasurer and Commissioner of Finance for approximately 30 years. He was on the Board of Directors of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Clerks and Treasurers Association of Ontario and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS). In 1999, Don was the first recipient of the AMO Municipal Recognition Award presented in appreciation of exemplary service to Ontario's municipal governments and to AMO. He served 3 years in the Canadian Army Personnel Selection Division (Staff Sergeant) and was a former member of the Waterloo Rotary Club. Waterloo Lions Club and the Institute of Municipal Assessors. For over 8 years, he served on the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Commission; four years as Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee and also as Chairman of the Human Resources Committee. Currently, he was a member of the Waterloo-Laurel Kiwanis Club, Retired Business and Professional Mens Association. Ontario Municipal Retirees Organization and St. John's Lutheran Church.

Don's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., in Waterloo from 7-9 p.m. today (Tuesday), and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Donald Kranz officiating, Following cremation, interment to follow in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Following the service, friends and relatives are invited to the Reception Room of the funeral home for refreshments and a time to visit with the family.

Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be arranged through the funeral home, 745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com

The Record 18 Feb 2003, Tues Page 19

Donald — Ruth Evelyn Goudie. Ruth (daughter of Robert James Goudie and Julia Irene Stockfish) was born 21 Sep 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 2019, Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47998

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Berlet, Sandra Elizabeth (nee Knell) - After a courageous battle with cancer, on Monday, May 15, 1995, age 58 years.

Beloved daughter of Florence and Frederick Knell Sr. of Kitchener, dear mother of Michael and his wife Nancy and Robert and his wife Karen all of Kitchener; sister of Fred Knell and his wife Georgia of Waterloo and Virginia Davis of London, Ont. Also surviving is one grandaughter, Rebecca Emily Sandra Berlet.

Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 623 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. A complete funeral service will be held in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Al Kehn officiating. Reception to follow at the Ratz-Bechtel family Centre.

Donations to the Waterloo Epilepsy Foundation or the Canadian Mental Health Association gratefully acknowledged.


The Kitchener Record 16 May 1995