Magdalena H. Frey

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• Name: Magdalena Frey
• Name: Magdalena H. Schweitzer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79494
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Magdalena — Johann Philip Schweitzer. Johann was born CALC 4 Apr 1811, Dühren, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 12 Aug 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (formerly Oswald or Hoffer), Woolwich Tw., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Schweitzer
• Name: Margaretha F. "Margaret" Stumpf
• Name: Markreta Schweitzer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48418
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Margaretha married Daniel Stumpf 18 Jan 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Daniel (son of Georg Stumpf and Doretha) was born 9 Jun 1832, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 21 Sep 1920, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175707702
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-171433
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Philip — Lydia Ellenbaum. Lydia (daughter of Samuel G. Ellenbaum and Leah Bear) was born Mar 1845, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1901, Cavalier, Pembina, North Dakota, United States; was buried , Zion Cemetery, Cavalier, Pembina, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113146
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

George married Veronica "Fronna" Neuschwander 12 Apr 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Rev. Henry John Neuschwander and Veronica "Froenika" Neuschwander) was born 15 Feb 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1896, Kill Creek, Osborne Co., Kansas; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elisabeth F. Geisel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55562
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Mrs. John Geisel, Sr.

After a long life of nearly ninety years, there died on Saturday, September 17, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah W. Reist in Woolwich, Mrs. Elizabeth Geisel, Sr., of Woolwich Township. Mrs. Geisel was born on September 14, 1843, in Wellesley Township, the daughter of Philip Schweitzer and his wife, Magdalena Frey. She was married to John Geisel on August 11^th, 1863. This union was blessed with eleven children, two having died in infancy. There are left to mourn the loss of a faithful Christian mother, three sons and six daughters, namely, Mrs. Herman Geisel, George Geisel, John Geisel, Henry Geisel, Mrs. William Witter of Kitchener, Mrs. J. Baumann of Caledonia, Mich., Mrs. N. W. Reist, Mrs. Jacob Aberle and Mrs. John Schmermund, also twenty-nine grandchildren, twenty-four great-children, one sister, Mrs. G. Reichenbach of Pandora, Ohio, and one brother, Conrad Schweitzer of Kitchener.

Since the death of her husband in 1917, Mrs. Geisel made her home with her daughters. She died on Saturday, September 17^th, surrounded by her children, aged eighty-nine years and two days.

The funeral was held on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 2 o'clock p.m., from the home to St. Paul's church, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Elmira Cemetery. Rev. F. Malinsky, the family pastor officiated. The pall-bearers were grandson, Albert Geisel, Theophiel Geisel, Edward Geisel, Norman Geisel, Hilbert Reist and Leslie Aberle. Relatives from a distance included Mrs. J. Baumann and daughter of Caledonia, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Basinger, Mr. and Mrs. J. Diller, Mrs. Gottlieb Reichenbach of Pandora, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Eisenbach and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eisenbach , also of Pandora, Ohio, and others from Kitchener, Waterloo and Lexington.

Elisabeth married Johannes "John" Geisel 11 Aug 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Johannes (son of John Geisel) was born 6 Sep 1840, Reimenrod, , Hessen, Germany; died 17 Dec 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina F. Sweitzer
• Name: Christina Louisa Eisenbach
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115748
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Christina married Conrad Eisenbach 13 Sep 1864, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Conrad (son of Heinrich "Henry" Eisenbach and Anna Maria "Mary" Noll) was born 3 Dec 1845, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 20 Sep 1909, Pandora, Putnam, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79495
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79492
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Katherine Orth
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59366

Katherine married Philip Theodore Orth 15 Nov 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philip (son of Philip Jacob Orth and Katharina "Catherine" Frokenbrod) was born 24 Nov 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1925, Plymouth, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87419
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gardener
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

Conrad — Margueretta Matilda "Margaret" Schneider. Margueretta was born 11 Jun 1858, , Hessen, Germany; died 31 Mar 1943, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-30688
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Martin married Maria Stumpf 23 Oct 1891. Maria (daughter of Daniel Stumpf and Margaretha F. "Margaret" Schweitzer) was born 31 Oct 1862, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Schweitzer
• Name: Mary Stumpf
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115165
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Mrs. Mary Schweitzer

The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon of Mrs. Mary Schweitzer, relict of the late Martin Schweitzer, who died at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. Keffer, 13 South street on Sunday noon. Following a service at the residence of Mrs. Keffer the body was moved to St. James' Lutheran church where a service was held. Interment was made in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery.

The deceased, who was 71 years, 7 months and 10 days of age, had been in poor health for the last two years and confined to her bed for the past three weeks. She was a member of St. James's Lutheran church. She was born in Conestogo, a daughter of the late Daniel and Margaret Stumpf of Germany. On October 23^rd, 1891, she was married to Martin Schweitzer in New Baltimore, Mic. He predeceased her in August, 1908.
Surviving her are three sisters, Mrs. Keffer, Elmira; Mrs. Bechtel, Bloomingdale and Mrs. Koerber, Lexington.

Maria married Martin F. Schweitzer 23 Oct 1891. Martin (son of Johann Philip Schweitzer and Magdalena H. Frey) was born 21 Mar 1943, , Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1908, , Putnam Co., Ohio; was buried , Pleasant Ridge, Pandora, Putnam, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Keffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115177
• Residence: 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

MRS. CATHERINE KEFFER
A native of Woolwich Township, Mrs. Catherine Keffer, 91, of Elmira died Thursday, July 3, after an illness of 15 years.
Born August 1, 1867, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf of Elmira. She was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church in Elmira.
She was married to the late Walter Keffer. Surviving is one sister Elizabeth Bechtel. Two sons, one daughter, and four sisters predeceased her. Also surviving are four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The body rested at the Keffer Funeral Home until Saturday at 10 a.m. when removal was made to the Dreisinger Funeral Home in Elmira for the funeral at 3 p.m. Rev. H. W. Beatz officiated and burial was in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery.

Catherine married Walter Keffer 1 Mar 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Walter (son of Henry Keffer and Susanna Keffer) was born 3 Dec 1858, , York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jul 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Bechtel
• Name: Lizzie Stumpf
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0662.1
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Bechtel, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf, was born Dec. 4, 1869; died at the Martin's Rest Home, Elmira, Ont., Sept. 2, 1963; aged 93 y. 8 m. 29 d. Her husband, John M. Bechtel, died in 1953. Surviving are 2 sons (Milton and Norman), 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Wanner Church, where funeral services were conducted by Howard Stevanus, assisted by Howard Schmitt.

Gospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 39 - October 1, 1963 - page 879.
Bechtel, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf, was born Dec. 4, 1869; died at the Martin's Rest Home, Elmira, Ont., Sept. 2, 1963; aged 93 y. 8 m. 29 d. Her husband, John M. Bechtel, died in 1953. Surviving are 2 sons (Milton and Norman), 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Wanner Church, where funeral services were conducted by Howard Stevanus, assisted by Howard Schmitt.1a

1aGospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 39 - October 1, 1963 - page 879.


Mrs. Elizabeth Bechtel

Aged 93, died Monday, September 2, at Martin's rest home, after a brief illness. Born Dec. 4, 1869, she was a daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Daniel Stumpf. she lived in Bloomingdale and Kossuth, before moving to Elmira, three years ago. She was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church and the Ladies Aid Society of the church. Her husband, John M. Bechtel, died in 1935. Surviving are two sons, Milton and Norman of Kitchener; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of the Daniel Stumpf family. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, then to Wanner Mennonite Church, Hespeler, for the funeral at 2: 30 p.m., Thursday. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

The Elmira Signet 2 Sep 1963 pg 4

Elizabeth married John M. Bechtel 25 Dec 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Joseph B. Bechtel and Sarah Miller) was born 11 Jul 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Dec 1935, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lena Stumpf
• Name: Magdalena Koerber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115199
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1920, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Magdalena — Philip Koerber. Philip (son of Conrad Koerber and Catharine "Katie" Grill) was born 14 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1935, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Koerber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70808
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Christina married Philip Koerber 14 Apr 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philip (son of Conrad Koerber and Catharine "Katie" Grill) was born 14 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1935, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115221
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

We have to-day to chronicle the death of Sophia Stumpf, youngest daughter of Mr. Daniel Stumpf, after a lingering illness. She had always a weakness of the spine, and this was probably the ultimate cause of her death. A couple of months ago she began perceptibly to fail and her powers gradually left her until the final dissolution came on Tuesday evening. Deceased was of a quiet, friendly disposition. For years she had been a Sunday school teacher and also a member of the choir of St. James Lutheran church, and the choir attended the funeral in a body and sang several suitable funeral songs. Deceased had for years kept house for her father being the only child at home. He will therefore feel the loss of her keenly. To him and the other members of the family is extended the sympathy of the community.

Elmira Advertiser, August 25, 1906

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-140185

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• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Name: Elizabeth Geisel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115653
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1934, James St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

MRS. HERMAN GEISEL

The death of Mrs. Herman Geisel occurred on Monday afternoon at her home on James street after a week's illness. The deceased who was in her 69^th year was born in Woolwich township where she resided until a few years ago when she with her husband retired in Elmira. Surviving are her husband, and daughter, Mrs. Albert Ritter, and one son Albert, of Elmira. The funeral will take place from her late residence on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock in St. Paul's Lutheran Church for service. Interment will be made in the Elmira cemetery.


Elmira Signet 3 Jan 1934

Elizabeth married Herman Geisel 1 Nov 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Herman was born 12 Aug 1863, , Germany; died 6 Mar 1955, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55675
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

George — Elizabeth Schedewitz. Elizabeth (daughter of John Schedewitz and Barbara Lackenbauer) was born 7 Jul 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1924, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 May 1924, Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Elected Office: Reeve of Woolwich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55553
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1955, 5 Centre St., Elmira, Ontario

Notes:

John S. Geisel - by Record Staff Writer

ELMIRA - John S. Geisel, 95, of Elmira died Thursday at his home after a short illness. Born in Woolwich Township Sept. 20 1867, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Geisel Sr. He was a lifelong resident of this district. He farmed near Elmira until he retired in 1945 and moved to Elmira. Mr. Geisel was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira and served on the church council over 20 years.

Surviving are his wife, the former Maryann Koch, whom he married in January 1895, three sons, Edward and Oscar of Elmira; Walter of Winterbourne, two daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Nettie) Norris of Waterloo, Mrs. Lillie Ritter of St. Jacobs; one brother, Henry of Elmira; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Reist of Winterbourne, Mrs. Lavina Schmermund of Elmira, Mrs. Catherine Witter of St. Jacobs; 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. One brother and three sisters predeceased him.

The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Sunday at 1 pm when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for memorial service at 2: 30 pm. Rev. Frank Malinsky will officiate. Burial will be in Elmira Cemetery.


Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Dec 1962

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John S. Geisel Reminisces On Early Elmira District History

The Signet this week is paying tribute to one of the oldest couples still living, and in good health, of Elmira and district. With this issue, we present John S. Geisel, who was born on a farm close to Elmira, and who as a boy of 13 helped to make the logs and foundation blocks which went into the foundation of the West Montrose covered bridge which was started in 1880. Illness of the contractor led to a postponement, but the boy returned in 1882 to see the structure to its completion. It is one of the few covered bridges left in Ontario.

His son, Walter, now reeve in Woolwich Township, supervised the repairs to the old bridge earlier this year, and both Mr. and Mrs. Geisel were taken to the site to watch repairs.

John S. Geisel was born on a farm owned by his parents in 1867 in Woolwich Township, and here he grew to a youth of 17 before starting out to earn his own living.

For more than 51 years he can boast an unbroken record of having farmed in the district. And he retired a successful farmer, in the general sense of the term.

Mr. Geisel is a modest man, with an excellent memory. His only boast was that on the evening of marriage the bride and groom danced at a private home, and later, he smoked a last cigar, and decided to quit smoking. He left the burnt end on a window sill in order to make his resolution even more determined. For five days, he related, he restlessly passed that portion of cigar. But he was through with smoking. He then asked this reporter what he would assume a man could save by not spending 10 cents per day every day from the year 1895 when he was married to the present year, 1955. The reporter hazarded a wild guess - and he was solemnly assured, with his wife nodding confirmation, that with accumulated interest the amount saved ran to no less than $5000.

It was while doing day labor on a farm that he met his future wife in Elmira, where she was visiting a relative. The year was 1895. Mrs. Geisel is the former Mary Ann Koch of Clifford.

The young couple immediately planned to farm on the share-crop tenant basis of the old days. With his bride, who helped clean the house, which was quite old, they moved in. Their landlord by agreement provided cow pasture, wood, and $100 cash annually. They managed fairly well the first year, and in the second Mr. Geisel cleared some seven more acres, using horses to pull out the stumps.

When he embarked, in 1906, into his own stock and equipment, the prices he recalls, today, are a true reminder of what farming without the aid of self-propelled machinery could mean.

For a good milch cow, he reminisced, "I paid $17, and I think I got a bargain in two heifers, due to freshen in a few weeks, at $10 apiece. I also bought three horses for $100." He also added he bought one bob sleigh, at a sale for $7.

In the lie of farm implements, he bought, from his careful savings, a new Harris six-section harrow for $6.00. He considered this a bargain. A binder, also picked up through careful inquiries, was obtained for $3.

Mr. Geisel early learned the necessity of public service, and prior to his retirement from farming he had been a school trustee, as well as reeve. When he finally retired, and bought a dwelling in Elmira, he was also close to a church he had served for many years, the last 12 as an elder - St. Paul's Lutheran Church which he helped to build.

He could remember that, before his marriage, he would often accept a job cutting wood at 50 cents a day. Sometimes he would enter a wood-cutting contract. He remembers once having a very good partner, and cutting wood at 75 cents for 4 feet cord; and 50 cents for two-foot length cords. With the partners working daily, the average daily cut of the two men averaged four cords.

Elmira Signet

John married Maryann Koch Jan 1895. Maryann (daughter of Nicholas Koch and Barbara Ratz) was born 1867, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1966, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 May 1966, Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56506
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Own Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1964, 47 Church St. W., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

HENRY S. GEISEL
Henry S. Geisel, 95, of 47 Church St. W. dies Sunday at Martin's Rest Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Woolwich Township July 18, 1869, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Geisel. Mr. Geisel farmed near Elmira until 1934 when he retired and moved here. His wife the former Christina Koch, died in 1938. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira. Surviving are five sons; Norman of R.R.4 Elmira, Clayton of R.R.3 Elmira, and Allan of Waterloo; a daughter Mrs. Clifford (Lorena) Main of R.R.1 Elora; three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Witter of St. Jacobs, Mrs. Margaret Reist of Winterbourne and Mrs. Lavina Schmermund of Elmira; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One daughter, four brothers and three sisters predeceased him. The body rested at Dreisinger Funeral Home until Tuesday noon when removal was made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church where services were conducted at 3 p.m. Burial was in Elmira cemetery.

Henry married Margaret Christina Koch 4 Apr 1898, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Nicholas Koch and Barbara Ratz) was born 27 May 1874, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1938, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Witter
• Name: Katie Geisel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115658
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1937, 121 Water St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Catherine married William S. Witter 21 Apr 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William was born Jan 1867, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Lena Geisel
• Name: Magdalena Bauman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115659

Notes:

Mrs. Lena Bauman, 83, Caledonia, Michigan, passed away at her home Friday May 17. Mrs. Bauman was born near Elmira, Canada, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Geisel Sr. She was married to Josiah Bauman and a few years later moved to Michigan. Mrs. Bauman was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Caledonia and a member of the Ladies Aid. She is survived by three daughters and two sons; two brothers, John S. Geisel and Henry Geisel; three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Witter, Mrs. Margaret Reist and Mrs. Lavina Schmermund, all of Elmira; nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. [Part of the following last few sentences are missing on the copy of the obituary.] Her husband predeceased her. The funeral was May 10 at Caledonia.

Elmira Signet, Thursday, May 23, 1957

Magdalena — Josiah M. Bauman. Josiah (son of Benjamin S. Bauman and Veronica Musselman) was born 29 Jan 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1957. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maggie Geisel
• Name: Margaret Reist
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56514
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

REIST, Mrs. Noah - On Friday April 15, 1977, at the Heritage House, St. Jacobs. Margaretha Geisel, beloved wife of the late Noah Reist, formerly of Winterbourne, aged 101. Dear mother of Arthur of Bancroft, Mrs, Arthur (Hilda) Israel of Conestogo, Mrs. Levi (Laura) Nicklas of Tavistock, Howard of Bloomingdale; sister of Mrs. Levina Schmermund of Elmira. 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive. She was predeceased by three sons, one daughter, four sisters and three brothers. Friends may call at the Drei-singer Funeral Parlour until Sunday noon when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m. Interment in the Elmira cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Apr 1977 pg 33

Margaret — Noah W. Reist. Noah (son of John M. Reist and Mary Wanner) was born 26 Nov 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1957, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary S. Aberle
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115661P
• Residence: 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

WEDDING BELLS - Last Wednesday evening St. Paul's Lutheran church was the scene of one of the those interesting events which always cause a ripple of excitement in the com-munity. The occasion was the marriage of Mr. Jacob Aberle, a well-known and respected young man of the neighborhood, to Miss Mary Geisel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Geisel of Woolwich Township. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W.C. Boese of Berlin, and was witnessed by a large number of spectators. Miss L. Geisel, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid while Mr. August Pfaff assisted the groom through the trying ordeal. After the wedding the young couple went to their future home on the Muth farm in Woolwich where a merry evening was spent by the young people who had been invited there. We join their many friends in wishing the young couple a long and prosperous married life.


THE ELMIRA ADVERTISER January 12, 1899.

Mary married Jacob Aberle 5 Jan 1899, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob was born 22 Dec 1872, , Germany; died 1960; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lavina Schmermund
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55563
• Occupation: 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Lavina married John Schmermund 8 Oct 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of John S. Schmermund and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Koch) was born 1 Oct 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115749

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142086

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142087

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-469532

Alice married Francis McGlennon 4 Dec 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Francis (son of William McGlennon and Lavina Chatterson) was born Between 1882 and 1883, Lakeport, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Magdalena Walker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348135

Elizabeth — Sapper William Henry Walker. William was born 9 Feb 1884, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England; died 3 Nov 1917; was buried , Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Vleteren, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-471014

Lily married William Sole 28 Apr 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of John Sole and Jane Collins) was born Between 1884 and 1885, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157587
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gardener
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Misfortune: 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; suicide

Notes:

Emmanuel Schweitzer

Private funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at the Ratz & Bechtel Funeral Home for Emmanuel Schweitzer, who died suddenly, on Friday. Deceased was in his 50th year.

He is survived by his parents, six sisters and four brothers.

The Waterloo Chronicle Feb 14 1939 pg 3

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• Name: Ethel Melinda Gray
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-211637
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; S. Maker, Factory
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Ethel — Hugh Gray. Hugh (son of William Gillies Gray and Elizabeth T. "Bessie" Aitkin) was born 12 Jun 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 1950; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lauvina Warren
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165517
• Residence: 1943, 111 Strange St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Lauvina married Benjamin Warren 25 Jan 1917, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Benjamin was born 1885, Edmonton, , Middlesex, England; died 12 May 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157588
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

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• Name: Jerry Keffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-3400
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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JEREMIAH KEFFER

Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 26 for the late Jeremiah Keffer, 66, of New Dundee who died Friday at the K-W Hospital after an illness of about three weeks. An employee of Weston Bakeries Ltd., Kitchener, he was born at Breslau, son of Catherine Keffer and the late Walter Keffer. His marriage to Hannah Catherine Schiedel, who predeceased him, took place at Breslau in 1915. Mr. Keffer was a member of Snyder Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Catherine Keffer, Elmira; two sons, Walter M., New Dundee, and Carl W., Hespeler and two daughters, Miss Eideth Belle, and Mrs. S. (Mary) Kaczmarek and four grandchildren. One son, Gordon, and one daughter, Hannah, pre-deceased him. The body rested at the Keffer Funeral Home until Sunday when removal was made to Snyder Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale, for service. Rev. John Snyder and Rev. Oscar Burkholder were in charge. Interment was in Breslau Mennonite Cemetery.

Jeremiah married Hannah Catherine Schiedel 27 Jan 1915. Hannah (daughter of Amos M. Schiedel and Mary B. Detweiler) was born 23 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-366429
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54485

Henry married Vera Bella Letson 25 Dec 1917, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Vera (daughter of William Rhodes "Rhodes" Letson and Lydian Richert) was born 9 Jan 1898, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1986, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0662.2
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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BECHTEL, Milton Arthur - At his home. in Kitchener on Sunday, Feb. 20,1983, in his 91st year, born in Waterloo township October 31.1892. He was the elder son of the late John and Elizabeth (Stumpf) Bechtel. Predeceased by his wife, the former Elizabeth Ziegler (Bechtel), December 1972, a daughter. Hilda May in infancy; a grandson, John and one brother. Norman. Surviving are four sons, Elton, Orville and Lester, all of RR 32, Cambridge and Roy of Winnipeg, Man. Eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive. Mr. Bechtel remained a member of Wanner Mennonite Church, Cambridge a. attended First Mennonite Church. Kitchener; he was an active participant in the Men's Bible Class at First Mennonite Church. Fnends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener after 7 p.m. today. until noon Wednesday, when removal will be made to Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale Road. Cambridge, for funeral service at 2,0 p.m.. with Rev. Paul Martin and Rev. Glenn Brubacher officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.


The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Feb 1983

Milton married Elizabeth Ziegler 26 Mar 1919. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Moyer Ziegler and Magdalena Bauman) was born 20 Jun 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1972, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Dec 1972, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23374
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Norman married Ada May Hagey 4 Jul 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ada (daughter of Aaron B. Hagey and Magdalena F. "Maggie" Beaver) was born 13 May 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1971, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204758
• Adopted: Bef 1911, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Leah Koerber
• Name: Magdalena Philipine Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6878.6001
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Magdalena married Moses Shantz 19 Oct 1921, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of Franklin Shantz and Leah Groff) was born 5 Jan 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156773
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1925, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith

Gordon — Viola Era Martin. Viola (daughter of Henry F. Martin and Ida R. Beaty) was born 23 Dec 1905, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Albert Geisel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55843
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1955, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

George married Catherine Ries 22 Mar 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of George Ries and Margaret "Maggie" Wettlaufer) was born 23 Jul 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1975, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222208566
• Name: Eda Elizabeth Ritter
• Name: Ida Geisel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55844
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1955, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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RITTER, Mrs. Albert - On Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the K-W Hospital, Eda Geisel, widow of Albert Ritter of Floradale, age 79 years; beloved mother of Lorne and Clarence of Floradale, Harold of Kitchener; sister of Albert Geisel of Elmira; also surviving are five grandchildren. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, after 10 am Wednesday, until Thursday noon, when removal will be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale, for funeral service at 2 pm. Burial in the adjoining cemetery.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Eda — Albert Philip Ritter. Albert (son of William K. Ritter and Elizabeth Korell) was born 28 Apr 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370819

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370820

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96461578
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55677
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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GEISEL, Theophil J. - On Friday, Dec. 19, 1986, at K-W Hospital, in his 94th year, of 29 William St., Elmira. Husband of the late Melinda Ritter (1975). He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George S. Geisel and was born in Woolwich township April 12, 1893. He was predeceased by one sister. He is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. A life long member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira.
Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, after 7 p.m. today, until Monday noon, when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment in the Elmira Union cemetery. Rev. Mervin Huras will officiate.

Theophil — Melinda Mathilda Ritter. Melinda (daughter of William K. Ritter and Elizabeth Korell) was born 1 Oct 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55678
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Nettie Elizabeth Norris
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55555
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1962, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Nettie — Herbert Arthur Norris. Herbert was born 3 Dec 1889, Pipestone, , Manitoba, Canada; died 30 Jan 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lillie M. Ritter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55556P
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1962, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Edward Ritter - by Record Correspondent - St. JACOBS - Mrs. Edward Ritter, 66, of St. Jacobs died at St. Mary's Hospital Sunday after a lengthy illness. Born in Woolwich Township, she was the former Lillie Geisel, a daughter of Mrs. John Geisel and the late Mr. Geisel. Mrs. Ritter was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and the United Lutheran Church Women. Her husband died in 1952. Surviving are her mother, a patient at Likehome Lodge, St. Jacobs; a son, Herbert of Conestogo, and a granddaughter; three brothers, Edward and Oscar of Elmira and Walter of Winterbourne; one sister, Mrs. Herbert (Nettie) Norris of Waterloo. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Wednesday at 11 a.m. when removal will be made to St. James Church, St. Jacobs, for service at 3 p.m. Interment will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. Adolph Kappes will officiate.

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Lillie married Edward A. Ritter 24 Mar 1920, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edward (son of Heinrich "Henry" Ritter and Philiphina Mattusch) was born 21 Jan 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1952; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55557
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1926, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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GEISEL, Edward J. -- On Sunday, December 25, 1977, at his residence, 210 Arthur St. S., Elmira, in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Mildred Miller; dear father of Mrs.Willi (Elsie) Klingspon of Waterloo, Donald and Kenneth of Elmira; grandfather of Sandra, Steven, Kimberly, David, Paul and Sheyl; brother of Walter of Winterbourne, Mrs. Nettie Norris of Waterloo. One sister predeceased him. He was a lifetime resident of Elmira area, a well known auctioneer, real estate broker and farmer; former owner of the Waterloo County Stockyards; active in the Woolwich Agricultural Society; a member of the Progressive Conservative Association; a lifetime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and at the time of his death, was president of the Elmira Senior Citizens Association. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, until Wednesday noon, when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m. Interment in the Elmira cemetery.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Dec 1977

Edward married Mildred E. Miller 10 May 1926, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mildred (daughter of George S. Miller and Catharine Peppler) was born 13 Feb 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168365
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1962, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Walter married Louise Matilda Koepke 17 Nov 1927, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louise was born 22 Jan 1907, Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario; died 29 Sep 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168366
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56508
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer's Son, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1963, RR4, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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GEISEL, Norman J. - On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1988, at K-W Hospital, aged 88 years, of Elmira. Beloved husband of the late Margaret Sievenpiper, who predeceased him June 15, 1988. Dear father of Paul and his wife Florence of Wallenstein; grandfather of Alex and Bill; brother of Mrs. Clifford Main of St. Jacobs and Milton of Elmira. He was predeceased by one sister and three brothers. Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 2 p.m. Friday, until Saturday at noon, when transfer will be made to St. Paul's Luther-tn Church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Mervin Huras officiating. Interment Breslau Mennonite cemetery.

Norman — Margaret Sievenpiper. Margaret (daughter of Rev. Ephraim Sievenpiper and Sylvina Honsperger) was born 11 May 1912; died 15 Jun 1988, Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clara Rosina Hoelscher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169786
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Mrs. Clayton Hoelscher, 61, of Elmira died Monday, Jan. 21 at K-W Hospital following a short illness.

She was the former Clara Rosina Geisel, daughter of Henry Geisel of Elmira and the late Mrs. Geisel.

Mrs. Hoelscher was born in Woolwich Township and had spent all her life in the Elmira district. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid.

Surviving besides her husband and her father are two sons Carl of RR 1, Elora, and Harry of Elmira; five brothers, Norman of RR 4, Elmira, Clayton RR 3 Elmira, Gordon and Milton of Elmira and Allan of Waterloo, and one sister, Mrs. Clifford Main, RR 1, Elora.

The body is at the Dreisinger funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Thursday non when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the funeral at 2: 30o pm. Interment will be in Elmira Cemetery. Rev. Frank Malinsky will officiate.

Elmira Signet Jan 23 1963 pg 15.

Clara — Clayton Hoelscher. Clayton (son of Johannes "John" Hoelscher and Mary Knarr) was born 23 May 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169787
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer's Son, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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GEISEL, Gordon J.-On Sunday, Sept. 21, 1980, at the Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus aged 77 years, of Route 2, Alma.
Brother of Norman of Route 4, Elmira, Milton of Elmira and Mrs. Clifford Main of St. Jacobs. Two brothers and one sister predeceased him.
Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 7 p.m. today. Funeral service in the chapel on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 3 p.m. Interment in the Elmira cemetery. Rev. Mervin Huras will officiate.

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• Elected Office: Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; deputy - reeve - Woolwich Twp
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169788
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer's Son, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1963, RR2, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Clayton Geisel - ELMIRA

The funeral for Clayton Geisel, RR 1, Elmira, Woolwich township deputy reeve, who died at his home Monday at the age of 66, will be held Wednesday with service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. Ronald Reisdorf will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmira cemetery. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor. A member of township council for 12 years, Mr. Geisel had been deputy reeve for the past six years, serving on numerous committees as a member of Waterloo county council. He was chairman of the agriculture, conservation, property and construction safety committee this year and also served on the finance committee. A native of Woolwich Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geisel, he was a prominent beef farmer. He was a former director of the Ontario Pork Producers Association. He was a member of St. Paul's Church. Surviving besides his wife, the former Helen Bott, are three sons, Gerald and Earl, both of RR 1, Elmira. and Glenn of RR 1, West Montrose: three brothers, Gordon and Milton of Elmira and Norman of RR 4, Elmira: a sister, Mrs. Clifford (Lorena) Main of RR 1, Elora, and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Myrtle, and a brother and sister.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 29 Jun 1971 pg 26

Clayton — Helen Marie Bott. Helen (daughter of David John Bott and Margaret Miller) was born 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 2013, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169789
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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GEISEL, Milton H.

Suddenly, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1994, at K-W Hospital, Milton H. Geisel, in his 88th year, of Elmira. Son of the late Henry and Marguerite (Koch) Geisel. Dear brother of Laurina and Clifford Main of St. Jacobs and brother-in-law of Helen Geisel of Elmira and Mary Geisel of Waterloo. Also remembered by a number of nieces and nephews and their families, Carl and Catherine Hoelscher of RR 1, Elora, Harry and Sheila Hoelscher of Elora, Gerald and Earl Geisel, both of RR 1, Elmira, Glen and Shirley Geisel of RR 1, West Montrose, Ron Main of Guelph, Stuart and Bridget Main of Elmira, Reginald and Joanne Main of Guelph, Paul and Florence Geisel of Wallenstein, Kathleen Main of Ottawa and Cheryl Main of Toronto. Predeceased by his parents; brothers, Norman, Gordon, Clayton and Allan and one sister, Clara Hoelscher and one niece, Myrtle (Geisel) Rush. Friends called at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. At noon today (Saturday) transfer will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Richard Frey officiating, followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery.

The Record 17 Dec 1994 pg A13

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-312658
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1963, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Residence: Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-148622

Allan — Mary Heimbacker. Mary (daughter of John Heimbacker and Elizabeth Demmerling) was born 17 May 1911, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lorena Lovina Main
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-208246
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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MAIN, Lorena (Mrs. Clifford) - Peacefully, on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Caressant Care, Fergus, Lorena (Geisel) Main, in her 87^th year, formerly of St. Jacobs.

Beloved wife of Clifford Main of Fergus; loving mother of Kathleen of Halifax, Ronald of Guelph, Stuart and Bridget of Elmira, Cheryl of Toronto, Reginald and Jo-Ann of Belwood; dear grandmother of Jeremy Main, Leanna Main and her companion Eddie Hamlyn of Kitchener, Cory and Dana Main of Belwood and great-grandmother of Summer Marie Hamlyn.

Lorena was the last surviving member of the Henry Geisel and Catherine Koch family. Predeceased by her sister, Clara; brothers, Allen, Norman, Gordon, Clayton, Milton and one grandson, Matthew Main.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira this evening (Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday at 11 a.m., with Rev. Brian Robinson officiating, followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery.

Lorena — Clifford C. Main. Clifford (son of Thomas Currie Main and Emma Stange) was born 10 Jul 1915, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 2002, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56515
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Reist, at Elmira, Dec. 18th, Nestor John Reist, aged 20 years, 10 months and 6 days.

Elmira Signet Dec 26 1918

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56516
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1965, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Hilbert H. Reist

Hilbert H. Reist. RR 2. West Montrose, brother of Mrs. Levi (Laura) Nicklas of Tavistock, died last Sunday at Kitchener Waterloo Hospital at the age of 69.

He was a son of Mrs. Noah Reist of Winterbourne and the late Mr. Reist and was born in Woolwich Township October 17. 1899. He farmed near West Montrose until his retirement in 1966.

His wife, the former Florence Miller predeceased him in August this year.

Surviving, besides his mother and sister, are two sons. Vernon and Ralph of RR2. West Montrose; two brothers, Arthur of Bancroft and Howard of Bloomingdale and another sister, Mrs. Arthur (Hilda) Israel of Conestoga.

Two brothers and one sister predeceased him.

Funeral services were held at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, on Wednesday, Rev. H. W. Baetz. officiating.

New Hamburg Independent Newspaper

Hilbert — Florence Maria Miller. Florence (daughter of George S. Miller and Catharine Peppler) was born 25 Mar 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1968, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Aleda Marie Schierholtz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169597
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1925, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
• Residence: 1965, 843 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mrs. Oscar C Schierholtz, 63, of 843 Frederick St. died Friday after a lengthy illness.

Born in Woolwich Township, she lived in Kitchener for 12 years prior to her death. The daughter of the late Noah Reist and Mrs. Margaret Reist of Winterbourne, she is also survived by her husband, Oscar C. Schierholtz to whom she was married June 10, 1925, in Elmira.

Also surviving are one son, Stuart of Breslau; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Dorothy) Lackenbauer of Kitchener and Betty Schierholtz of Kitchener; three brothers, Hilbert of West Montrose, Arthur of Bancroft and Howard of Bloomingdale; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Israel of Conestogo and Mrs. Levi Nicklas of Tavistock, and six grandchildren. She was predeceased by two brothers.

The body rested at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 10 a.m. Monday when removal was made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Bridgeport, where the service was conducted at 2 p.m. with Rev. R. W. Huras officiating.

Burial was in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Elmira.

The Elmira Signet 6 Jan 1965 pg 13

Aleda married Oscar Carl Schierholtz 10 Jun 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Oscar (son of John W. Schierholtz and Elisabeth Ohliger) was born 22 Dec 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169598
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1965, Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

Arthur — Leona Beckner. Leona (daughter of Henry Beckner and Caroline Oswald) was born 4 Mar 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1981, Boulter, , Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Name: Hilda Lavina Israel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169599
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1965, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

ISRAEL, Hilda (Mrs. Arthur)-Peacefully, on Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at Trinity Village Care Centre, Hilda (Reist) Israel, in her 94^th year, of Waterloo. Beloved wife of 65 years of Arthur Israel of Waterloo, loving mother of Arlene and Walter Koch of Kitchener; dear grandmother of Denise (Steven) Dietrich and Valerie Ullman and great-grandmother of Jeremy, Jason, Kyle and Kraig Dietrich, Jesse, Emily and Jacob Ullman; sister of Arthur and Iris Reist of Boulter, Ont., Laura an Levi Nicklas of Tavistock. Predeceased by her parents, Noah and Margarethe (Geisel) Reist; four brothers, Nester, Lorne, Hilbert and Howard and one sister, Aleda Schierholtz. Hilda was a lifelong member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 9 a.m. Saturday transfer will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira for funeral service at 11 a.m., with Rev. Richard Frey officiating followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery.


The Record Newspaper 12 Apr 2001

Hilda — Arthur Carl Israel. Arthur (son of Oscar George Israel and Maud Matilda Westfall) was born 26 Jul 1914, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-314382
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-314383
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1965, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Howard married Dorothy Lorene Melitzer 8 Jun 1940. Dorothy (daughter of Wilbert Henry Melitzer and Mabel Wideman) was born 28 Feb 1919, , Ontario, Canada; died 1994; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Elected Office: 1963-, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve - Woolwich
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101265315
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55697
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Elected Office: 1955, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Elected Office: 1955, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Woolwich
• Elected Office: 1955; Waterloo and Woolwich
• Elected Office: 1961, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo County
• Elected Office: 1961, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy-Reeve - Woolwich

Notes:

ABERLE, Leslie - On Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the K-W Hospital, age 74 years; beloved husband of Edith Ritter of Elmira; dear father of William of Route 1 West Montrose; Murray of Route 2, Elmira; Mrs. Charles (Marie) Dillon of Waterloo; brother of Roy of Eimira and Mrs. Jack (Irma) Soehner of Elmira; also survived by 12 grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, after 7 p.m. today, until Thursday noon, when removal moval will be made to Paul's Lutheran Church funeral service service at 2 p. m. Burial in the Elmira cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Sep 1973

Elected Office:
Municipality: Waterloo Tp
Years on local council Councillor 1934-37; D Reeve 1938-39
Years on Waterloo County Council- 1938 1939

Elected Office:
Years on local council: Councillor 1955-1960; D Reeve 1961-62; Reeve 1963-65
Years on Waterloo County Council: 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

Leslie married Edith E. Ritter 9 Mar 1927, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edith (daughter of William K. Ritter and Elizabeth Korell) was born 17 Dec 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellen Aberle
• Name: Erma Soehner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55698
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic

Erma married John Z. "Jack" Soehner 15 Sep 1926, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Frederick Carl Soehner and Catherine Ziegler) was born Apr 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1991. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-313403
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Occupation: 54 Arthur St. S., Elmira, Ontario; service station owner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104893

Notes:

Aberle's Service Station

One of Elmira's older businessmen, namely Roy J. Aberle has conducted the Automotive Service Station located at the [north west] corner of Arthur and Water [now Wyatt] Streets for the past forty years. Roy has deeply appreciated the patronage of the citizens of Elmira and surrounding area and also that of the travelling public from outlying areas. The original Cities Service Products' building of 1933 was replaced by the present one in 1954. In July 1965 British Petroleum products were introduced. Mr. Aberle's sons, Gerald and Neil assisted their father during their school years. Both have joined the teaching profession following in their mother's footsteps rather than that of their father.

The Elmira Old Boys & Girls Reunion 50^th Anniversary 1973, June 29 - July 2, pg. 68.



Roy J. Aberle Cities Service Station

Roy J. Aberle has conducted a successful business in the Cities Service Station, on the [north west] corner of Arthur and Water [now Wyatt] Streets, for the past 14 years. During these years he was assisted by many High School boys who earned pin-money by working part time: Leonard Rau (killed in a car accident), Merner Saddler, Buddy Hillis (killed overseas), Harold Schaub, Laverne Miller, Norman Hathaway, Donald Brox, Art Hahn, David Rowland (at present with the R.A.F., England). Mr. Aberle's own sons, Gerald and Neil, are now giving him a helping hand. The rainbow-coloured Studebaker shown in the picture, and used by Roy as a service car, was featured in the 1923 Old Boys Reunion as the most up-to-date car in Elmira at that time.

Souvenir of the Elmira Old Boys and Girls Reunion 1948, pg.39.

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ABERLE, Roy J. - Peacefully went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at Chateau Gardens, Elmira, Roy J. Aberle, in his 87th year, of Elmira.

Roy was predeceased by his first wife, Alma Rose (Thur) Aberle, August 3, 1987 and his second wife, Mary (Mullany) Houston Aberle, December 16, 1997.

Loving father of Elaine and Earl Allen, Gerald and Donna Marie (Badger) Aberle, Neil and Leslie (Nicholson) Aberle and Judith and Heinz Zuechner. Fondly remembered by his eight grandchildren, Treva, Shawn, Jeffrey and Tace Aberle, Margot and Malcolm Aberle and Eric, Paul Zuechner and four great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by his parents, Jacob and Mary (Geisel) Aberle; one son, Glen LeRoy (September 5, 1938).

Roy operated his downtown Elmira service station with a smile for 40 years. He was a faithful lifelong member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira and was involved deeply in Christian organizations.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Monday transfer will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Richard Frey officiating followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery.

The Record 22 Aug 1998

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2011 note: Aberle's station was remodelled to be a Becker gas bar and convenience store some years ago, and in 2011 the building is being demolished. A new building will be erected on the combined former Aberle and Steddick Hotel properties.

Roy — Mary Mullany. Mary was born 1914; died 16 Dec 1997, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Roy — Alma Rose Thur. Alma (daughter of Adolph Charles Thur and Maria "Mary" Schultz) was born 1908, Golden Lake, Wilberforce Twp, Renfrew Cty, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1987, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-347812

Notes:

Gord passed away peacefully at his home in Trinity Village Care Centre on November 5, 2011. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 61 years, Dorothy, a son Wayne and a grandson, Gregory, both in infancy and his two sisters, Lavina Walker and Helen Doerner. He is survived by his son, Glen (Gwen) of Peterborough and daughters, Paige Kraft and Heather (Richard) Setka both of Kitchener. He was a loving, wonderful grandpa to 9 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren. Gord was a proud father, a veteran of WWII and a loyal member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church where he served on the church council and ushered until the age of 90. He was a long-time employee of Orr Automobiles/Stedelbauers. He will be missed very much by his family and friends. Special thanks to all the Recreation staff, the Oakridge nursing staff and all others at Trinity Village Care Centre. You made his time there happy. We will all miss his many stories.

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William — Dorothy Lillian Rank. Dorothy (daughter of Albert Louis Rank and Lillian Louisa "Lillie" Ziegler) was born 22 Mar 1914, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died 25 Mar 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351940