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Warden Simon Andreas Ditner

Male 1887 - 1969  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Warden Simon Andreas Ditner was born 5 Jan 1887, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94624232
    • Name: Simon Andrew Ditner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80596P
    • Elected Office: 1945, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve/Mayor
    • Elected Office: 1945, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
    • Residence: 1945, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Simon Andrew Ditner

    Simon Andrew Ditner of St. Agatha died on Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. He was 82.

    A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Ditner he was born in St. Agatha, Jan 5, 1887. He farmed at Petersburg for many years and retired to St. Agatha in October, 1953.

    He served 19 years in municipal politics as reeve and deputy reeve of Wilmot Township, and was warden of Waterloo County in 1945. He was a member of various county boards and committees.

    He was an honorary member of the Waterloo Knights of Columbus council. A member of St. Agatha RC Church, he was on the Council of Catholic Men.

    Surviving are his wife, the former Christina Ruth, whom he married March 31, 1913, in Elmira; three sons, Clarence of St. Agatha, Walter of Waterloo Township and Simon of St. Agatha; four daughters, Mrs. Cecil (Anna) Kennedy and Mrs. Harry (Roselia) Knipfel, both of Petersburg, Sister Ruth at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, and Edna of Toronto; five brothers, Linus, Edward and William, all of St. Agatha, Ignatius of Kitchener and Louis of Hamilton; two sisters, Mrs. Michael (Mary) Straus of Kitchener and Mrs. Joseph (Carrie) Ruth of Elmira; 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

    New Hamburg Independent, August 20, 1969

    Simon married Christina Catherine "Ruth" Ruth 31 Mar 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of Joseph F. Ruth and Rosalia Schill) was born 15 Apr 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1971; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Walter Joseph Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Sep 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1998.
    2. 3. Clarence Edward Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jun 1916, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1999, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Anna Mary Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Sister Leona "Ruth" Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Nov 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 2015, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario.
    5. 6. Sargeant Hubert Laurence Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1921; died 5 Jan 1945, , Italy; was buried , Ravenna, Ravenna, , Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
    6. 7. Roselia Caroline Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Dec 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Simon William Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jun 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1987; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Edna Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 10. Stanley L. Ditner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1959.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Walter Joseph Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 19 Sep 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1998.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27975

    Walter — Luella Catherine Kieswetter. Luella (daughter of Albert Kieswetter and Annie Diebold) was born 12 Jul 1918, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 2012, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Clarence Edward Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 13 Jun 1916, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1999, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126693

    Clarence — Helen Elizabeth Robertson. Helen was born 4 Oct 1921, Erin, Wellington Co., Ontario; died Apr 1993; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Anna Mary Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 3 Apr 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Anna Mary Kennedy
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-192748

    Notes:

    Anna Mary Kennedy
    Life long member of the CWL and St. Agatha Parish Church.

    Peacefully in Waterloo, on Sunday, April 13, 2014, in her 97th year. Anna Mary Ditner, beloved wife of 56 years, to the late Lorne Cecil Kennedy. Daughter of the late Simon and Christina (Ruth) Ditner. Loved mother of Maryanne (Mrs. Theodore Dietrich) of Kitchener, Bernadette (Mrs. Stanley Mayer) of New Dundee, Christina (Mrs. Bruce Humphrey) of Toronto and Rosemary (Mrs. John Shantz) of Waterloo. Predeceased by her infant daughter Anna. Loving grandmother of Kevin Dietrich, Charlene (Mrs. David Illsley), Corinne (Mrs. Shea Laking), Christopher (Kendra) Mayer, Adam, Jacquelyn, Courtney Humphrey, Ryan and Craig Shantz; and great-grandmother of Sydney and Taylor Illsley, Isabella and Mackenzie Laking, as well as Justin Arnott, Payton and Easton Mayer. Dear sister of Edna, Sister Ruth Ditner and the late Rosalia (Mrs. Harry Knipfel), Walter, Clarence, Simon, Hubert and Stanley Ditner. Fond sister-in-law of Theresa (Mrs. Simon Ditner). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. We would like to thank the staff at Parkwood Mennonite Home for their wonderful care and attention to Anna during her final years.

    The family will receive friends and relatives at the ERB & GOOD FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 171 King Street South, Waterloo from 2: 00 \endash 4: 00 p.m. and 7: 00 \endash 9: 00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosary to be said at 8: 45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday in ST. AGATHA PARISH CHURCH, 1839 Notre Dame Drive, St. Agatha (N0B 2L0) at 11: 00 a.m. A private family interment will be held at a later date in St. Agatha Cemetery. All friends and relatives are invited to a reception in the Parish Hall following the service.

    If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to the St. Agatha Cemetery Fund or the Parkwood Mennonite Home, 726 New Hampshire Street, Waterloo (N2K 4M1).

    Arrangements under the direction of FUTHER-FRANKLIN FUNERAL HOME, Wellesley. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.

    Anna — Lorne Cecil "Cecil" Kennedy. Lorne (son of James Arthur Kennedy and Lillian A. Busch) was born 19 Nov 1918, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1997, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Sister Leona "Ruth" Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 19 Nov 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 2015, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156470502
    • Name: Ruth Ditner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231215


  5. 6.  Sargeant Hubert Laurence Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 3 Jul 1921; died 5 Jan 1945, , Italy; was buried , Ravenna, Ravenna, , Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2 - 4th Princess Louis Dragoon Guards
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-151159P


  6. 7.  Roselia Caroline Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 16 Dec 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Roselia Caroline Knipfel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231213

    Roselia — Harry Frederick Knipfel. Harry (son of Johann Heinrich "Harry" Knipfel and Emma Gaukel) was born 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1997, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Simon William Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 19 Jun 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1987; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126696

    Simon — Theresa Distler. Theresa was born 1928; died 3 Mar 2022, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Edna Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1)

  9. 10.  Stanley L. Ditner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Simon1) was born 8 Feb 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1959.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231228



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