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

Daniel Scherer

Male 1846 - 1913  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Daniel Scherer was born 2 Mar 1846, , Germany; died 12 Dec 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111063018
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89996
    • Immigration: 1846, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1847, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; joiner
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper, Cooper Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    DANIEL SCHERER.

    The death took place in Preston on Friday, Dec. 12th, of Mr. Daniel Scherer, who has been in ill-health for some time. His wife passed away a few days ago. The deceased was in his 68th year. He was born in Germany, coming to Canada when a young boy and settled with his parents at Roseville, and then moved to Waterloo. About 15 years ago he moved to Preston. He is survived by five children, Mrs. Alex. McDougall and Frederick of Dayton, Ohio, from the first wife; Mrs. Walter Ruppel, Elmira, Herbert and Clayton, Preston. One sister, Mrs. Daniel Knechtel, Roseville, also survives. There are eleven grand-children. He was a charter member of the A.O.U.W. Lodge, Waterloo, and transferred to Preston Lodge, No. 72. The funeral took place on Sunday after noon at 1 o'clock from the residence, Queen street, Preston, to Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo. Friends can see the remains at the cemetery Previous to interment.

    The Chronicle Telegraph 18 Dec 1913 pg 11

    Daniel married Ernstena Fleischauer 16 Apr 1884, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Ernstena (daughter of Peter Fleischauer and Anna Catharina "Catherine" Froelich) was born 26 Apr 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elma Anna Elizabeth Scherer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Feb 1885, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1958, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Dec 1958, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Herbert Scherer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Clayton Alexander Scherer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Sep 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Sep 1951, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Daniel married Catharina Muellen 25 Jul 1869, , Ontario, Canada. Catharina (daughter of Henry Miller and ?) was born 3 Jun 1850, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 28 Dec 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elma Anna Elizabeth Scherer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 16 Feb 1885, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1958, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Dec 1958, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elma Anna Elizabeth Ruppel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-229075
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. H. W. Ruppel

    PRESTON, Mrs. Henry Walter Ruppel, 73, of 426 Duke St., died today at Coutts Pavilion, Freeport. Born in Waterloo, Mrs. Ruppel, lived in Preston for the last 60 years. She was the former Elma Scherer. Active in church work, she was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Chureh, a former treasurer of the Ladies Aid and a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Order of Easlern Star. She is survived by her husband, Henry and one son Howard, also of Preston. Two grandchildren also survive. Services will he at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home, Monday, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in l'arklawn Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Dec 1958 pg 5

    Elma married Henry Walter Roland "Walter" Ruppel 10 Oct 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of John H. Ruppel and Caroline Cress) was born 11 Jan 1882, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Dec 1959, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Howard Roland Ruppel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Herbert Scherer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 4 Dec 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89999
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brush Maker


  3. 4.  Clayton Alexander Scherer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Daniel1) was born 26 Sep 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Sep 1951, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90000
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Clayton Scherer

    PRESTON, Sept. 17 - Clayton Alexander Scherer, a resident of Preston for many years, died early today at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener at the age of 61. He had been ailing for the past year and confined to hospital for 10 weeks. Born in Waterloo, Mr. Scherer came to Preston as a youth and resided here since that time. A machinist by trade, he was employed by Preston Woodworking Machinery and Eastern Steel Products, during the past few years. For 22 years prior to that he was a bread delivery salesman in Preston and in that work formed a large circle of friends. He was keenly interested in sports. A member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, he was also a member of Preston Cambridge Lodge, 1.O.O.F. Surviving are his wife. the former Mary Mitchell; three sons, Carl and Roy of Preston and Frank of Galt, two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Doris) Bartholomew and Mrs. Edward (Marjorie) MacDonald of Preston: a sister. Mrs. Walter Ruppel, Preston and a brother, Fred Scherer of Dayton, Ohio. Seven grandchildren also survive. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where the funeral will be held Wednesday, at 2.30 p.m., with interment in the Preston cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Sep 1951 pg 5

    Clayton married Mary Emilia Mitchell 26 Nov 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Charles Mitchell and Elizabeth Fleischman) was born 20 Apr 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 4 Nov 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Nov 1976, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Doris Elizabeth Scherer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Dec 1991, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Roy Walter Scherer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Mar 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Apr 1993, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Howard Roland Ruppel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elma2, 1.Daniel1) was born 23 May 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-382802
    • Residence: 1974, 305 Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    RUPPEL, Howard R.

    Of 305 Laurel St. Cambridge-Preston, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Saturday, Feb. 2, 1974; Howard R. Ruppel, beloved husband of Ruby Letson, dear father of Gerald of Kitchener and Carol (of Preston) in his 63rd year. Mr. Ruppel was born in Preston and lived here all his life, was the custodian at the former Preston Town Hall, for a number of years, he was associated with the Jehovah's Witnesses. Mr. Ruppel is resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, corner of Queen and Argyle Streets, Preston-Cambridge, where funeral and committal services, will be conducted, Monday, at 4 p.m. Interment in Park Lawn cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Feb 1974 pg 23

    Howard — Ruby E. Letson. Ruby (daughter of Roy Alexander Letson and Emma Gillow) was born 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1998, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Carol Ruppel  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Ruppel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1943, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 6.  Doris Elizabeth Scherer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clayton2, 1.Daniel1) was born 30 Mar 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Dec 1991, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Doris Elizabeth Bartholomew
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-379994

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    BARTHOLOMEW, Doris E.

    Formerly of 180 Melrose St.. Cambridge, on Wednesday, Dec 18, 1991, at her residence, 824 King St. E., Cambridge, after a lengthy illness, Doris Scherer, in her 79th year. Beloved wife of Harold W. Bartholomew; dear mother of Harold William and his wife Shirley of Guelph. John Clayton and his wife Jean of Elmira, Shirley and her husband Robert Nanson of Scarborough and Delores and her husband Wayne Thaler of Kitchener. Lovingly remembered by 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two brothers, Roy Scherer and Franklin Scherer, both of Cambridge. Predeceased by her parents; one brother, Carl and one sister, Marjorie MacDonald. Mrs. Bartholomew was horn in Cambridge (Preston) and was a life-long resident. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Cambridge. She and Harold had just celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in October. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, today (Thursday), 7.9 p.m. and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will he conducted at the funeral home Saturday, Dec. 21, 1991, at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Parklawn cemetery, Cambridge.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 19 Dec 1991 pg A9

    Doris — Harold William "Bart" Bartholomew. Harold was born 24 Sep 1911, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Jul 2009, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 7.  Roy Walter Scherer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clayton2, 1.Daniel1) was born 11 Mar 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Apr 1993, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-381360
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    SCHERER, Roy Walter

    Of 932 Caledonian View, Cambridge, on Friday, April 16, 1993, in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Alma Hulks; dear father of Robert and his wife Janet, Rick, Barb and her husband Andy Benninger and Bonnie and her husband Bill Higgins, all of Cambridge; lovingly remembered by six grandchildren and one brother, Franklin and his wife Marce of Cambridge. Predeceased by his parents, Clayton and Mary Scherer; one brother, Carl and two sisters, Doris Bartholomew and Marjorie MacDonald. Mr. Scherer was born in Cambridge (Galt) and was a lifelong resident. He was a. retired superintendent of Screen Print of Brantford; a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and the Royal Canadian Legion Preston Branch 126. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral and committal service will be conducted at the funeral home Monday, April 10, 1993, at 1: 30 p m., by Rev. Norris Heubner. Interment Parklawn Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Apr 1993 pg A9

    Roy married D. Alma "Alma" Hulks 18 Jun 1938. D. (daughter of George Hulks and Louisa Sarah Ann Jennings) was born 2 Sep 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Carol Ruppel Descendancy chart to this point (5.Howard3, 2.Elma2, 1.Daniel1)

    Carol — Larry Watson. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Ruppel Descendancy chart to this point (5.Howard3, 2.Elma2, 1.Daniel1) was born 1943, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-385288

    Notes:

    RUPPEL, Gerald Wayne "Jerry"

    Passed away peacefully, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Friday, November 18, 2011, at age 68. Beloved wife of Patricia Ruppel. Dearly loved brother of Carol Watson and husband Larry. Dear son-in-law of Rose Vandendriessche formerly of Putnam, Ontario. Jerry will be fondly remembered by sister-in-law, Barbara Johnston, nieces and nephews - Siniboldi Family, Yokel Family and Charron Family. Predeceased by his parents Howard and Ruby Ruppel. A Memorial Service to celebrate Jerry's life will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 30 Myers Road, Cambridge (Galt) on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 2: 00 p.m.. A special thank you to our close friends for their loving support and also a special thank you to the Doctors and Nurses at the Oncology Department at Cambridge Memorial Hospital and to the Nurses on the third floor.

    Cambridge Times 26 Nov 2011

    Gerald — Patricia R.. Patricia was born 1947; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]