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Catherine Simmermacher

Female 1856 - 1923  (67 years)


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  1. 1.  Catherine Simmermacher was born 3 Oct 1856, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • alt. marriage: Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Name: Catherine Riffer
    • Name: Katharine Simmermacher
    • Name: Katie Simmermacher
    • Name: Katie Simmermacher
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95934
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1875, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Catherine married Adam Riffer 3 Oct 1875, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Adam (son of Jacob Riffer and Catherine) was born 23 Nov 1853, Kreis Alsfeld, , Hessen, Germany; died 1 Aug 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Wilhelm Heinrich Riffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Emma Riffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. John Edwin "Edwin" Riffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Mar 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1940, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario.
    4. 5. Selina Riffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Norman Riffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Eleanora "Nora" Riffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Dec 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wilhelm Heinrich Riffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 18 Oct 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-279967
    • Misfortune: 1878; drowned


  2. 3.  Emma Riffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114387
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  3. 4.  John Edwin "Edwin" Riffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 20 Mar 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1940, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario.

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    • Name: Edwin Riffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114389 
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  4. 5.  Selina Riffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-387337
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  5. 6.  Norman Riffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 28 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95936
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cutter, Felt Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Keeper, Felt Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 34 Pequegnat Ave., Kitchener

    Norman married Alma Catherine Shinn 19 Oct 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alma (daughter of Joseph Kelly Shinn and Augusta Beger) was born 18 Sep 1888, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jun 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Norman — Charlotte Edith Dunham. Charlotte (daughter of Martin Dunham and Magdelena "Maggie" Eby) was born 24 May 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Eleanora "Nora" Riffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 19 Dec 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Eleanora "Nora" Hoffer
    • Name: Nora Riffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95935
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fitter, Felt Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. Ervin Hoffer

    ELMIRA - Mrs. Ervin Hoffer, 63, of 22 Church St., Elmira, died Sunday at her home after a short illness. Born in Elmira, she lived here all her life. She was the former Eleanora Riffer, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Riffer.

    Mrs. Hoffer was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethern Church and the Women's Society of World Service at the church. She was a past noble grand of Trillium Rebekah Lodge, Elmira.

    Surviving are her husband, two sons, Murray and Donald of Elmira, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Carnegie of Niagara Falls, N.Y. One son, Raymond, died in 1941 and three brothers and one sister also predeceased her.

    The funeral will be held at the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel, Elmira, Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. C.B. Heckendorn of Zion Church officiating. Burial will be in the Elmira Cemetery. The body is resting at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor

    Kitchener Waterloo Record 10 Mar 1953

    Eleanora — Ervin S. Hoffer. Ervin (son of Nicholas B. Hoffer and Juliana Schondelmayer) was born 8 Oct 1893, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Murray E. Hoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1920, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 9. Raymond Ervin Hoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jun 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Nov 1941, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 10. Donald Lavern "Donnie" Hoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 2019, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Murray E. Hoffer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Eleanora2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1920, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145589

    Notes:

    HOFFER, Murray E. - On Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Murray in his 79th year of Elmira.

    Dear husband of the late Leota Bourne (February 1997). Loving father of Jacquie and John Maynard of London. Also remembered by his two grandsons, Joshua and Joey. Brother of Donald and Estelle of Elmira. Predeceased by one daughter, Barbara (July 1995).

    Friends and relatives may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm, where funeral service will be held in the chapel on Friday, July 16, 1999 at 11 am, with The Rev. J.D. Kellough officiating. Followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery.

    The Record Newspaper 14 Jul 1999

    Murray — Leota Lagreta Bourne. Leota was born 4 Oct 1924; died Feb 1997; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Barbara A. Hoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 9.  Raymond Ervin Hoffer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Eleanora2, 1.Catherine1) was born 20 Jun 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Nov 1941, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-279978

    Notes:

    RAYMOND ERVIN HOFFER

    Raymond Ervin Hoffer, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin S. Hoffer, died suddenly at the home of his parents early Friday morning. Raymond had been ill since last January, and had been a patient at the K-W Hospital for treatment during the summer months. For the past three months he had been confined to his bed at home. Every medical aid had been employed but despite these treatments this bright, active life was ended.

    Born in Elmira on June 30, 1924, he had lived in this community his entire lifetime. Raymond was a member of Zion Evangelical church and Sunday school.

    Surviving are his mother and father, two brothers, Murray and Donald at home; one grandmother, Mrs. N. B. Hoffer; six aunts and uncles, cousins and a host of friends and pals.

    Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon with a private service at his late home, followed by a public memorial service which was largely attended, at Zion Evangelical church. Rev. C. H. Cornwell, pastor of Olivet Church, Kitchener, preached the sermon, with Rev. E. N. Mohr, pastor of Zion Church, conducting the service.


  3. 10.  Donald Lavern "Donnie" Hoffer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Eleanora2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 2019, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205521411
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144617

    Notes:

    Donald Lavern Hoffer

    Passed away peacefully at his home in Elmira on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at the age of 93.

    Donnie was the beloved husband of Estelle (Noel) Hoffer. Dear father of Larry and Barb Hoffer. Loving grandfather of Leah (Wayne) Miller, Tanya (Jeremy) Bott, Shanna Hoffer (Frank Schuster), Christina Hahn (Jeff Myers), and Ashley Hahn.

    Also lovingly remembered by Estelle's family, children Linda (Stephen) Crew and William (Shari) Holdam, eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.

    Predeceased by his son Randy, daughter Terry-Lynn Hoffer, and brothers Murray (Leota) Hoffer and Raymond Hoffer.

    Donnie operated Ervin S. Hoffer Sand and Gravel for most of his life and enjoyed flying his plane in his spare time.

    (2023) Dreisingerfuneralhome.com. Available at: https://www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Donald-Lavern-Donnie-Hoffer?obId=24745451 (Accessed: 3 January 2023).

    Donald — Estelle Noel. (daughter of William Noel and Mae Elizabeth Bisson) [Group Sheet]

    Donald — Ruth Fach. Ruth (daughter of Reuben Walter "Walter" Fach and Florence Anna Borth) was born 28 Jan 1930; died 30 Mar 2014; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Randy L. Hoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1953; died 1980; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 13. Terry Lynn Hoffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1959; died 17 Jan 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Barbara A. Hoffer Descendancy chart to this point (8.Murray3, 7.Eleanora2, 1.Catherine1) was born 28 Aug 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-279989


  2. 12.  Randy L. Hoffer Descendancy chart to this point (10.Donald3, 7.Eleanora2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1953; died 1980; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-148252


  3. 13.  Terry Lynn Hoffer Descendancy chart to this point (10.Donald3, 7.Eleanora2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1959; died 17 Jan 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281462

    Notes:

    HOFFER, Terry Lynn Peacefully passed away with her daughters by her side on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Lisaard House, Cambridge, at the age of 56 years. Dear mother of Christina Hahn and Jeffrey Myers, and Ashley Hahn. Loving Nanna to Tyseer, Maisan, and Madison. Beloved daughter of Don and Estelle Hoffer. Terry Lynn is remembered by "the best brother in the world" Larry and Barb Hoffer, and by her nieces and their families. Predeceased by her mother Ruth (Fach) Hoffer (2014) and her brother Randy (1980). Terry Lynn was a longtime faithful employee at the LCBO stores. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home , 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Thursday, January 21, 2016 from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. In her memory, donations to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or Lisaard House would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

    (2023) Dreisingerfuneralhome.com. Available at: https://www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Terry-Lynn-Hoffer?obId=24745326 (Accessed: 3 January 2023).



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