Harvey Percy "Harry" Ellis: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Harvey Percy "Harry" Ellis was born 1864, Greenwich, London, England; died 27 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Harry P. Ellis
Eby ID Number: 00098-5501.1
Immigration: 1885, , Ontario, Canada
Occupation: 1886, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller
Residence: 1886, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; button maker
Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker, Factory
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
Residence: 1939, 25 Cedar St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

"Ellis, Harry P., 25 Cedar Street south, May 27, 74 years. Harry P. Ellis, age 74, died at 25 Cedar Street south, on Sat. afternoon. A s/o Edwin Ellis and Louise Oakley,deceased was born at Greenwich, England on Jan. 28, 1865. He was married to Mary Saltzberry in Kitchener, Aug. 7, 1886. Mr. Ellis was employed asa messenger at the B.F. Goodrich Company. He was a member of St. John'sAnglican church and the Sons of England. Surviving are his widow, one son, Charles of United States, sixdaughters, Mrs. Walter Eager, Mrs. John Head, Mrs. Ray Gillespie, Mrs. S.E. Rickert and Mrs. Louis Hofstetter, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Gordon Daub of St. Agatha; three brothers, Charles, Fred and George, all of Kitchener, one sister, Miss Florence, 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild....Mount Hope Cemetery..."

Kitchener Daily Record 29 May 1939

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Harry P. Ellis

The death took place on Saturday of Harry P. Ellis, age 74. A son of Edwin Ellis and Louise Oakey, deceased was born at Greenwich, England, on Jan. 28, 1865. He was married to Mary Saltzberry in Kitchener, Aug. 7, 1886. Mr. Ellis was employed as a messenger at the B. F. Goodrich Company. He was a member of St. John's Anglican church and the Sons of England.

Surviving are his widow, one son, Charles of United States, six daughters, Mrs. Walter Eager, Mrs. John Head, Mrs. Ray Gillespie, Mrs. S. E. Rickert and Mrs. Louis Hofstetter, all of Kitchener and Mrs. Gordon Daub of St. Agatha; three brothers, Charles, Fred and George, all of England, one sister, Miss Florence, 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home to Mount Hope Cemetery for interment. Rev. J. N. H. Mills officiated.

The Waterloo Chronicle Jun 2 1939 pg 3

Harvey married Mary Saltzberger 7 Aug 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Jacob B. Saltzberger and Esther Honsberger) was born 26 May 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1939; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Florence Louisa Ellis was born 12 Jun 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1976, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Alice Elizabeth Ellis was born 13 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Charles Edwin Ellis was born 15 Jul 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Esther Ethelreda "Ethel" Ellis was born 18 Aug 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Grace Fern Ellis was born 5 Dec 1895, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Katherine Clara Ellis was born 30 Dec 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. Cora Nanette Ellis was born 21 Nov 1900, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. Della May Ellis was born 5 Mar 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
10. Catherine C. Ellis was born Mar 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

Florence Louisa Ellis

(1.Harvey¹) was born 12 Jun 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1976, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Florence Louisa Eagar
Eby ID Number: 00098-5501.2
Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
Residence: 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Florence married Walter John Augustus Eagar 28 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Walter (son of Robert John Eagar and Elizabeth Cook) was born Aug 1885, , England; died 1964, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

11. Cyril Edwin Eagar was born 1912; died 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
12. Frederick Allan Eagar was born 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

3.	Alice Elizabeth Ellis (1.Harvey¹) was born 13 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: 00098-5501.3

Charles Edwin Ellis

(1.Harvey¹) was born 15 Jul 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Eby ID Number: 00098-5501.4
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; finisher, Shop
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
Residence: 1939, , USA

Esther Ethelreda "Ethel" Ellis

(1.Harvey¹) was born 18 Aug 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Name: Esther Ethelreda "Ethel" Head
Name: Ethel E. Ellis
Eby ID Number: 00098-5501.5
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Packer, Shop
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Esther married Robert John "Jack" Head 17 Jan 1914, , York Co., Ontario, Canada. Robert was born 1888, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Grace Fern Ellis

(1.Harvey¹) was born 5 Dec 1895, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Grace Fern Gillespie
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175358
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Grace — Ray Gillespie. Ray died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Katherine Clara Ellis

(1.Harvey¹) was born 30 Dec 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Katherine Clara Rickert
Name: Katherine Ellis
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175369
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
Residence: 1937, 25 Cedar St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mrs. Katherine Rickert

Mrs. Katherine Rickert, 63, of 65A Church St., died today in K-W Hospital, after a brief illness.

Born Dec. 30, 1897, in Guelph, she was a daughter of the late Harry Ellis and the former Mary Salzberg.

She was a member of St. Andrew's Anglican Church and was active in the Patricia Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Stanley, died in 1937. He was proprietor of Rickert's Dairy for many years.

Survivors include one son, Stanley of Kitchener; one daughter, Mrs. William (Bette) Hallman of Kitchener; one brother, Charles of Detroit; four sisters, Mrs. Walter (Florence) Eager and Mrs. Jack (Ethel) Head of Toronto, Mrs. Ray (Grace) Gillespie and Mrs. Louis (Della) Hofstetter of Kitchener; and six grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Gordon (Cora) Daub, predeceased her.

The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2 pm by Rev. C.L. Ladds. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Katherine married Stanley Rickert 26 Jan 1916, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Stanley (son of Menno B. Rickert and Ellen Unger) was born 10 May 1893, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

13. Bette Rickert died Yes, date unknown.
14. Stanley Ellis "Ellis" Rickert was born 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1998; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
15. Ruth Bette Rickert was born 1930; died 11 Nov 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Nov 1997, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

8.	Cora Nanette Ellis (1.Harvey¹) was born 21 Nov 1900, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Name: Cora Nanette Daub Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25937 Cora — Gordon Daub. Gordon died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Della May Ellis

(1.Harvey¹) was born 5 Mar 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Della May Hofstetter
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175380
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Della married Lover "Louis" Hofstetter 30 Aug 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lover (son of Jacob Hofstetter and Annie Goldbeck) was born 29 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

16. John Louis "Jack" Hofstetter was born 23 Mar 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
17. June Della Hofstetter was born 30 Jun 1928, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 2021, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

10.	Catherine C. Ellis (1.Harvey¹) was born Mar 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175391 Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Generation: 3

11.

Cyril Edwin Eagar

(2.Florence², 1.Harvey¹) was born 1912; died 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-445680

Cyril — Edna Marie Brenner. Edna (daughter of Jacob Brenner and M. Lavina "Lavina" Zeller) was born 30 Jul 1916, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 2008, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

12.

Frederick Allan Eagar

(2.Florence², 1.Harvey¹) was born 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-446450

13.	Bette Rickert (7.Katherine², 1.Harvey¹) died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Name: Bette Hallman Eby ID Number: Waterloo-373462 Bette — William Hallman. William died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

14.

Stanley Ellis "Ellis" Rickert

(7.Katherine², 1.Harvey¹) was born 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1998; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Business: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rickert's Dairy Company
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Name: Ellis Rickert
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405377
Residence: 1957, 25 Cedar St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1965, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Rickert-Warner

St. George's Anglican church, Guelph, was the scene of a pretty wedding this afternoon when Miss Mary (Mollie) Warner, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Norris Warner of Toronto, became the bride of Mr. S. Ellis Rickert, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rickert of Kitchener.

The young people were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Finck of this city.

After the ceremony the bridal party returned to Kitchener where a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bridegroom's parents.
After the dinner Mr. and Mrs. Rickert left by motor to spend their honeymoon in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Upon their return they will take up residence in Kitchener.

Stanley married Mary Isabel "Mollie" Warner 12 Jun 1937, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Norris Guy Warner and Ida Maud Hewer) was born 5 Jul 1917, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1987, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

18. Claudia Lena Rickert was born 29 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 2011, Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario.

15.

Ruth Bette Rickert

(7.Katherine², 1.Harvey¹) was born 1930; died 11 Nov 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Nov 1997, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Bette Rickert
Name: Ruth Bette Hallman
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405368

Notes:

HALLMAN, William (Bill) and HALLMAN, Bette (nee Rickert) - We would like to share the passing of a kind and gentle man and his sweet and loving lady. William Wesley Hallman, of 65 Church St., Kitchener, passed away, on Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997 and was soon joined in death by his beloved wife, Ruth Bette Hallman, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, after courageous battles with cancer. Both were in residence at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital William and Bette are the beloved parents of Rodger and Richard, their wives, Carol and Tina, and grandparents to their children, Theodore, Christine, Charity and Michael. They are also survived by Bette's brother, Stanley Ellis Rickert of Acton and by nieces, Claudia, Lynn and Denise and nephew, Stanley and their children. William was predeceased by his parents, Wesley Hallman and the former Vera Becker. Bette was predeceased by her parents, Stanley Rickert and the former Katherine Ellis. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St., Kitchener, today (Wednesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997 at 2: 30 p.m., Pastor Manfred Strauss officiating. Cremation.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Ruth — William Wesley Hallman. William (son of Wesley H. "Wes" Hallman and Vera Mary Becker) was born 1930; died 8 Nov 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Nov 1997, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

19. Roger Hallman
20. Richard Hallman

16.

John Louis "Jack" Hofstetter

(9.Della², 1.Harvey¹) was born 23 Mar 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139001
Residence: 1997, 95 Queen St. E., Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

HOFSTETTER, Jack-Peacefully, on Monday, August 11, 1997, at St. Mary's General Hospital, in Kitchener, John Louis Hofstetter, of 95 Queen St. E., Wellesley.

Born in Kitchener 74 years ago, son of the late Louis Hofstetter and the late Della Mae Ellis. Jack was a member of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wellesley, where he was Sunday School Superintendent for many years. Jack was a past president of the Lutheran Laymens League, as well as the Wellesley and District Board of Trade. He was employed for 38 years at Ornamental Mouldings Ltd. of Waterloo. Mr. Hofstetter was a veteran of the Second World War.

Beloved husband of Irene E. (Wagner) Hofstetter of Wellesley; loving father of Lorrie and her husband Paul Detzler of Wellesley, Tim and his wife Sherry Hofstetter of Waterloo; lovingly remembered by his mother-in-law, Hilda Wagner of Wellesley and by his six grandchildren, James, Sarah, Emily and Mark Detzler, Rachel and T.J. (Timothy John) Hofstetter; loving brother of June and her husband Wally Widmeyer of Waterloo.

Visitation at the Futher Bros Funeral Home, 40 Henry St. W., in Wellesley, where family and friends will be received today (Tuesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 11 a.m. Wednesday removal will be made to First St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the funeral service at 3 p.m. Pastor George Reinhart will officiate. Burial to follow in First St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley.

John — Irene Elvera Wagner. Irene (daughter of Philip A. Wagner and Hilda Elizabeth Reibling) was born 6 Oct 1933, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Apr 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

21. Lorrie Hofstetter
22. Tim Hofstetter

17.

June Della Hofstetter

(9.Della², 1.Harvey¹) was born 30 Jun 1928, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 2021, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: June Della Widmeyer
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226569

Notes:

June Della Widmeyer (née Hofstetter) born June 30, 1928, formerly of Waterloo, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound.

June will be deeply missed by her daughter Janet Campbell of Hanover, son Mark Widmeyer and his wife Connie of Owen Sound, and by her grandsons David Widmeyer (Lindsay) of Toronto and Logan Widmeyer (Alana) of Hamilton.

Predeceased in 2010 by her husband of 61 years, Wallace "Wally" Widmeyer, her brother Jack Hofstetter, and by her parents Louver "Louis" and Della Hofstetter.

Private arrangements have been entrusted to the Brian E. Wood Funeral Home, Owen Sound, 519-376-7492.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Chapman House Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce would be appreciated and can be made through the funeral home. Messages of condolence can be forwarded to the family by visiting June's online memorial at www.woodfuneralhome.ca.

https://owensoundsuntimes.remembering.ca/obituary/june-widmeyer-1081829603

June — Wallace "Wally" Widmeyer. Wallace was born 1925, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 4

18.

Claudia Lena Rickert

(14.Stanley³, 7.Katherine², 1.Harvey¹) was born 29 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 2011, Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario.

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Name: Claudia Lena Glady
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226567

Claudia — Robert Richard Clifford "Bob" Glady. Robert (son of Frederick Louis Glady and Emma Gertrude "Emily" Bardon) was born 22 Jul 1937; died 28 Jul 1992, North Bay, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

19. Roger Hallman (15.Ruth³, 7.Katherine², 1.Harvey¹)
Roger — Carol. [Group Sheet]
20. Richard Hallman (15.Ruth³, 7.Katherine², 1.Harvey¹)
Richard — Tina. [Group Sheet]
21. Lorrie Hofstetter (16.John³, 9.Della², 1.Harvey¹)
Lorrie — Paul Detzler. [Group Sheet]
22. Tim Hofstetter (16.John³, 9.Della², 1.Harvey¹)