Magdalena Schnarr

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• Name: Magdalena Winger
• Eby ID Number: 00128-8014.1
• Residence: 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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The residents of Elmira were shocked last Tuesday by the news that Mrs. Henry Winger, aged and respected resident had suddenly died of heart disease. Although suffering from ill health during several years the deceased was able to be about the house and to visit her neighbors last week. On Tuesday she was preparing the noon meal while her husband was engaged in the furnace room. After being thus engaged for some time Mr. Winger noticed that it was unusually quiet in the kitchen. He mounted the steps and was dumb founded to see his wife seated on the wood box, her spirit departed.

The funeral will take place next Friday afternoon.

Magdalena married Henry B. Winger 9 Jan 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of Reeve Peter Winger and Maria Bauman) was born 5 Apr 1841, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1915, 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: 00128-8014.2

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• Elected Office: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; town council
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83649792
• Interesting: politics, public service
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96854
• Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foreman
• Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Felter
• Club Membership: 1903, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Elmira Musical Society
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Elmira - Amasa Winger, 83, prominent Elmira citizen and merchant here for many years, died early today in London, Ont. Funeral arrangements are not completed.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Jan 1953

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AMASA WINGER

A prominent citizen of Elmira, Amasa Winger, 83, died at London, Saturday.

A dry goods merchant for over 40 years in Elmira, Mr. Winger had been a member of the town council for five years, a member of the board of trade for 50 years and chairman of the P.U.C. for 15 years. Active in the Elmira Musical Society for 45 years, he was conductor of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church choir for 35 years. He was chairman of the congregation for 26 years and was the first president of the Elmira Red Cross.

A son of the Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winger, he was born at Elmira, August 18, 1869. In 1893 he married the former Ida Mogk, who predeceased him October 31, 1938. His marriage to the former Clara Allemang, who survives, took place in 1940.

Surviving besides his wife is one grandson, Jack Ratz, Oshawa. One daughter Mrs. Lorne (Adele) Ratz predeceased him in 1927.

The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until 1 p.m. Tuesday when removal was made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira, for service at 2:30 p.m. Friends were asked to pay their respects prior to the service. Rev. Frank Malinsky officiated.

Elmira Signet 1953 Jan

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ELMIRA

SHOE, FELT AND WOOLEN WORKS

Among the manufacturing industries of Elmira the above concern must be reckoned one of the most important, as it gives employment to the largest number of wage-earners and many of them expert and skilled mechanics. It is a part of the old Winger & Weaver Woolen factory. The latter, the first indusdry of note in this town, was established in 1856, by Peter Winger and Samuel Weaver who were prominent among the early settlers in this vicinity. They commenced operations in 1856 and continued to run it until 1873, when Mr. Henry Winger, son of the well known member of the firm, took charge and operated it until 1883, and after that in company with his brother, J. B. Winger, until 1895, at which time they added the felt manufactory. It was then operated by J. B. Winger and Amasa Winger for short one year, when in the spring of 1896, a joint stock company was formed and the plant improved and placed on a more extensive scale. The company is made up of some of the leading and most responsible citzens of the town, viz: Henry Winger, J. B. Winger, Amasa Winger, J. P. Lackhardt, Weber & Erb, M. Weichel, J. S. Weichel, Daniel Ratz, Casper Ziegler, David Snider, Chas. Klinck and son George, Henry Mogk and Isaac Hilborn. Board of Directors: A. H Erb, President; Henry Winger, Daniel Ratz, Casper Ziegler and J. P. Luckhardt, John Peel, Treasurer and general manager.

They manufacture both leather and felt goods, and the class of work turned out is equal in style, workmanship, finish and material to that of any other establishment of the kind in Ontario. There is a steady demand for about all the company can manufacture with their present facilities, most of their goods going to the Northwest and the Maritime Provinces. From twenty-five to thirty hands are employed. The factory is equipped with the latest and best improved machinery, and a walk through the building when all hands are at work will convince any person that experienced workmen are employed and that great care is exercised in putting the material together in a way that must produce a popular and durable article. The very latest styles of footwear are turned out. The company still continues the woolen factory and manufactures fine tweeds, flannels blankets and other woolen goods, and are always prepared for custom work.

Waterloo County Chronicle 27 Jan 1898, p. 3

Amasa married Ida Amelia Mogk 18 Apr 1893. Ida (daughter of Casper Mogk and Charlotte Henzel) was born 19 Sep 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Amasa — Clara Margaret Allemang. Clara (daughter of Wilhelm "William" Allemang and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schade) was born 6 Jun 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: artist
• Name: Adele Winger
• Name: Effie Adele "Adele" Ratz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96856
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Elmira Mourns Untimely Death of Mrs. L. Ratz
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Winger Passes at Early Hour this Morning
Was an Artist of Merit
Talent Asserted Itself in Childhood; funeral to be Held on Saturday

A death which particularly touched the people of Elmira occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning when Mrs. Lorne Ratz, (E. Adell Winger), beloved wife of L. Lorne Ratz, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Winger, passed away following a lingering illness.

The late Mrs. Ratz was born in Elmira on December 8, 1894. She attended school here and later spent a year at Branksome Hall, Toronto. On June 1922, she was married to L. Lorne Ratz, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simon Ratz, of Elmira. They lived for four years in Oshawa, Mrs. Ratz returning to Elmira about a year ago, when her health began to fail.

The late Mrs. Ratz had a bright and genial disposition which won for her many friends. She possessed a genuine talent for painting, and when but a little girl won the prize offered by the publisher of the Girls' Annual for the best copy of a tulip made by a public school pupil in the Province of Ontario.

She is survived by her husband and small son, Jack, as well as by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Winger, all of whom have the deepest sympathy of the community.

The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Winger, Centre Street. Following this, a service will be held in St. Paul's Lutheran Church of which the late Mrs. Ratz was a member.

Effie married Irvin Lorne "Lorne" Ratz Jun 1922. Irvin (son of Simon H. Ratz and Mary Weitzel) was born 16 Mar 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]