Valentine Wettlaufer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-458349

Valentine — Catharine Kaufman. Catharine was born 1835, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Anna Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78621
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Margaret married Samuel H. Zurbrigg 27 Jul 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Gelgian Zurbrigg and Elizabeth Hartung) was born 16 Apr 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-458347
• Occupation: 1886, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Conrad married Elizabeth Steinbach 20 Apr 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Georg Phillip "Phillip" Steinbach and Anna Dorothea Sippel) was born 15 Nov 1862, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jul 1929, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Ann Lotz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80022
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Mrs. Jacob Lotz

The death took place at Wellesley early on Wednesday morning of Mrs. Catharine Wettlaufer, wife of Mr. Jacob Lotz, at the age of 65 years, after an illness of several months. The deceased formerly resided near Philipsburg but for the past twenty-five years had been a resident of Wellesley.

She is survived by one son and two daughters, Rev. Albert Lotz, in New Ontario, Mrs. Ezra Hoffman near Wellesley, and Miss Hilda at home. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon, with service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and interment in the church cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent Jun 26 1931 pg 1

Catherine married Jacob Lotz 26 Feb 1889, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Conrad Lotz and Elizabeth Schmidt) was born 6 Dec 1867, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1954, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Mark's Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: David Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89706
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: William Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59080
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-218100

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• Name: Amalie Katherine Fierling
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78622
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Amalie married David O. Fierling 10 Feb 1909, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of Jacob Fierling and Maria Otto) was born 1875, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1962; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-280690
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90677

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78623
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1917, Sioux Lookout, Thunderbay District, Ontario, Canada; machinist

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• Name: Charley Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78624
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1920, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States; grocer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78625
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Isabella Barbara Roth
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78626
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1914, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1983, 348 Peel St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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ROTH, Mrs. Isabella

Mrs. Isabella Roth, 90, of 349 Peel St., New Hamburg, died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener.

Born in Wilmot Township, she was a daughter of the late Samuel H. Zurbrigg and the former Margaret Wettlaufer. Her husband, David W. Roth died in May 1955.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hamburg where she taught Sunday School for a number of years and was a life member of the LCW of the church.

Surviving are two sons, Harold and his wife, Helen, of Windsor, Lewis and his wife Mary, of Toronto; five grandchildren, Mrs. Gerald (Cathy) Withers, of Terrace Bay, David of Columbus, Ind., Kimberly, Mark and Melissa, of Toronto; four great-grandchildren, Allyson and Lindsey Withers, James and Kenneth Roth; one brother, Jake Zurbrigg, of Michigan; and one sister, Mrs. George {Attila) Heimpel, of Stratford. She was predeceased by five brothers and two sisters.

Friends were received at the Mark Jutzi funeral home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, until noon Monday when transfer was made to Trinity Lutheran Church for a service at 2 p.m. Rev. David Pfrimmer officiated. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent Sep 28 1983 pg 21

Isabella married David William Roth 11 Nov 1914, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of Christian Roth and Lydia Schultz) was born 18 Feb 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Otilla E. Heimpel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78627
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Otilla married George Heimpel 19 Jun 1924, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of Jacob Heimpel and Mary Hahn) was born 2 Nov 1893, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Apr 1985; was buried , Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Military: WW1
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202906
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Oliva Catherine Hoffman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80023
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Knitter in Knitting Mill
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Oliva — Ezra Henry Hoffman. Ezra (son of Jacob Hoffman and Bertha Philomena "Mina" Lanz) was born 8 Nov 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1967, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80024
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: A. W. Lotz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164772
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1980, 250 Mary St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Albert — Hester Kelterborn. Hester (daughter of Henry Edward "Harry" Kelterborn and Martha Barbara Heinz) was born 9 Jun 1907, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-108632

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FIERLING, Bruce Carl - Peacefully, on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, surrounded by his family, at the age of 90 years. Bruce Fierling of New Hamburg and formerly of RR 1, New Hamburg. A son of the late David and Amelia (Zurbrigg) Fierling, Bruce was born in North Easthope Township, where he also farmed for many years. Bruce retired from Klassen Bronze, New Hamburg after over twenty years of service. Beloved husband of Evelyn Jean (nee Rittinger) who predeceased him in 2005. Loving father of Judy Donis of Kitchener and Randy and Wendy Fierling of Stratford. Special grandpa of Scott Fierling of Shilo, Manitoba. Bruce will be remembered by niece, Peggy Prefountaine and nephews, Howard Fierling, Glen and Jim Rittinger. Also missed by Hardy and Jasmine. He was predeceased by his son-in-law, Peter Donis; a brother, Russell and wife Clara Fierling; a sister, Bernice and her husband, Clayton Siegner; brothers-in-law, Earl and Bill and sisters-in-law, Ruth and Margaret; and son-in-law, Peter Donis. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home , 291 Huron St., New Hamburg on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 2 p.m. with Ed Bankert officiating. Burial to follow in Wilmot Reformed Mennonite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or St. Mary's General Hospital.


The Waterloo Region Record newspaper - Feb. 24, 2009

Bruce — Evelyn Jean Rittinger. Evelyn (daughter of Alfred Edward "Edward" Rittinger and Adeline D. Magdalinski) was born 1922, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Region of Waterloo, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Bernice Marie Siegner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44983

Bernice — Clayton John Siegner. Clayton (son of Abraham Clayton Siegner and Alice Reid Chalmers) was born 1917; died 1992; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: volunteer
• Name: Hilda "Maudie" Koch
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223628
• Honors: 1986, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wellesley Citizen of the year

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Lifetimes: Hilda Koch made Wellesley a better place to call home

By Valerie HillSpecial to the Record
Mon., Feb. 28, 2022

They called Hilda Koch "Mother Wellesley," a title well earned for decades of volunteering in the town where generations of Kochs had raised their families. In 1986, Hilda was named Wellesley Citizen of the Year.

She loved Wellesley and spent her life applying her talents to the Wellesley Historical Society, Wellesley Township Horticultural Society and Wellesley Township Fall Fair. When she was only 10, Hilda won a silver plate from the T. Eaton Company, an award for public speaking. She was also recognized for penmanship and outstanding baking skills.

In 2011, Hilda was interviewed for the book "Overtime: Portraits of a Vanishing Canada," by Karl Kessler and Sunshine Chen, after entering about 50 fall fair exhibits of pickles, antiques, collectibles, flowers, baked goods, preserves and embroidery. Despite being head spinning for its variety and volume, the number was much less than in previous years.

"As I'm 85, I'm cutting down," she told the authors.

Hilda was also a 46-year veteran organist at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, where she served on numerous committees.

Then there were the service clubs and Nithview Home that benefited from her years of volunteer work. As she got older and perhaps less firm, Hilda continued to volunteer, serving on the auxiliary and writing for the home's newsletter. Thinking ahead, she put her name on the waiting list for a room. As her name would eventually drift to the top, Hilda would say she wasn't quite ready yet, and her name would go back to the bottom. It stayed that way until 2015 when Hilda finally moved from her beloved little pink house into the care home.

It was the end of an era. Hilda and her husband Alvin had lived in the house their entire married life, raising two children, Iris and Rodney.

Hilda, who all her friends called Maudie, was born Oct. 19, 1925, on a Wellesley farm, the only child of Ezra and Oliva Hoffman. The family moved into town when she was nine.

She only spoke German but learned English quickly. As a teenager, Hilda relocated to Kitchener to attend business college. Kitchener would also be where she started a short-lived banking career.

Alvin, a carpenter who worked with his father, was also a lifelong resident of Wellesley, so their paths often crossed throughout their youth. When the Second World War broke, Alvin signed up and saw considerable action in Europe.

He returned to Canada at the end of the war, and the couple married in 1946.

Hilda had resigned from the bank following the death of Alvin's parents and her father in a six-week span. Living back in Wellesley, she landed a job answering phones for two local doctors.

Iris remembers her mom recalling the doctors assured her it wasn't a busy job; she could bring knitting to pass the time.

Once they recognized Hilda's competence, her job expanded.

Suzan Deckert, a former colleague at the clinic, said it was a busy practice, and Hilda's job was to do the books, send out bills, complete payroll, answer phones, make appointments. Given this was Wellesley and many patients were Old Order Mennonite, Hilda needed to understand their culture and language.

"She spoke Pennsylvania Dutch," said Suzan. "She understood it from being in that community."

Suzan spoke of her friend's sense of humour, how she had thick skin and could deal with any issue that popped up in the clinic.

Alvin had died in 1975 at age 56, and though Hilda was devastated, it sparked a strong independent streak in her. She was also very close to her aunt, Hilda Lotz, driving her around and caring for the older woman until her death. When her aunt passed, Hilda placed her aunt's stuffed gorilla in the passenger seat, an unusual travel companion to be sure.

For all her years of service and wins at the fall fair, Hilda's estate is filled with boxes of plaques and awards. She also loved to scrapbook, keeping track of all major events, both town and personal. Hilda created a history of the town, complete with sparkly stickers.

Iris said her mom was lovely, strict, devoted to the town, her church and her family.

Hilda died on Feb. 13, 2022, 47 years to the day that Alvin died.

"They were both very loving," said Iris. "I remember receiving lots of kisses."

"Lifetimes: Hilda Koch Made Wellesley A Better Place To Call Home". 2022. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/life/2022/02/28/lifetimes-hilda-koch-made-wellesley-a-better-place-to-call-home.html.

Hilda — Alvin P. Koch. Alvin (son of August Walter "Walter" Koch and Anna Hohl) was born 1918, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1975; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Kathryn — Eric Weber. [Group Sheet]

Barbara — William D. Huras. [Group Sheet]