Laura Catherine Schmitt: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Laura Catherine Schmitt was born 8 Feb 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Laura Catherine Paetz
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55904
Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Telephone Operator
Residence: 1935, 140 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Laura married Edward Paetz 31 Oct 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edward (son of Frank K. E. Paetz and Mary Floetke) was born 17 Jul 1896, Rathmill, Manitoba, Canada; died 5 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Kenneth Edward Paetz was born 26 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Robert Frank "Bob" Paetz was born 1935; died 6 Jun 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Bernice Kathleen Paetz was born 17 Oct 1925; died 10 May 2012; was buried , Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

Kenneth Edward Paetz

(1.Laura¹) was born 26 Jun 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-192431

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Kenneth Edward Paetz

26 JUNE, 1930 \endash 19 SEPTEMBER, 2011

PAETZ, Kenneth E. It has pleased almighty God to take our dear brother and uncle, Ken to Himself, at Lanark Heights Long Term Care on Monday, September 19, 2011, after a lengthy illness. Kenneth Edward Paetz, aged 81 years. Ken was a member of Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church and had been employed with Kitchener Printing for 60 years until his retirement. Loving brother to Bernice Sherbarth and Robert and his wife Ruth Ann all of Waterloo and dear uncle to David and his wife Marlene and their son William of Kitchener, sadly missed by his good friend Michael Bilodeau and his wife Louise of Beaconsfield, Quebec. Predeceased by his parents Edward Paetz and Laura Schmitt. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 where the funeral service will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Mark Hartburg officiating. Interment will be in Kitchener Mt. Hope Cemetery and donations may be made to Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church or the Canadian Diabetes Society as expressions of sympathy through the funeral home. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre.

Kenneth Paetz Obituary - , (2011). Available at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/kitchener-on/kenneth-paetz-4820020 (Accessed: 19 June 2023).

Robert Frank "Bob" Paetz

(1.Laura¹) was born 1935; died 6 Jun 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-361481

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Robert PAETZ Obituary

It has pleased Almighty God to take out of this life the soul of Robert Frank Paetz, peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2022, at St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener.

Bob was the beloved husband of Ruth Ann (Geelhaar) Paetz for 55 years. Father of David and his wife Marlene and grandfather of William.

Bob was the son of the late Edward Paetz and Laura nee Schmitt Paetz. Brother of Bernice Scherbarth and Kenneth Paetz both predeceased.

He was a faithful employee of Kitchener Printing for over 50 years. Bob played his French Horn with the K.W. Symphony, the Waterloo Concert Band and in the Church Band at Holy Cross Lutheran Church for many years.

Visitation for Bob will take place at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday, June 10, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with the funeral service to follow in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Paul Zabel of Holy Cross Lutheran Church officiating. Following the service, Bob will be laid to rest in Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo. A reception will follow the interment in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home. The family requests that personal face coverings be worn for visitation and the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bob's memory to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, the Alzheimer's Society or St. Mary's General Hospital and may be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Obituary of Robert "Bob" Paetz | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/16089/Robert-Bob-Paetz/obituary.html#tribute-start (Accessed: 19 June 2023).

Robert — Ruth Ann Geelhaar. [Group Sheet]

Bernice Kathleen Paetz

(1.Laura¹) was born 17 Oct 1925; died 10 May 2012; was buried , Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Bernice Kathleen Scherbarth
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-389399

Bernice — Earl William Scherbarth. Earl was born 6 Jan 1928; died 10 Sep 2006; was buried , Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]