Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Addison H. "Addie" Dedels[1]

Male 1884 - 1943  (58 years)


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  • Name Addison H. "Addie" Dedels 
    Born 23 Jul 1884  Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21995590 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1943  126 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00048-3632.3 
    Died 17 Jan 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6604  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Dedels,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1927  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Nancy "Nance" Hallman,   b. 7 Aug 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1903, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 20 Mar 1882  [3, 4
    Family ID F1968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Herner,   b. 10 Dec 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1942  (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
     1. Audrey Iona Dedels,   b. 7 Oct 1925,   d. 30 Jul 1996, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F301869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Selina Shantz,   b. 7 Jun 1887, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1990, , Contra Costa, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years) 
    Married 23 May 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Raymond Lavern Dedels,   b. 1 Dec 1906,   d. 11 Nov 1961  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F57211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Addison Dedels and Selina nee Shantz - Angela Gorni originally shared this on 28 Jul 2017 to Ancestry Public Member Tree
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    Addison Dedels - Cdammers53 originally shared this on 30 Nov 2017 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • Addison Dedels, 58, Was Born at Kossuth

      The victim of a heart attack, Addison Dedels, of 126 Chestnut Street, proprietor of the Dedels Furniture Store, dropped dead on his way to attend church yesterday morning. He was predeceased by his wife, Mrs. Mary Herner Dedels, on Oct. 16, three months ago.

      The deceased was born at Kossuth on July 23, 1884, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dedels.

      He was a member of the Alma Street United Brethren Church.

      Surviving are two sons, Ray Dedels of Gander, Newfoundland, War Service Y.M.C.A. supervisor, and Harry Dedels of this city and two daughters, Miss Pearl Dedels of Minneapolis, Minn., and Miss Audrey Dedels at home.

      Also surviving are two brothers, Nelson Dedels of Kitchener, and Norman Dedels of Breslau and four sisters, Mrs. Jerry Break of Kitchener, Mrs. Nelson Shanta of Kitchener, Mrs. Herman LaCroix, Florida, and Mrs Salina Howey, Kitchener. One grandchild also survives.

      The funeral will be held on Wednesday with a service at the Alma Street United Brethren Church at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be made in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. G. A. Shepherdson, the pastor of the church, will be in charge.

      The remains are at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Wednesday at one o'clock when removal will be made to the church where friends may pay their respects until the hour of the service.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Jan 18, 1943 Page 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 773.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 3.

    3. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 4.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nancy Hallman - 25 Jun 1903.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jul 1884 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 May 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jan 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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