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

Katharine Otillia Haefle

Female 1903 - 1991  (87 years)


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  • Name Katharine Otillia Haefle 
    Born 22 Dec 1903  Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134218225 
    Name Kathleen Haefele  [2
    Name Katy Haefle 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    ? Maker, ? Factory 
    Residence 1921  33 Grove Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-476191 
    Died 7 Jun 1991  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I476191  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Michael Joseph Haefle,   b. 7 Dec 1865, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Susanna Straus,   b. 15 Aug 1865, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 14 May 1895  Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F291171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter James Pinnell,   b. 18 Mar 1902, Horsley, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1965, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1926  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Gerald Charles Pinnell,   b. 10 Jul 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1993, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F295306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • PINNELL, Mrs. Katharine - On Friday, June 7, 1991, at K-W Hospital, after a brief illness, Katharine (nee Haefle) Pinnell, in her 88th year, of Kitchener. Loving mother of Gerald and his wife Marie of Kelowna, B.C., Robert and his wife Marie, Sheila and her husband Donald Eckert and Brenda Picard, and sister of Rosetta Strub, all of Kitchener. Lovingly remembered by her 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband, Walter in 1965; her brothers, Otto Haefle, CR, and Linus Haefle; her sisters, Mary, Theresa and Regina and her parents, Michael and Susanna (Strauss) Haefle.

      Mrs. Pinnell was a member of St. Mary's RC Church and the Catholic Women's League. Visitation at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

      and 7-9 p.m. Parish prayer service at the funeral home Sunday, 3 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home Monday, 9:30 a.m., then to Mary's RC Church, Young St., Kitchener, for the funeral mass at 10 a.m. Monday, Father T. Gerharz officiating.

      Interment, Kitchener Mount Hope cemetery. Reception to follow in the RatzBechtel Family Centre. Memorial gifts to K-W and Area Right to Life Association gratefully acknowledged.

      The Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Jun 8, 1991 Page 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 10.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046132-26.
      Walter James Pinnell, 24, occ. Machinist, b. Horsley England, res. Kitchener, son of Emmanuel Pinnell and Rose Allway married Kathleen Haefele, 22, b. Deemerton, res. Kitchener, daughter of Michael Haefele and Susan Strauss, Witnessed by: Linus and Lillie Haefele Both of Kitchener, 21 September 1926 in Kitchener

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1903 - Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ? Maker, ? Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 33 Grove Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Sep 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jun 1991 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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