Katie Maria Louise "Maude" Braun

1894 - 1960  (66 years)

• Name	Katie Maria Louise "Maude" Braun
  Born	24 Jul 1894	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102376906
  Name	Catherine Braun
  Name	Catherine Gleiser
  Name	Katie Gleiser
  Name	Katie Maria Louise "Maude" Witthuhn
  Name	Maude Gleiser
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Seamstress, Shirt Waist Factory
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1960	52 Dupont St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-191644
  Died	25 Oct 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I191644	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Emil Edmund F. Braun,   b. 6 Mar 1864, , Germany ,   d. 14 Sep 1957, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Catherine Marie Gleiser,   b. 22 Apr 1871, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1894, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1893	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F259899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Witthuhn,   b. 1895, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Dec 1917	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F300041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  She was raised by her grandparents Peter Gleiser and Mary Schmidt after her mother died. _____________ WITTHULN-GLEISER A quiet but very pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gleiser, Young Street this afternoon when their granddaughter, Miss Maude Gleiser was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr. Walter Witthuhn son of Mr. and Mrs. August Witthuhn of Hamilton in the of the immediate relatives presence of the contracting parties. The happy event took place in" the spacious drawing room, which was beautifully and artistically decorated for the occasion. Precisely at 3 o'clock to the strains of Lohengrins wedding march beautifully rendered by Miss Myrtle Witthuhn sister of the groom the bride entered leaning on the arm of her grantfather. She was attended by Miss Lillie Witthuhn of Hamilton while Mr. Arthur Mueller cousin of the bride, assisted the groom. At the' proper moment Rev. F. Bockelmann stepped forward and tiet the nuptial know. After receiving the congratulations of the assembled guests a most suptous wedding dinner was served the dining room being resplendent in dainty decorations. The bride was the recipient of many useful, costly as well as ornamental presents and shows the high esteem in which she is held by her hosts of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Witthuhn left on the evening train for a honeymoon trip to Hamilton, Toronto and other eastern points and on their return will s take up their residence in Waterloo. The News Record joins heartily in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Witthuhn many years of happy married bliss. The News Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Dec 20, 1917 Page 2 _______________ Mrs. Walter Witthuhn Mrs. Walter Witthuhn, 66, of 52 Dupont St. East, Waterloo, died today in K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born July 24, 1894, in Toronto, she was the former Maud Gleiser. She moved to Waterloo as a child and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include her step- mother, Mrs. Lucinda Braun of Kitchener; her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Audrey) Michels of Waterloo, Mrs. Luther (Bunny) Eberhardt of Milverton; one brother, Harry of Preston; six sisters, Mrs. Joseph Grainger of Weston, Mrs. Louise Silver and Mrs. James McAvoy of St. Catharines, Mrs. Wallace Brown and Mrs. Jean Wilson of Preston, Mrs. Percy Karn of Kitchener, and three grandchildren. The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, after Wednesday noon. Funeral will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 2 p.m. by Rev. A. L. Conrad. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Oct 25, 1960 Page 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-7 Page 5. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012206 (1893). Name:Catherine Gleiser Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1871 Birth Place:St Jacobs Marriage Date:16 Aug 1893 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Peter Gleiser Mother:Mary Gleiser Spouse:Emil Braun

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jul 1894 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Seamstress, Shirt Waist Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Dec 1917 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Oct 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth