Margaret Louise "Louise" Schummer^[1]

1911 - 1989  (77 years)

• Name	Margaret Louise "Louise" Schummer
  Born	9 Oct 1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Military	WW2 - nursing sister - 10th Canadian General Hospital
  Name	Margaret Louise "Louise" Dietrich
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-379967
  Died	29 Jul 1989	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	1 Aug 1989	Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I379967	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Theodore Joseph "Ted" Dietrich,   b. 18 Oct 1896, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F258913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DIETRICH, Mrs. Louise M. At St. Mary's General Hospital, on Saturday, July 29, 1989, following a lengthy illness, Louise Dietrich, of Beechwood Manor, 305 Erb St. W., Waterloo. Born in Linwood in 1911, daughter of the late Frank and Caroline Schummer. Wife of the late Theodore Dietrich Sr., of St. Agatha, who predeceased her in October 1981. She is survived by her son, Theodore Dietrich Jr. and his wife Mary Ann of Waterloo; her daughter, Mary Pat and her husband Peter Dietrich of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Also survived by five grandchildren, Kevin and Charlene Dietrich, Caroline and her husband Ray Downing, Mary Frances and Craig Dietrich and one great-grandson, Matthew; two brothers, Harry and his wife Verna, George and his wife Irene of Florida; five sisters, Gertrude Wilson of Florida, Ruth Massel, Betty McCallum and her husband Larry of Kitchener, Ann Lynch of Toronto and Helen and her husband William Farlow of Peterborough also several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by two brothers and two sisters, Oscar and Frank Schummer Jr., Beatrice Powell and Mary Hayes. Mrs. Dietrich was a graduate nurse of St. Mary's General Hospital and nursed in this area for many years. Also was a nursing sister during the Second World War and nursed overseas for four years with the 10th Canadian General Hospital. She was a member of the Cannel Guild of St. Agatha, St. Louis RC. Church, the Catholic Women's League and St. Mary's Nurses Alumni. The family received Mends at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St. Parish Christian Wake service was held Monday at 8 p.m. Prayers will be offered from the funeral home chapel today (Tuesday), Aug. 1, 1989, at 10.30 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Louis RC Church at 11 a.m. Interment St. Agatha RC cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Aug 1989 pg A11

  
  

• Sources

  [S513] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. Agatha Roman Catholic CC#4568. Dietrich/ Theodore J. Dietrich/ 1896-1981/ Nellie/ Mayer R.N./ 1900-1951/ Louise/ Schummer R.N./ / may they rest in peace North: picture of an airplane [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 503344 (1911). Name:Margaret Louise Schummer Date of Birth:9 Oct 1911 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Francis Schummer Mother's name:Caroline Kroetch

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Oct 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jul 1989 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 1 Aug 1989 - Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth