Oliva Elsie Roehr

1897 - 1942  (44 years)

• Name	Oliva Elsie Roehr
  Born	1 Aug 1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Oliva Elsie Frey
  Residence	1942	18 Gruhn St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98388
  Died	22 Jun 1942	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I98388	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Gustave C. Roehr,   b. 25 Jun 1861, , Germany ,   d. 14 Sep 1925, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sophia Catherine Baetz,   b. 4 May 1867, , Germany ,   d. 1 Feb 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	8 May 1894	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F25310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Percy Pembrook Frey,   b. 6 Sep 1894, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Robert Earl Frey,   b. 31 Mar 1928,   d. 7 Apr 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   2. Gloria Doreen "Doreen" Frey,   b. 18 Dec 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 2004, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F11955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Percy P. Frey, 44, died at her home, 18 Gruhn Street, last night following a lengthy illness. A native of Kitchener, she was a daughter of Mrs. Sophia Roehr and the late Gustave Roehr. Her maiden name was Olive Elsie Roehr. She was a faithful member of Calvary Memorial Church and the Live Wire Sunday School class. Surviving, besides the husband, are one son, Robert, 14, and one daughter, Gloria Doreen, 11. One step-brother, William Roehr of Kitchener, and one step-sister, Mrs. Oscar Heer of Waterloo, also survive. The remains will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 9 a.m. Wednesday when removal will be made to the residence. At 11 a.m. Thursday the body will be taken to Calvary Memorial Church where friends may pay their respects until 1: 30 p.m. When the funeral will be held. Dr. H.A. Kellerman, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in Mount Hope Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record, June 23, 1942

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-2 Page 15. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Olivia Roehr/ beloved wife of/Percy Frey/ 1897-1942 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140068260.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1942 - 18 Gruhn St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Jun 1942 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth