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

Rita Florence Elaine Weis

Female 1915 - 1989  (73 years)


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  • Name Rita Florence Elaine Weis 
    Residence 1913  137 Shanley St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Born 16 Dec 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Rita Florence Elaine Tobin 
    Residence 1921  137 Shanley St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1989  130 Lincoln Rd., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-185236 
    Died 25 Jun 1989  [3, 4
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I185236  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Harvey Melvin "Harry" Weis,   b. 26 Feb 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Martha Ella Bierwagen,   b. 26 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fergus James Tobin,   b. 1912,   d. 15 Jul 1956, Rosemere, , Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Children 
     1. Michael Tobin
     2. Maureen Tobin
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F53202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Tobin, Rita F. - Went home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, June 25, 1989, the former Rita Florence Weiss, of 130 Lincoln Road, Waterloo, age 73 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Beloved mother of Michael and his wife Leah of Rosemere, Que., Maureen and her husband Gary Thornton of Palgrave; dear sister of Evelyn Ruhlman of Waterloo; loving grandmother to Ryan and Alicia, Daniel, Timothy and Matthew. Sadly missed by nieces and nephews, Lynne and Larry Reichert, Tim and Ruth, Phillip and Hilde Ruhlman, Roger and Gale Pryce, Jane and Maurizio Iacino. Predeceased by her parents, Harvey Weiss and Martha Bierwagen; her husband, Fergus, in 1956. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. this evening (Monday) and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday. Removal will be made to First Baptist Church, on Wednesday at 9 a.m., where the funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., with Pastor Ken Taylor officiating. Internment will be in Memory Gardens cemetery. Donations to the Salvation Army or the CCTCU of Victoria Hospital, London, Ont., may be made as expressions of sympathy.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, June 26, 1989

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Elaine (Rita Florence in later writing] Weis
      Gender:Female
      Birth Date:16 Dec 1915
      Birth Place: 137 Shanley St., Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Legitimacy:Y
      Father:Harry Weis - Rubber worker
      Mother:Martha Bierwagen
      Married 1913 Berlin

    2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 3.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Rita F. Tobin - June 26, 1989.

    4. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link.
      Rita Tobin/ 1915 - 1989/ Went Home To Be With Her Lord/ [Book-Holy Bible]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1989 - 130 Lincoln Rd., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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