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William L. Maxmilian "Max" Herz

Male 1885 - 1967  (82 years)


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  • Name William L. Maxmilian "Max" Herz 
    Born 28 Jan 1885  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91961741 
    Immigration 1906  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Name Max Hertz 
    Name Maximilian Herz 
    Residence 1909  Queen St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Laborer, Furnitue Factory 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-138481 
    Died 13 Dec 1967  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I138481  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Carl Hermann Herz,   b. 31 Jan 1851, , Schleswig Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1909, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Johanne Christine Sophia "Sophie" Hoesch,   b. 26 Jun 1862, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1943, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F38775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Martha Ruppel,   b. 8 Jul 1886, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1912  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha Herz
     2. Otto Carl John Herz,   b. 13 Aug 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Lauretta Herz,   b. 1924,   d. 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F41235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Max W. Herz

      Max W. Herz, of 235 Erb St. W., Waterloo, died today at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. He was 82.

      Born in Germany on Jan. 28, 1885, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Herz and had lived in Waterloo for the past 50 years. Mr. Herz worked for the Globe Furniture Co. Ltd. for 40 years as a designer draftsman, retiring in 1955. He was a founding member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Waterloo.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Lillian Ruppel whom he married on Oct. 9, 1912 in Elmira; Otto, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Martha) Wilkins, Toronto, and Mrs. John (Lauretta) Huehn, RR 1, Preston; two brothers, Amandus, Toronto and Reinhold, Waterloo; two sisters, Mrs. Victor (Minnie) Moyer, Waterloo, and Mrs. Stephen (Alma) Pedley, Toronto; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one daughter in infancy, one brother and one sister.

      The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where the service will be conducted on Friday at 2 pm by Rev. G. W. Scholz of Redeemer Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Elmira Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link.
      Front - H/ Carl Hermann Herz/ Geb. 31 Jan. 1851/ Gest. 31 Oct. 1909/ Alter 58 Jah. 9 Mo./ His Wife/ Sophie Hoesch/ 1862 - 1943/ Anita Herz 1923 - 1924/ Kenneth Herz 1925 - 1925/ Herz/
      ((Back)) - H/ In God's Rest/ Maximilian Herz/ 1885 - 1967/ Beloved Husband Of/ Lillian Ruppel/ 1886 - 1976./ (Left) Side - C. Braun/ Berlin./ A - 2 Cornerstones - H.

    2. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 13.

    3. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Carl Herz - 4 Nov 1909.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1885 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1906 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1909 - Queen St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Furnitue Factory - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Oct 1912 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Dec 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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