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

Alice Luella "Lue" Peppler[1]

Female 1923 - 2010  (87 years)


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  • Name Alice Luella "Lue" Peppler 
    Born 15 Oct 1923  Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Alice Luella "Lue" Schmetzer 
    Name Lue Peppler 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-206781 
    Died 1 Nov 2010  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I206781  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father William Harry Peppler,   b. 11 Sep 1889, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1924, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Alberta H. Louise Prast,   b. 5 Aug 1891, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1912  Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harold David "Pete" Schmetzer,   b. 17 Oct 1923,   d. 13 Aug 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F57635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Alice Luella (Lue) Schmetzer nee Peppler on November 1, 2010, the last surviving member of her family.

      Dear wife of the late Harold (Pete) Schmetzer (2008). Loving mother and grandmother of Corinne and Byron Redmond of Waterloo (Kevin and Adam), Joan and Paul Davidson of Fort Nelson, B.C. (Sarah and Heather), Toni and Kelly Veiledal of Kitchener (Jesse and Mitchell), Karen Boucher of Port Hope (Shane, Megan and Dana).

      Predeceased by her parents Harry Peppler and Alberta (Prast) Peppler, brothers

      Stewart, Max and Stan (who was killed in action during WWII), sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Roberta Peppler, Rhoda Peppler, Arthur and Gertrude Schmetzer, Carl and Hazel Heldman, a nephew and a niece. Survived by seven nieces.

      Lue was born October 15, 1923 in Elma Township and grew up in Listowel. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo, an active member of the ELW and

      Altar Guild and served on many committees over the years. Lue was employed at B.F. Goodrich and the Red Cross and was a volunteer with the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

      She served with the C.W.A.C. from 1943 to 1946 and with the militia after WWII.

      Memorial visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Wednesday, (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The memorial service to celebrate Lue?s life and faith will be on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 11 a.m. at St. John?s Lutheran Church, 22 Willow St., Waterloo with Rev. Becky Klages officiating. A reception will immediately follow in the church fellowship hall.

      Condolences for the family and donations to St. John?s Lutheran Church or the Food Bank of Waterloo Region may be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

      Luella Schmetzer Obituary - Waterloo, ON | ObitTreeā„¢. (2019). Obittree.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019, from https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/waterloo/erb--good-family-funeral-home/luella-schmetzer/603960/

  • Sources 
    1. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Harold David "Pete" Schmetzer - Aug. 16, 2008.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Oct 1923 - Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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