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

Arthur Henry "Harry" Ritter

Male 1908 - 1999  (~ 91 years)


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  • Name Arthur Henry "Harry" Ritter 
    Born Jun 1908  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Name Harry Ritter 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1981  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-160379 
    Died 12 Dec 1999  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I160379  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John K. Ritter,   b. Feb 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Mother Maria Magadalena "Magdalena" Eix,   b. 24 Jun 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1951  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1895  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Family ID F6950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Doris Saddler,   b. 31 Oct 1915, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 2022, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F34482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RITTER, Arthur H "Harry"-Peacefully, went home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, December 12, 1999, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Arthur Henry "Harry" Ritter, in his 92nd year, of RR 2, West Montrose. Beloved husband of E. Doris (Saddler) Ritter. Fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews.

      Predeceased by his parents, John and Magdalena (Eix) Ritter; one brother, Archibald and two sisters, Pearl Secor and Hilda Jackson.

      The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 9 a.m. on Wednesday, transfer will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira for funeral service at 11 a.m., with Rev. Richard Frey officiating, followed by creation. Interment of cremated remains will be in Elmira Union Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 3.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99453911.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Albert E. (Hilda) Jackson - 21 Mar 1981.

    4. [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration), 012413-1895.

    5. [S71] Family history of Eix family, handwritten by Catherine Betzler and Henry Eix about 1900.

    6. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012413-95.
      John Ritter, 30, occ. Hotel Keeper, b. Woolwich Township, res. Same, son of Philip and Elizabeth, married Magdalena Eix, 22, b. Wellesley Township, res. Same, daughter of Henry and Maria, Witn: Henry Eix of Wellesley Township and Catherine Reisel (Or Beisel) of Woolwich Township, 14 April 1895 at Elmira

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun 1908 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1981 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1999 - 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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