Gordon Harold Klem

1910 - 1974  (64 years)

• Name	Gordon Harold Klem
  Born	5 Jan 1910	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-170074
  Died	2 Oct 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I170074	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Nelson Alexander Klem,   b. 2 Feb 1880, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1948  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Annie Mary Fritz,   b. 5 Jun 1877, Hamburg, , Hamburg, Germany ,   d. 22 Aug 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1906	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F14395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Ernst
  Children	1. Shirley Klem   2. Sandra Klem
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F49448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KLEM, Gordon H. - At the K-W Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1974, after a lengthy illness, Gordon Harold Klem of 469 Mill St., aged 64 years. Mr. Klem was born in Windsor, a son of the late Nelson Klem and the former Annie Fritz, a resident of the Twin Cities for the past 60 years, he attended Benton Street Baptist Church and had been employed as a foreman at Doon Twines, Limited; had been employed with the company for 46 years and retired in 1970. Husband of Marjorie Ernst; father of Shirley (Mrs. Donald Rieck) and Sandra (Mrs. Erney Riediger), both of Waterloo; brother of Beatrice (Mrs. Frederick Yantz) of Waterloo and the late Ruby Sobisch who predeceased him in July of this year; grandfather of Wendy, Penny and Tammy Rieck, Timmy and Jenny Riediger. Friends may call at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, for funeral service in the chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. W. Arnold McNeill officating. Interment Memory Gardens. Donations to the building fund of Benton Street Baptist Church or the Canadian Cancer Society may be made as expressions of sympathy. The family will be in attendance at the funeral home today from 2-4:30 and 7-9. Kitchener Waterloo Record 04 Oct 1974, Fri Page 31

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19742 (1906), Klem-Fritz. Nelson Alexander Klem, occ. finisher in Furn. Factory, Berlin, Birth Place: Centerville Ont Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1880 Father Name: Hartwig Klem Mother Name: Mary Kruse Spouse Name: Annie Fritz, residence Berlin, Spouse's Age: 29 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse Father Name: Charles Fritz Spouse Mother Name: Justine Koenemann Marriage Date: 6 Aug 1906 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jan 1910 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Oct 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth