Harvey Melvin "Harry" Weis

1889 - 1953  (64 years)

• Name	Harvey Melvin "Harry" Weis
  Born	26 Feb 1889	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Harry Weis
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoemaker, Shop
  Residence	1913	137 Shanley St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Inspector, Rubber Factory
  Residence	1921	137 Shanley St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-175528
  Died	19 May 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I175528	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Weis,   b. 7 May 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1932, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Dippel,   b. Feb 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1942  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F168325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Ella Bierwagen,   b. 26 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Rita Florence Elaine Weis,   b. 16 Dec 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1989  (Age 73 years)   2. Guelyen Weis,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada   3. Evelyn Martha Weis,   b. 11 Apr 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1996  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F48691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Harvey Melvin Weis, 64, of 137 Shanley St., died early today at K-W Hospital. An employee of the Merchants Rubber Company, Ltd., for 41 years, Mr. Weis retired two years ago. He was a graduate of the Euler Business College. He attended St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. A son of the late John Weis and Rebecca Dipple he was born at Heidelberg, Feb. 26, 1889. Surviving are his wife the former Martha Bierwagen, whom he married at Kitchener in 1913. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fergus (Rita) Tobin, Rosemere, Que., and Mrs. George (Evelyn) Ruhlman, Kitchener; and two sisters, Miss Loretta Weis and Miss Violet Edler, both of Kitchener. Seven grandchildren also survive. One brother, Edgar, died in 1918. The body will rest at the Gruhn Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Friday when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for service at 2 p.m. Internment will be made at Memory Gardens. Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, May 19, 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 4. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 6 Page 12. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Harvey Weis - May 19, 1953. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210274476. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. Weis/ Harvey M./ 64 Yrs. 1953/ Martha E./ 73 Yrs. 1961/ My Jesus I Love Thee. [1911 Ontario Census, Waterloo North, Berlin, page 4, Harvey born Feb. 1891; Martha born Jun. 1889] [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 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Jan 1886. January 6, 1886 Rebecca Dippel & John Weis, both of Heidelberg, were married by Preacher Wm. Schmidt, in Berlin. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11840-86. John Weis, 27, occ. Carriage Builder, b. Canada, res. Woolwich, son of George and Elizabeth, married Rebecca Dippel, 25, b. Canada, res. Wellesley, daughter of Dietrich and Margaret, Witness: M. Dippel of Waterloo and Christena Weis of Woolwich, 6 Jan 1886 at Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Feb 1889 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Shoemaker, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Apr 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inspector, Rubber Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 May 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth