Marguerite Carmella "Margaret" Erb

1895 - 1992  (96 years)

• Name	Marguerite Carmella "Margaret" Erb
  Born	30 Jul 1895	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	story
  Military	WW1 - nurse
  Name	Margaret Erb
  Name	Marguerite Carmella "Margaret" Schreiter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40725P
  Died	4 Jul 1992	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I40725	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Bricker Erb,   b. 26 Mar 1867, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Emily Harrison "Lillian" Lee,   b. 10 Aug 1872, Finsbury, , England, Great Britain ,   d. 18 Jul 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F10586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Armand Alvin Schreiter,   b. 12 Jul 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1920  [5]
  Children	1. Hazel Marguerite Schreiter   2. Susan Adele Schreiter   3. Margaret Lee "Peggy" Schreiter   4. Stanley George Schreiter,   b. 31 Oct 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 2000, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Margaret Erb
  		Margaret Erb source: David Westfall

  
  

• Notes

  Margaret Schreiter is one of the very few Canadian women who, as an army nurse, witnessed first-hand the horrors of World War I. It was an unforgettable experience she remembered vividly for the rest of her long life. It also set her apart as the remarkable woman whose courage, optimism and generosity became legendary to all who knew her. Margaret Camilla Erb was born in Elmira, Ontario on July 30, 1895. Her mother, Emily Lilian Lee, had immigrated from London, England with three sisters and a brother. Her father, Ephraim Bricker Erb, was the son of Menno and grandson of Moses Erb, one of the first ministers at the First Mennonite Church. In 1899, Margaret's father Ephraim Erb, who had operated a general store in Elmira, moved his family to Berlin, Ontario where he began work as a traveller, selling gloves for his father, Menno. Menno Erb had a glove manufacturing business at the Erb Tannery, as well as a retail operation selling mattresses and furniture. Margaret recalled occasional visits in her early years to the Erb tannery "immense and smelly but filled with many nice people." Women of Waterloo County, edited by Ruth Russell ____________________________ SCHREITER, Mrs. Margaret C. (Erb) - The widow of Armand A. Schreiter, passed away, on Saturday, July 4, 1992, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, in her 97th year. Born in Elmira, the second child of Ephraim B. and Lillian E. (Lee) Erb. She is survived by her four children, Stanley G. and his wife Phyllis of Waterloo, Hazel M. Westfall and her husband Ralph of St. Agatha, Susan A. Young and her husband David of Laguna Niguel, Calif. and Margaret (Peggy) L. Ferguson and her husband Price of Freelton. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and by her sisters, Mrs. Olive Bennett of Cambridge, Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Douglas of Waterloo and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Selma (Sally) Erb of Waterloo. She was predeceased by her brothers, Carl, Irvin and Harry Erb. Mrs. Schreiter trained as a nurse at the Buffalo General Hospital and after graduation enlisted in the American Army Nursing Corps, serving in France in the war of 1914-1918. She married Armand Alvin Schreiter on June 24, 1920. During her lifetime she was involved in many community activities. A member of Trinity United Church, teaching a Sunday school class known as Marg Macs for many years. President of Trinity's afternoon Missionary Society and chairman of the Supply Committee. She was a member of the IODE, Queen Anne Chapter for over 60 years; the Red Cross Society, assisting at Blood Donor Clinics during the Second World War; a very active member of the Kitchener-Waterloo YWCA and acted as Camp Mother at Camp Tinawatawa at Paradise Lake from 1952-1961. She was also Camp Nurse at YMCA Camp Wabinaki for several years. During her later years she lived at Victoria Place, Kitchener. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends At the request of the family, there will be no funeral home visitation. Friends and relatives are invited to join the family for a memorial service at Trinity United Church on Saturday. July 11 at 1 p.m. Mrs. Nancy Westelaar, assisted by Rev. Dr. O.P. Hossie officiating. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Jul 1992 pg A13

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Marguerite Carmela Erb Born: 30 Jul 1895 County: Waterloo Father: Ephraim B Erb Mother: Emily H Lee [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . [Masonic insignia] In loving memory of/ Armand A. Schreiter/ July 12, 1891/ "passed to higher life"/ December 9, 1932/ His loving wife/ Margaret C. Erb/ July 30, 1895/ "joined him in higher life/ July 4, 1992 [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11901 (1891), Erb-Lee. Ephraim Bricker Erb, 24, res. Berlin, b. Canada, merchant, s/o Menno & Lydia Bricker Erb., married Emily Harrison Lee, 18, res. Berlin, b. England, s/o John & Charlotte Billing Lee, witnesses, Wm. Cairnes of Berlin & Maggie Erb of Berlin, married 25 Mar 1891 at Berlin [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, A. Schreiter Died Suddenly - Dec 10, 1932.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Jul 1895 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jul 1992 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth