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Muriel Gladys Witzel

Muriel Gladys Witzel

Female 1923 - 2008  (85 years)

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  • Name Muriel Gladys Witzel 
    Born 1923  Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Muriel Gladys Corrigan 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-98560 
    Died 30 Sep 2008  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I98560  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Wilhelm "William" Witzel,   b. 21 Nov 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1967, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Viola Hilgartner,   b. 26 Feb 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1909  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F36290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gerald Francis Corrigan,   b. 1923, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1989  (Age 66 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F35920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Murial Gladys Witzel
    Murial Gladys Witzel
    from The Record Newspaper

  • Notes 
    • CORRIGAN, Muriel Gladys (nee Witzel) - After a brief illness at KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at the age of 84. Beloved wife of the late Gerald (1989). Cherished sister of Alice Reibling of Tavistock. Survived by sisters-in-law, Winnifred and Beatrice Witzel. Predeceased by sisters, Inez, Iva Chapman; and brothers, Verlus and Morgan; and by brothers-in-law, Oliver Reibling, Bertram Chapman; and by a nephew, Robert Reibling. Will be fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews, and also by her friend, Lincoln Keller. Muriel was born in Wilmot Centre on January 3, 1924 to the late William Witzel and Viola Hillgartner. She was a longtime and faithful member of St. Louis RC Church. She retired from Uniroyal Ltd. where she worked for 37 years. Muriel was a member of the Uniroyal Rubber club. Her many passions were traveling and she was also an avid card player. The family will receive friends at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King Street West, Kitchener, today (Friday) from 12-2 p.m. Service will follow in the chapel at 2 p.m. Interment, Memory Gardens (Breslau). Following the interment, reception will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Kidney Foundation of Canada or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated.


      The Record Newspaper 3 Oct 2008

  • Sources 
    1. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Muriel Gladys Witzel Corrigan - 3 Oct 2008.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1924). Muriel Gladys Witzel Corrigan (1924-2008) - Find... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45682062/muriel-gladys-corrigan.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 021777-10.
      William Witzel, 23, occ. Farmer, res. of Wilmot, son of Christian and Elizabeth Married Viola Hillgartner, 24, res. of Wilmot, daughter of Henry Hillgartner and Fanny Biehn, Witn: Andrew Gofton of Plattsville and Elizabeth Witzel of Baden, 8 December 1909 in Wilmot.

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Sep 2008 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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