 1881 - 1948 (66 years)
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| Name |
George Joseph Fritz |
| Born |
20 Nov 1881 |
Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada  [1] |
| Baptism |
27 Nov 1881 |
Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada |
| Christened |
29 May 1894 |
Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
16 Jun 1948 |
Lumby, North Okanagan, BC, Canada [1] |
| Died |
16 Jun 1948 |
Greenock Township, Bruce County, ON, Canada [1] |
| Buried |
Lumby, North Okanagan, BC, Canada [2] |
| Person ID |
I55 |
Day Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Father |
Peter Fritz, b. 22 Oct 1853, Wilmot Township, Waterloo, ON, Canada , d. 21 May 1904, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada (Age 50 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann Smith Schmidt, b. 1857, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada , d. 26 Nov 1881, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada (Age 24 years) |
| Married |
7 Jan 1875 |
Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada [3] |
| Family ID |
F85 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Agatha Ann Catherine Fritz, b. 15 Apr 1885, Cavalier County, ND , d. 4 Apr 1976, Whitelaw, AB, Canada (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
24 Oct 1904 |
Mount Carmel, Cavalier County, ND [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Herbert William Fritz, b. 23 Aug 1906, Mount Carmel, Cavalier County, ND , d. 5 Sep 1962, Whitelaw, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada (Age 56 years) |
| + | 2. Walter John Fritz, b. 5 Mar 1908, Mount Carmel, Cavalier County, ND , d. 8 Apr 1980, Salmon Arm, BC, Canada (Age 72 years) |
| | 3. Mable Elizabeth Fritz, b. 24 Nov 1909, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada , d. 17 Jul 2007, Kelowna, Yale, BC, Canada (Age 97 years) |
| | 4. Mary D. Fritz, b. 24 Sep 1911 |
| | 5. Bertha K. Fritz, b. 5 Feb 1915, d. May 1992 (Age 77 years) |
| | 6. Earl L. Fritz, b. 8 Sep 1916, d. 1980s |
| + | 7. Dorothy Agnes Fritz, b. 4 Feb 1919, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada , d. 26 Jun 1989, Vernon, BC, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| | 8. Vera Mary Fritz, b. 6 Jan 1921, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada , d. Apr 1992 (Age 71 years) |
| | 9. George Maurice Fritz, b. 15 Jul 1922, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada , d. 5 Nov 1986 (Age 64 years) |
| | 10. Howard Edward Fritz, b. 8 Oct 1923, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada , d. 17 Aug 1944, World War II (Age 20 years) |
| | 11. Living |
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| Last Modified |
6 Jan 2017 |
| Family ID |
F11 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Baptismal sponsors were John Ehleiser and Louisa Fritz. Confirmation sponsors were Henry Wilhelm and Mrs. John Waechter.
OBITUARY (Agatha Ann Catherine Fritz)
Mrs. Agatha Fritz of Fairview passed away on April 4, 1976 at the age of 91 in Fairview. Mrs. Fritz was born on April 15, 1884 at Mt. Carmel, Cavalier County, ND, USA. She arrived in Canada in 1909 coming on to the Peace River country in 1931.
At the time of her death Mrs. Fritz was residing with her son Earl in Fairview. She had been active in the Roman Catholic Women?s Auxiliary in Whitelaw. She was predeceased by her husband George J. Fritz in 1948 and two sons, Howard in 1944 and Herbert in 1962, as well as four brothers.
She is survived by four sons, Walter of Sicamous, BC; Earl of Fairview; George of Yellowknife, NWT; and Richard of Sicamous, five daughters, Mrs. Mabel White, Madison, Wisconsin; Mrs. May Thordeson, Edmonton; Mrs. Bertha Johnson, Port Alberni, BC; Mrs. Dorothy Patrick, Penticton, BC; and Mrs. Vera Dale, Madison, Wisconsin; as well as forty grand-children, fifty-eight great grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services were held on April 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the Roman Catholic Church in Whitelaw. Father Engel officiated. Pallbearers were Joe Dettling, Gabe Wald, Jim Hellyer, Larry Fritz, Wilbur Graham, and Don Flack. Moran Funeral Home Ltd. was in charge of the arrangements.
HISTORY OF GEORGE JOSEPH FRITZ AND AGATHA ANN FRITZ
George Joseph Fritz and Agatha Ann Fritz were married October 24, 1904 at Mt. Carmel, North Dakota where they lived for a short while before moving to Langdon, North Dakota. It was at Langdon where their two sons, Robert William and Walter John were born.
In 1908 they moved to Shaunavon, Saskatchewan and filed on a homestead (SW 3-8-18) and pre-emption (SE 18-8-18) and continued to purchase more land (SE 3-8-18) from Thomas Madden. It was here that nine more children were born, four sons and five daughters, May, Mable, Bertha, Earl, Dorthy, Vera, Ted, Howard and Richard.
They were blown out of Shaunavon in 1931, the dust storms were terrible and ?no rain?, a person couldn?t grow a thing. The farmers found it getting extremely tough, so those who had the means to move decided to pull up stakes and go. The stories about the great Peace River country so lush and green appealed to many, and with that in mind the Fritz?s were Alberta bound.
A farmer, Ed Holemann, offered to take the family up in his grain truck, as he also wanted to explore this land. Fifteen made the adventurous trip, packed in the truck like sardines. Having a good sense of humor helped a lot and with the weather co-operating the trip took but little over a week.
Harold Flack (Mabel?s husband), Alvin Ellingson and Lenard Madden brought the horses up by covered wagon which took approximately one month.
Arriving by truck their first stop was Whitelaw. Here they found the old Patty Nash house empty. The largest house in town just waiting for the Fritz?s. It felt good to have a roof over head again, though one felt hemmed in by the many trees. It was an altogether different looking world than the open dried out prairies.
Known as the ?hungry thirties? work was hard to find and they resided in Whitelaw for only three months where the younger children started school with Beth Reid as their teacher. She taught Grades 1-8. Leaving Whitelaw the family moved to the two storey house belonging to Paul White, just along the shore of Last Lake.
The goings were rough for them along with many other settlers, but where there?s a will, there?s a way. It was remarkable how people fared out. Living off nature was a way of life for many. Earl would hunt for moose and Dick was good at snaring rabbits. Beans and prunes were cheap so no one starved. Grannie made homemade soap from moose tallow, lye and wood ashes.
The next move was to the George Paul place in the Blue Hawk district. This is now the present home site of Earl and Pyllis Coates.
It was in 1936 that they filed on their homestead in the Burnt Lee district, SE-8 and SW-9 Rg-1-84 West of the sixth meridian. Son Walter and wife May purchased NE-5-84-Rg-1 West of the sixth.
In 1940 Mr. Fritz returned to Lumly, British Columbia. Grannie stayed to carry on with the homestead. She and her son Dick worked at Thordarson Mills from 1944-1947. In the summer of 1948 they both obtained work in Burns Lake, British Columbia. It was in June of this year that Grandad passed away.
After a short visit back to Saskatchewan Grannie knew her heart was in the Peace and returned to Whitelaw where she bought her home. She worked at various jobs, mainly as a cook in Hotel Dieu and William Sydorko?s café.
In the early 60?s she sold her home to Mr. and Mrs. Konratt and went to reside with her son Earl and daughter-in-law Audrey in Fairview. Grannie never thought age to be a major factor in slowing down and proved this with her love to travel, always keeping in touch with her sons and daughters and their families. She lived an active social life up until the time of her death at the age of 92 years. She rejoiced over numerous grand children, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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