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Frederick Carl Schmelzer

Birth	:	13 Mar 1892 Germany
Death	:	1 Nov 1944 Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Winnifred Cemetery, Winnifred, Medicine Hat Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.9091400, -111.2079500
Plot	:	Lot 2 Block 13
Description	:	Pioneer Farmer Buried, Winnifred WINNIFRED. — Funeral services were held in the Winnifred United church Sunday for Mr. Fred C Schmelzer, who died very suddenly Nov. 1 while employed around his farm buildings. Funeral services were in charge of Rev. Irving of Medicine Hat. Burial took place in the Winnifred cemetery. Deceased was a pioneer farmer having resided for the past 42 years in the district, northeast of Winnifred. He was 54 years old at the time of his death, having been born in Germany, and was brought by his parents 52 years ago to Medicine Hat, where his... Read More	Pioneer Farmer Buried, Winnifred WINNIFRED. — Funeral services were held in the Winnifred United church Sunday for Mr. Fred C Schmelzer, who died very suddenly Nov. 1 while employed around his farm buildings. Funeral services were in charge of Rev. Irving of Medicine Hat. Burial took place in the Winnifred cemetery. Deceased was a pioneer farmer having resided for the past 42 years in the district, northeast of Winnifred. He was 54 years old at the time of his death, having been born in Germany, and was brought by his parents 52 years ago to Medicine Hat, where his parents took up residence. The family, after residing in Medicine Hal for 10 years, operated a stock ranch northeast of Winnifred. Deceased left to mourn his death his aged mother, wife, one granddaughter and five sons—Arthur, Roy and Martin in uniform for this country. Roy has been active in Normandy, where he was wounded and has been returned to Canada. He Is now stationed at Kingston, Ont. Arthur is stationed at Port Alberni, B.C.; Martin in Calgary. The many, neighbors and friends at the funeral bespoke the esteem in which deceased was held in the community. Obituary obtained from Newspaper Archives, Publication: Lethbridge Herald November 10, 1944 Winnifred : Our Trails, Trials and Memories published in 1965 Author: Collins, Ruth Johanna THE SCHMELZERS CAME FROM GERMANY by Emma Zuberbier Schmelzer Fred Schmelzer, who homesteaded up in the northeast of our map, was born in Germany, sailing for the USA on the "Baumwell", leaving Port of Hamburg in 1893. The family travelled to Helena, Montana, where Fred's father got work as a blacksmith. They left Helena in a covered rig and headed for Alberta. Somewhere, soon after they left, the small tots happened to set fire to the wagon and burned everything; luckily the little ones were pulled to safety in time. They got another setup and continued the journey arriving in Medicine Hat in 1896 and located on Pt S.E. 23-12-6. There they built a house and in 1911 had gas, water and some sewage disposal in the house. Fred's parents, Gottleib Schmelzer and Wilhelmina Walters were married in Germany in 1882 and Gottleib made a good living for themselves by smithing; here in Alberta he was able to get work smithing for farmers and the town, soon setting up a shop. But then the heavy work got too much for him when he got older and he had to quit. He then went to live on the homestead he had filed on in 1907. In 1914 he built a house on section 7-12-8 where he went to live. He met with a painful accident when riding agentle horse, which stepped in a badger hole and rolled. Gottleib's foot slipped through the stirrup and he was dragged and the horse kicked his knee. He spent many months in hospital and an amputation was necessary. He passed away when gangrene set in, in 1929. Fred was married to Emma Zuberbrier and they lived on the homestead (plus a pre-emption) for four yeras and then sold it and bought Oscar Danielson's half section, finally selling to the Hutterian Brethern Colony. Fred's father bought a big steam engine in the very early days. It was capable of pulling 12 bottom plows and a little later, he bought a separator and did much custom work for years. Other members of the Schmelzer family are: Herman who homesteaded in our area, too, was married to Maude Bishop from the Newdale District, has passed on now and his widow lives in Moose Home; Freda; Elizabeth; Helen; Annie has now bought the town home of the late Rhoda Seville; Mary; Suzie; and Mary. Fred's mother passed away following a few year's residence with the Fred Schmelzer's and was laid to rest in her 86th year. Fred has gone since. Their family of 9 was born to them on the farm: Arthur, Leonard and Vernon are near Rocky Mountain House; Martin is in Red Deer and Roy has a dairy at Richmond, Ont. on the outskirts of Ottawa. Vera is married to Nels Hoel and they farm south of Bow Island.

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Frederick Carl Schmelzer death on 1 Nov 1944 in Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 49.9091400
Longitude: -111.2079500

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Emma Zuberbier Schmelzer

(1892 - 1971)

Siblings

Elise Schmelzer Brown

(1888 - 1981)

Helene S Schmelzer Newell

(1890 - 1970)

Susanna Schmelzer Amdahl

(1895 - 1981)

Children

Earl Schmelzer

(1912 - 1930)

Arthur Charles Schmelzer

(1914 - 1992)

Vernon Wilfred “Vern” Schmelzer

(1916 - 1996)

Lloyd George Schmelzer

(1918 - 1937)

Tinnie Schmelzer

(1929 - 1929)

Sonnie Schmelzer

(1929 - 1929)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 49.9091400, -111.2079500

2. Whitla Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8952910, -111.0513930

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Coordinate: 49.8595000, -111.3719500

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Coordinate: 49.8431000, -111.5164200

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Coordinate: 49.7072340, -111.1142640

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Coordinate: 49.6691600, -111.2695300

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Coordinate: 49.8598782, -110.8135607

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Coordinate: 49.6257660, -111.1329960

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Coordinate: 50.0661600, -110.7941500

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Coordinate: 49.9926500, -110.7409600

16. Grassy Lake Prairie View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8429920, -111.6995750

17. Assumption Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.7269500, -111.6251600

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Coordinate: 50.0280100, -110.7114600

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20. Highfield Christian Reformed Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6112900, -111.5293000

21. Carlstadt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 50.2744200, -111.3457900

22. St. Joseph's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.5609900, -111.4290900

23. Wisdom Bethel Evangelical Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6988000, -110.7036700

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