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Ferdinand Ritz

Birth
Tarutyne, Bolhrad Raion, Odeska, Ukraine
Death
17 Jul 1966 (aged 81)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Add to Map
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Ferdinand RITZ born 3 September at Tarutino, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the son of Christoph RITZ and Friedericka WARNKE.

Ferdinand married Magdalena ZAHL before March 1911 at Tarutino. This union was blessed with 6 children; William, Edward, Otto, Emil, Mathilda b.1918 and Alma b.1920.

Ferdinand at the age of 26 with his wife, Magdalena immigrated to America via the Port of Bremen, Germany on the 2nd of March 1911 aboard the SS "Brandenburg" and arrived at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland on the 17th of March 1911. Their final destination was recorded as Tripp, South Dakota.

The RITZ family apparently migrated to the Canadian Prairies shortly after arriving in America. In 1936 they moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Ferdinand RITZ died in July 1966 at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Sources:
Odessa 3 — Bessarabian Collection & St. Petersburg Archives; and the 4 volumes of,
Tarutino — Ancestors and Family History with Family Relations in Bessarabia, 1814-1940, by Heinrich WAHLERS

Compiled by DG Bender
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* RITZ Children with Unknown Burial Site
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5. Mathilda RITZ b 1918
6. Alma RITZ b. 1920
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Ferdinand RITZ born 3 September at Tarutino, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the son of Christoph RITZ and Friedericka WARNKE.

Ferdinand married Magdalena ZAHL before March 1911 at Tarutino. This union was blessed with 6 children; William, Edward, Otto, Emil, Mathilda b.1918 and Alma b.1920.

Ferdinand at the age of 26 with his wife, Magdalena immigrated to America via the Port of Bremen, Germany on the 2nd of March 1911 aboard the SS "Brandenburg" and arrived at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland on the 17th of March 1911. Their final destination was recorded as Tripp, South Dakota.

The RITZ family apparently migrated to the Canadian Prairies shortly after arriving in America. In 1936 they moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Ferdinand RITZ died in July 1966 at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Sources:
Odessa 3 — Bessarabian Collection & St. Petersburg Archives; and the 4 volumes of,
Tarutino — Ancestors and Family History with Family Relations in Bessarabia, 1814-1940, by Heinrich WAHLERS

Compiled by DG Bender
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* RITZ Children with Unknown Burial Site
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5. Mathilda RITZ b 1918
6. Alma RITZ b. 1920
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  • Created by: DG Bender
  • Added: Nov 2, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154556490/ferdinand-ritz: accessed ), memorial page for Ferdinand Ritz (3 Sep 1884–17 Jul 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154556490, citing Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by DG Bender (contributor 47380620).