Grave Sites

As time went on, the notable members of the Fryfogel family, as well as those that were important to the building’s history, have passed on. As the lives of the second generation continued the Fryfogel children spread throughout the area and are buried with their spouses and children, but many were separated from their brothers and sisters. This page consists of a collection of the known burial locations and their tombstones for Fryfogel descendants.

Avondale Cemetery

Located in Stratford, Ontario at 4 Avondale Avenue.

Mary “Polly” Flynn (née Fryfogel)
(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) daughter)

Born 1818
Died February 5, 1887 (age 69)

and her husband, Dr. John Irwin Flynn

Born 1807
Died March 10, 1872 (age 65)

Charles Fryfogel

(Sebastian II and Elizabeth Fryfogel’s (née Cameron) son)

Born December 28, 1860

Died 1941 (age 81)

and his wife, Jessie Gibson.

Born December 20, 1859

Died August 2, 1911 (age 52)

Dr. James Palmer Rankin

Born April 30, 1855

Died June 15 1934 (age 79)

James’ wife, Mary J Rankin (née McKee)

Born 1854

Died September 24, 1915 (age 61)

and James and Mary’s son, Dr. Ramsay David Rankin

Born November 7, 1888

Died June 1, 1921 (age 32)

(Parents, James & Mary, and brother, Ramsay, of Jessie Gertrude Rankin and Ethelwyn Stuart Rankin who ran the Green Acres Tea Room in the 1930’s and 1940’s. The location of Jessie and Ethelwyn’s graves are unknown)

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

Located in Tavistock, Ontario at 2210 Perth Line 29.

Sarah Trachsell (née Fryfogel)

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) daughter)

Born 1846

Died 1870 (age 24)

Sarah’s husband, David Trachsell

Born 1838

Died 1879 (age 41)

Elizabeth Fryfogel (née Cameron)

(Sebastian Fryfogel II’s wife)

Born 1826

Died Oct 22, 1891 (age 65)

Barbara Trachsell (née Fryfogel)

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) daughter)

Born June 12, 1840

Died Oct 16, 1922 (age 82)

and Barbara’s husband, John Trachsell

Born January 9, 1836

Died November 15, 1912 (age 76)

Willis Wray Fryfogel

(Amos Fryfogel’s son — Fifth generation descendant of Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel (née Eby))

Born May 24, 1927

Died May 30, 1987 (age 60)

and his wife, Doris Anna Fryfogel (née Mogk)

Born May 26, 1928

Died August 31, 2019 (age 91)

South Easthope Cemetery Shakespeare

Located in Shakespeare, Ontario at 3901 Perth Rd 107.

Ronald Glen Fryfogel

(Amos Fryfogel’s grandson — Sixth generation descendant of Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel (née Eby))

Born Sept 4, 1947

Died April 10, 1954 (age 10)

Amos Fryfogel

(Fourth generation descendant of Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel (née Eby))

Born September 26, 1889

Died November 12, 1976 (age 87)

and his wife, Jessie Mae Fryfogel (née Bell).

Born January 30, 1897

Died October 25 , 1949 (age 54)

Peter Fryfogel

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) son)

Born November 24, 1819

Died July 8, 1912 (age 92)

and his wife, Hellena “Ellen” Maude Fryfogel (née Allen).

Born February 24, 1830

Died March 11, 1923 (age 93)

Sebastian Fryfogel II

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) son).

Born June 15, 1825

Died December 15, 1905 (age 80)

Mary Strome (née Fryfogel)

(Sebastian II and Elizabeth Fryfogel’s (née Cameron) daughter)

Born 1858

Died April 11, 1891 (age 34)

Sebastian Fryfogel III

(Sebastian II and Elizabeth Fryfogel’s (née Cameron) son).

Born August 23, 1855

Died December 4, 1929 (age 75)

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rieder (née Fryfogel)

(Sebastian II and Elizabeth Fryfogel’s (née Cameron) daughter)

Born May 5, 1851

Died February 22, 1934 (age 83)

and her husband, Daniel Rieder.

Born May 25, 1844

Died July 16, 1922 (age 78)

Alexander Capling

(Stephen and Martha Capling’s (née Fryfogel) son)

Born April 18, 1853

Died December 28, 1878 (age 25)

Anna “Nancy” Dietrich

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) daughter)

Born March 1, 1830

Died January 29, 1908 (age 77)

her husband, Christian Dietrich.

Born March 26, 1825

Died October 3, 1909 (age 84)

Glen Sebastian Fryfogel

(Amos Fryfogel and Jessie Mae Fryfogel’s (née Bell) son),

Born March 31, 1925

Died December 31, 2022 (age 97)

his wife, Bernice Marie Fryfogel (née Pletsch),

Born February 18, 1926

Died December 30, 1998 (age 72)

and their daughter Brenda Bernice Fryfogel

Born September 3, 1953

Died November 12, 1963 (age 10)

Elizabeth Capling (née Fryfogel)

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) daughter)

Born March 27, 1823

Died April 18, 1909 (age 86)

John Capling

(husband of Elizabeth Capling (née Fryfogel))

Born September 20, 1818

Died October 10, 1889 (age 71)

Peter A. Fryfogel

(Peter and Hellena “Ellen” Maude Fryfogel’s (née Allen) son)

Born February 24, 1859

Died April 27, 1929 (age 70)

and his wife, Anna G. Fryfogel (née Wolfe)

Born May 26, 1871

Died October 23, 1952 (age 81)

Lingelbach Cemetery

Located in Shakespeare, Ontario at 3999 Road 104.

Susannah Reber (née Fryfogel)

(Sebastian I and Mary Fryfogel’s (née Eby) daughter)

Born October 25, 1815

Died May 11, 1880 (age 64)

John Yaggie

(Susannah Reber’s (née Fryfogel) first husband)

Born 1804

Died September 13, 1855 (age 51)

(Two different stones, likely

replaced when the first one

cracked and broke)

Riverside Cemetery

Located in New Hamburg, Ontario at 82 Bergey Court.

Elizabeth Isabella Hesse (née Fryfogel)

(Amos Fryfogel and Jessie Mae Fryfogel’s (née Bell) daughter)

Born June 18, 1929

Died December 28, 1983 (age 54)

and her husband, Kenneth Samuel Joseph Hesse

(brother of Carl B. Hesse).

Born February 17, 1924

Died June 18, 1997 (age 73)

Carl B. Hesse

(brother of Kenneth Samuel Joseph Hesse)

Born April 13, 1926

Died December 26, 1989 (age 63)

and his wife, Blanche E. Hesse (née Wolfe).

born February 22, 1925