• Born: 13 September 1885, Medora, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada ^{1 3 4 5}
• Marriage (1): Ellen McCOURT on 25 November 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ^{1 2}
• Died: 11 April 1968, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at age 82 ^{3 5}
• Buried: 1968, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

   Cause of his death was He fell asleep on a bus and never woke up.

   Other names for Charles were Charles KONTZE,^{2 4} Charles Williams KONTZIE,^{3 5} Charlie KONTZIE and Charles KUNTZE.

  Burial Notes

Fairlawn Memorial Park

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Nickname: Charlie.

• He has conflicting birth information of 13 September 1885 and Melita, Manitoba, Canada. ^{3 4 5 6}

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Canada on 6 April 1891 in Medora, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. ⁷ Surname, Given Name, Gender, Age, Est. birth year, Marital Status, Relationship, Birthplace, Religion, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace, Occupation
  

Kontzie Frederick   Male     36      abt 1855   Married   Head   Ontario    Lutheran   Germany    Germany    Farmer
Kontzie Jane        Female   31      abt 1860   Married   Wife   Scotland   Pres.      Scotland   Scotland
Kontzie Charles     Male      5      abt 1886   Single    Son    Manitoba   Pres.      Ontario    Scotland
Kontzie Edwin       Male      4      abt 1887   Single    Son    Manitoba   Pres.      Ontario    Scotland
Kontzie Theodore    Male      1/12   abt 1891   Single    Son    Manitoba   Pres.      Ontario    Scotland
Drysdale John       Male     33      abt 1858   Single    Head   Ontario    Pres.      Scotland   Scotland

• He appeared on the 1901 Census of Canada on 3 April 1901 in Arthur, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. ⁴
  

8  8   Kontze Frederick    M  W  Head    M   Mch  28th 1853   48   Ont R             German  Canadian   Pres.   Farmer    German
       Kontze Jane         F  W  Wife    M   Feb. 12th 1860   40   Scotland   1862   Scotch      "        "               English
       Kontze Charles      M  W  Son     S   Sept 13   1885   15   Man R             German      "        "                 "
          "   Edwin        "  "   "      "   Mch   3d  1887   14    "  R               "         "        "                 "
       McDonald Ellathes   F  "  Lodger  S   June  3d  1860   40   Ont R             Scotch      "      Meth.   Teacher     "

9  9   Drysdale John       M  "  Head    S   Apr.  9th 1858   42   Ont R             Scotch      "      Pres.   Farmer      "

• He worked as a machinist in a machine shop in 1916 in Melita, Souris, Manitoba, Canada. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta in 1916 in Melita, Souris, Manitoba, Canada. ⁶ Line number, Family Number, Surname, Given Name, Address, Relationship, Gender, Marital Status, Age, Estimated birth year, Birthplace, Immigration Year, Race or Tribal Origin, Occupation
  
  50  55  Kontzie Chas W   Melita   Self   Male   Single   30   1886   Manitoba   --   German   Machinist / Machine Shop

• Moved: 1947, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

• He retired in 1947.

Charles married Ellen McCOURT, daughter of James McCOURT and Mary Ann CASSIDY, on 25 November 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^{1 2} (Ellen McCOURT was born on 28 June 1893 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland,⁸ died on 12 October 1982 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and was buried in 1982 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.)