David Ritchie

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• Occupation: RR3, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338692

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Robert (Bob) Ritchie

Life-long area resident Robert (Bob) Cochrane Ritchie of RR 2, Paris, died suddenly at the Brantford General Hospital on Thursday, October 22nd, 1998. He was in his 77th year. Born in North Dumfries Township, he was predeceased by his parents, Mabel Grace Cochrane and Thomas Irving Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie was a former employee of Wabco Ltd., Paris and farmed for many years at RR 3, Ayr. He was a lifetime member of Knox United Church, Ayr. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; his children, Karen and John MacLeod of Paris, Marlene and Jim Miller of Baden, Pat and Glen Kahle of Kitchener, David, Doug and Ann, Mary and John DeMeer, all of Paris and Richard and Nadine of Brantford. Also survived by fourteen grandchildren and by his sister Betty Vanderlip of Paris and his brother Grant Ritchie of Ayr. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his brother Marshall. Funeral service was held at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, on Saturday, October 24th with Rev. Fred Hagle of Knox United Church, Ayr, officiating. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. Flower bearers were Erin MacLeod and Dana Ritchie. Pallbearers were Ian MacLeod, Sean Ritchie, Ryan and Ethan Miller, Schuyler DeMeer and Neil Vanderlip.

The Ayr News 28 Oct 1998 pg 12

Robert married Dorothy Irene Kinzie 7 Jul 1951, , Ontario, Canada. Dorothy (daughter of Isaiah S. Kinzie and Sylvia Snyder) was born 30 Jun 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 2008, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothy Irene Ritchie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338693

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RITCHIE, Dorothy, RN - Peacefully at Telfer Place, Paris, on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Dorothy Irene Kinzie formerly of Ayr, in her 85th year. Beloved wife of the late Robert Ritchie (1998); loving mother of Karen (John) MacLeod of Paris, Marlene (Jim) Miller of Baden, Patricia (Glenn) Kahle of Kitchener, David Ritchie of Cambridge, Douglas (Ann) Ritchie of Paris, Mary Margaret (John) DeMeer of Paris and Richard Ritchie of Brantford; Grandma Ritchie of 16 grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren; and sister of Willard (Ruth) Kinzie of Barrie and Jean Pearce of Cambridge; predeceased by sister, Edith Kinzie (2003). Dorothy graduated from the K-W School of Nursing and nursed at various institutions in the area. She enjoyed nature, camping, quilting, reading and most of all, family gatherings. Friends will be received at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home , 183 Northumberland Street, Ayr on Thursday from 7 - 9 p.m. and Friday (today) from 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 11 a.m. Reverend Fred Hagle of Knox United Church, Ayr officiating. Interment Ayr Cemetery. Donations in Dorothy's memory may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Canadian Cancer Society or Canadian Diabetes Association. Online condolences or donations may be arranged through www.wmkippfuneralhome.com or by contacting Wm. KIPP 519-442-3061.
The Waterloo Region Record - Jun. 6, 2008

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73057
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Thomas I. Ritchie Passes - A member of one of this district's pioneer farming families, Thomas Irving Ritchie of RR 2, Paris, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, Brantford on Thursday, October 30th. He was 85. Born in North Dumfries, Mr. Ritchie had farmed in the area all his life; over 50 years on the Ayr-Paris Road. He was a member of the Knox United Church, Ayr. Surviving besides his wife, the former Grace Cochrane, are two sons, Robert of RR 3, Ayr and Grant of Ayr; a daughter Mrs. Earl (Betty) Vanderlip of RR 2, Paris; also 13 grandchildren. Predeceased by a son Marshall. Funeral service was held Saturday at the William Kipp Funeral Home, Paris. Rev. D. E. Willis of Ayr officiated. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bert Sayles, John T. Kennedy, Thomas Burtch, Wilbur Guthrie, Donald Cochrane and Norman Perriman. Flower bearers were Brian and David, Ritchie and Donald Vanderlip.

The Ayr News Nov 6 1975 pg 9

Thomas married Mabel Grace "Grace" Cochrane 6 Oct 1920, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mabel (daughter of Robert Cochrane and Christina Marshall) was born 3 Mar 1897, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1990, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 May 1990, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mabel Grace "Grace" Ritchie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338265

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Mrs. Thomas Ritchie

Mrs. Thomas Ritchie, Telfer Place, Paris and formerly of RR 2. Paris, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, Brantford, on Wednesday, May 9th. She was in her 94th year. Born in South Dumfries Township, she was a daughter of the late Robert Cochrane and Christina Marshall. Mrs. Ritchie was a lifelong member of Knox United Church, Ayr. Wife of the late Thomas Ritchie. Dear mother of Robert and his wife Dorothy of Paris, Betty and her husband Earl Vanderlip of RR 2, Paris and Grant of Ayr. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by son, Marshall; sister, Margaret Gunn and brothers, Ernest, Marshall and Robert Cochrane. Rested at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris, where funeral service was conducted by. Rev. George Saunders of Ayr on Friday afternoon. Interment Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News May 16 1990 pg 16

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• Eby ID Number: 00065-4092.8
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Milk Waggon
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1958, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Kinzie.- Isaiah, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Steiner) Kinzie, was born in Blair, Ont., June 23, 1890; died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Aug. 20, 1981; aged 91 y. He was married to Sylvia Snyder, who preceded him in death. Surviving are 4 children (Willard, Dorothy-Mrs. Robert Ritchie, Jean-Mrs. Donald Pearce, and Edith). Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Edwin). Hewas preceded in death by 2 brothers and one sister. He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 23, in charge of Willis Breckbill and Rufus Jutzi; interment in Hagey Cemetery.

Gospel Herald, November 10, 1981 - Volume 74, Number 45 - page 846

Isaiah married Sylvia Snyder 1 Feb 1916. Sylvia (daughter of Levi Snyder and Sarah S. Reist) was born 22 Jan 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sylvia Kinzie
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5924.6
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Kinzie.- Sylvia, daughter of Levi and Sarah (Reist) Snyder, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Jan. 26, 1893; died at South-Waterloo Hospital, Galt, Ont., July 4, 1972; aged 79 y. 5 m. 8 d. On Feb. 1, 1916, she was married to Isaiah Kinzie, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Willard), 3 daughters (Dorothy-Mrs. R. Ritchie, Jean-Mrs. Don Pearce, and Edith), one brother (Gordon), and 6 sisters (Maggie-Mrs. M. Moyer, Estelle-Mrs. H. Weber, Myra-Mrs. B. Shantz, Ada-Mrs. C. Rudy, Mary-Mrs. Frank Henry, and Melinda-Mrs. Roy Hagey). She was a member of the Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held July 6, in charge of Rufus Jutzi; interment in the Hagey Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume LXV, Number 31 - August 8, 1972, pages 635, 636

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179371496
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73053P
• Birth: CALC 2 Apr 1854
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Pressbyterian
• Residence: 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Died In North Dumfries, on Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 1924, at 7 p.m. Robert Ritchie In his 70th year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, lot 26, Con. 9, North Dumfries, on Saturday, Feb. 9th, at 2 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

Funeral Card

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Demise of Robert Ritchie - Long-Time Resident Passes Away In His 70th Year

Died, in North Dumfries, on Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 1924, at 7 p.m., Robert Ritchie, in his 70th year. To live practically the allotted span of life in one community is an achievement experienced by a small percentage of people - a percentage greatly exceeded, on the other hand, by the number who roam the wide world ever and seldom settle n on place for any extended length of time. The subject of the memoirs was born in Blenheim township, only a few miles from where he died, and spent the intervening years on the farm now occupied by his son William, where he led a quiet, unassuming life, intent only on successfully pursuing his honorable calling as a tiller of the soil. In religion Mr. Ritchie was a Presbyterian and in politics a Conservative - latterly becoming allied with the U.F.O. movement. He was well and favorably known throughout the section, and will be mourned by a wide circle of friends. A few years ago the decreased purchased a residence in Ayr, with the intention of spending his declining years in the village which he had been expand almost from its inception, but fate willed it otherwise and Mr. Ritchie ended his days in the township in which he spent his youth and manhood. His wife, a sister, Mrs. Henry Guthrie, Paris, three sons and a daughter survive him. The family comprises William on the homestead, Mary at home, Thomas in South Dumfries, and albert at home. The funeral took place on Saturday when interment was made in the Ayr cemetery, Rev. J. J. Brown conducting the last rites. The pallbearers were Messrs. John McLeod, Walter Scott, Wm. Riddell, David Gemmell, and Mathison and Robert Morton.

The Ayr News Feb 14 1924 pg 1

Robert married Janet Renwick 25 Mar 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of Walter Renwick and Margaret Preston) was born May 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1938, Wroxeter, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Dec 1938, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet Ritchie
• Name: Jennet Renwick
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73054P
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Mrs. Robert Ritchie - Native of North Dumfries Dies in Wroxeter in Her 86th Year

The death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Adams, Wroxeter, on Sunday night of a former well-known and highly-respected resident of North Dumfries township in the person of Janet Renwick, widow of the late Robert Ritchie, in her 86th year. Her demise followed an illness of only two or three days. Mrs. Ritchie was born a short distance east of Ayr in North Dumfries township. After her marriage, she resided for some 35 or 40 years on the farm now occupied by her son, William. Since the death of her husband, about 15 or 16 years ago, she had made her home with different members of her family. In her younger days, she was a faithful attendant of Stanley Street Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Ritchie is survived by the following family: William, North Dumfries; Mrs. John Adams, Wroxeter; Thomas, South Dumfries, and Albert, North Dumfries. The funeral will take place to Ayr Cemetery this (Thursday) afternoon.

The Ayr News Dec 29 1938 pg 10

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Funeral of Mrs. R. Ritchie

Services Held at Wroxeter Tuesday and Ayr Thursday

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Robert Ritchie were held first at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. John Adams, Wroxeter, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 27th at 8 p.m. this service was conducted by Rev. A. M. Grant of Wroxeter United Church. Two of the deceased's favourite hymns, "O god of Bethel" and "I t the Hills" were sung and a very fine address was delivered.

The second service was held at the residence of her son, Mr. Thomas /Ritchie, South Dumfries, Thursday at 2 p.m. This was conducted by Rev. J. W. Currie of Ayr who took as his theme the 23rd psalm and in the course of his fine address paid high tribute to the fine qualities of the deceased.

Interment took place in the Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were J.W. Currie, David Gemmell, and Jas. R. Henderson of Ayr, John and Jackson Clark of Bright, and Robert Guthrie of Paris.

Among those who attended the funeral from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. John Adams, who accompanied the body from Wroxeter, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Didman and Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Smith of Jerseyville, Messrs. Jackson and John Clark and Miss Mary Clark of Bright, Mrs. w. Brown, Mrs. Robert Barrie and Mrs. William Hall of Galt.

Ayr News Jan 5 1939 pg 3

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56368004
• Interesting: story, agriculture
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113741
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1918, North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Thy Will Be Done Died In South Dumfries, on Wednesday, February 6th, 1918. at 2 p.m. Robert Cochrane Aged 59 years. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Lot 34, Con. 7, South Dumfries, on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. "Heaven is Our Home" Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

Funeral Card

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Death of a Prominent Farmer
Robert Cochrane Summoned After Brief Illness

The community was sensibly shocked on Wednesday, Feb. 6, when it was learned that Mr. Robert Cochrane had been suddenly called from time to eternity. About a week previously he had attended a sale and became thoroughly chilled. On Saturday, however, he was in Paris, but the next day was stricken with acute inflammatory rheumatism. The disease made rapid progress, and although everything possibly was done to check it the effort proved futile. Mr. Cochrane was one of the most prominent agriculturists in the entire section, owning and cultivating one of the richest and best tilled farms in the province, frequently taking prizes on his products and in the field competition. As a horseman, stockbreeder and exhibitor, he also figured conspicuously, and in recent years was frequently called upon by the Department of Agriculture to act in the capacity of a judge, his decisions giving general satisfaction. From this it will be seen that in the demise of Mr. Cochrane the profession of Agriculture loses one of its leading exponents, the Church a faithful apostle, the community a worthy citizen, and the family a kind, indulgent father and husband. The deceased was still, ordinarily speaking, good for many years of usefulness, being yet under the sixty year mark, but Providence ruled otherwise, and many were the sincere friends who followed his remains to their last resting place with bowed heads and a keen sense of sorrow. He was married in 1881 to Christena Marshall, who survives, together with the following family: Ernest of Bright, Marshall of Galt, Robbie, Margaret and Grace at home. Two brothers and a sister also survive, viz.: James of Edmonton and John and Margaret of Ayr. As a sport Mr. Cochrane was an enthusiastic hunter, also a curler, being tankard skip for years, and winning a number of cups in quoit pitching contests. The funeral on Saturday to Ayr cemetery was largely attended. The service was conducted jointly by Rev. J.J. Brown and Dr. Thomson. Following were the pall-bearers: Messrs. John A. Manson, Albert Gillespie, Thos. Easton, John Easton, Paul Maeder and Wm. Manson.

The Ayr News Feb 14 1918 pg 1

Robert married Christina Marshall 18 Apr 1888, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of Peter Marshall and Margaret Nichol) was born 4 Jan 1863, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jun 1944, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Jun 1944, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Cochrane
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69623

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Died In South Dumfries, on Tuesday, June 27, 1944, at 1.15 p.m. Christina Marshall Widow of the late Robert Cochrane, in her 82nd year. The Funeral Will take place from her late residence, South Dumfries, on Thursday, June 29th, at 2.30 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. "Jesus, I am resting, resting In the joy of what Thou art." Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

Funeral Card

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Lifelong Resident Passes

Mrs. Robert Cochrane, South of Ayr, Was Member of Pioneer Family

A lifelong resident of this community passed away on Tuesday at noon in the person of Mrs. Robert Cochrane, one mile south of Ayr, in her 82nd year. Mrs. Cochrane, whose maiden name was Christina Marshall, was a daughter of Peter Marshall and Margaret Nicoll, Scottish pioneers. She was born on the Marshall homestead, now occupied by Clifford Faus, and had resided in South Dumfries township during the whole of her long lifetime. She was a member of Knox United Church, but, owing to the condition of her health, was unable to participate in the activities of church and other organizations for many years past. Mrs. Cochrane, whose husband predeceased her many years ago, is survived by the following family: Ernest Cochrane, Blenheim; A. Marshall Cochrane, Ayr; Mrs. Charles Gunn and Mrs. Thomas Ritchie, South Dumfries, and Robert Cochrane, Ayr. Also surviving are one brother, Anthony Marshall, LeaCross, Sask., and 18 grandchildren. The funeral will take place from her late residence to Ayr Cemetery this (Thursday) afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.

The Ayr News Jun 29 1944 pg 10

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MRS. CHRISTINA COCHRANE
By Record Correspondent

AYR. June 28. Mrs. Christina Cochrane, widow of Robert Cochrane, died early yesterday afternoon at her home, Lot 23, Fifth Concession of South Dumfries. She was 81 years of age. Mrs. Cochrane had been, troubled with arthritis fon many years. She attended Know United Church.

She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marshall, Surviving are three sons, Ernest of Blenheim Township, Albert and Robert of Ayr: two daughters, (Margaret) Mrs. Charles Gunn, Ayr, and (Mable) Mrs. Thomas Ritchie, Paris, and one brother, Anton Marshall Leacross, Sask. Two brothers and four sisters predeceased her.

The funeral will be held Thursday with public service at the residence at 2:30. Interment will be made in the Ayr Cemetery. Rev. R A. Steed will conduct the services. The remains will rest at the home after Thursday noon.

Kitchener Record 28 Jun 1944, Wed Page 17

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• Birth: Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20942951
• Eby ID Number: 00065-4092
• Occupation: 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Henry M. Kinsie, "was born February 18th, 1853. He is married to Elizabeth Steiner. They reside at Blair where he is engaged with Mr. Harry McNally. Their family consists of seven children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Henry M. Kinzie

Death removed a well known citizen of Waterloo county on Sunday in the person of Henry M. Kinzie, who passed away at the home of his son, Isaiah Kinzie, in North Dumfries township, in his 74th year. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from the home of his son to the Hagey Mennonite church and cemetery for service and internment.

Waterloo Chronicle, 29 Apr 1926, p. 5

Henry married Elizabeth Steiner 27 Oct 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Steiner and Barbara Geiger) was born 5 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1917, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Kinzie
• Eby ID Number: 00065-4092.1
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Kinzie. - Elizabeth Steiner was born in Wilmot Tp., Waterloo Co., Ont., May 5, 1860; died at Blair, Ont., July 22, 1917; aged 57 y. 2 m. 16 d. Her parents having died when she was quite young she was adopted into the family of Peter Good near St. Jacobs. She was married in Nov. 1878 to Henry Kinzie who with four sons, one daughter, and nine grandchildren are left to mourn her departure. Two sons and one daughter preceded her. Sister Kinzie was taken ill only a few weeks previous to her death. It was the first not thought to be serious, but later she underwent an operation for tumors which resulted in her death. A loved one indeed has left the home vacant, but we mourn not as those who have no hope, for her last words were expressions of peace and readiness for departure. Funeral services were conducted on July 24, at the Hagey Church by Ben Shantz and David Wismer. Burial in adjoining Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume X, Number 23 - September 6, 1917, pages 439, 431

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• Eby ID Number: 00106-5924
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Levi Snyder, "was born July 25th, 1852. On September 17th, 1884, he was married to Sarah Reist. They reside on a farm near his father's place. To them are born six children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Snyder.--Levi Snyder was born July 25, 1852; died April 7, 1931; aged 78 y. 8 m. 13 d. On Sept. 17, 1884, he was married to Sarah Reist, who survives him. To this union were born 2 sons and 8 daughters, all of whom are living. He united with the Mennonite Church in his young manhood and was a faithful member to death. Funeral services were held at his home and at the Wanner Church, Hespeler, Ont., by Bros. Oscar Burkholder and C. F. Derstine. Theme: The Desired End and Haven.


Gospel Herald April 30, 1931 - Vol. XXIV, No.5 - page 110, 110

Levi married Sarah S. Reist 17 Sep 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Moses Reist and Mary Catharine "Catherine" Shantz) was born 23 Jul 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1941, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah S. Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00090-5216.10
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

MRS. LEVI SNYDER

HESPELER, July 28. Mrs. Levi Snyder, a lifelong resident of this district, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Rudy, Waterloo township, Sunday night. She had celebrated her 79th birthday, last week. Her maiden name was Sarah Reist and she was born near BresIau; about four miles from the Rudy farm. She was a member of Wanner Mennonite church and when health permitted, had been active in the work of the congregation. Her husband died, 12 years ago. Surviving are two sons, Abel of North Carolina and Gordon of Guelph and eight daughters, Mrs. Biehn of Guernsey, Sask., Mrs. Frank Henry of Elkhart, Ind., Mrs. Ben Shantz of Freeport, Mrs. Rudy of Waterloo township, Mrs. G. Halley of Galt, Mrs. M. Moyer of Blair, Mrs. I. Kinzie of Hespeler and Mrs. H. Weber of Kitchener. Two sisters also survive, one residing in Michigan and the other at Port Elgin.

Kitchener Daily Record 28 Jun 1941 pg 13

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Snyder.--Sarah Reist Snyder, wife of Levi Snyder, deceased ten years ago, was born July 23, 1862, near Kossuth; died at her home on the farm now owned by Bro. Clarence Rudy near Hespeler, Ont., July 27, 1941; living just four days in her 80th year. On this farm she and her husband lived ever since they were married, Sept. 17, 1884. All her married life and ten years since her husband,s death, was lived on the above-mentioned farm, except the last three years she spent the winter season with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Henry of Elkhart, Ind. She leaves to mourn her departure a family of 10 children, 40 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Of the immediate family there are 2 sons (Abel of North Carolina, and Gordon of Guelph) and 8 daughters (Mrs. B. B. Shantz, Preston, Ont.; Mrs. Clayton Biehn, Saskatchewan; Mrs. Gordon Hagey, Galt, Ont.; Mrs. Clarence Rudy, Hespeler; Mrs. Isaiah Kinzie, Guelph, Ont.; Mrs. Frank Henry, Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Menno Moyer, Blair, Ont.; and Mrs. Howard Weber, Kitchener). Two sisters also survive her, one in Michigan and the other in Port Elgin. She was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church, and when health permitted she was always there taking an active interest in all the work of the congregation. As we see from the above, she lived 57 years on the site of the earthly home which she and her husband were instrumental in building; but she has gone to her heavenly home. Sister Snyder loved to sing, and the last hymn she was heard to sin a few days before her death was:

"My heav'nly home is bright and fair,
Nor pain nor death can enter there;
Its glitt,ring tow,rs the sun outshine,
That heav,nly mansion shall be mine."

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIV, No . 21 - August 21, 1941 - page 454, 455