Larry Falk

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231229
• Residence: 1969, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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FALK, Clarence George "CG"-Peacefully surrounded by family at Nithview Community, New Hamburg on Sunday, December 22, 2019 in his 91st year. Beloved husband of 70 years to the late Betty (2018). Loving father of Ron (Norma) of Wellesley, Rick (Pam) of Wellesley, Larry (Mary Jane) of Wellesley and Linda (Stuart McMaster) of New Hamburg. Dear grandpa of 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He will be sadly missed by his sisters Dorothy Bockelkamp, Lucille Wendland and sister-in law Nancy Taylor. Predeceased by his parents Clayton Falk and Louise (nee Milbrandt), his great-granddaughter Kiera Lynn Wagler and his brother-in law Frank Wendland. Clarence owned and operated C.G. Falk Trucking in Wellesley for many years. He also farmed and did butcher work in the Wellesley area. Friends may call at the FUTHER-FRANKLIN FUNERAL HOME, 1172 Henry Street, Wellesley on Friday, December 27, 2019 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A family interment service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg at a later date. The family appreciates all the care and attention paid to Clarence by the Nurses and Doctors on the 2nd floor of Nithview Community. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimer Society or Nithview Community would be appreciated.
www.futher-franklinfuneralhome.com

Clarence George Falk - View Obituary & Service Information (2023). Available at: https://www.futher-franklinfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Clarence-Falk/#!/Obituary (Accessed: 30 July 2023).

Clarence — Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Leis. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Leis and Iona Shantz) was born 3 Oct 1930; died 6 Jul 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Falk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231248

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FALK, Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (nee Leis)-Peacefully surrounded by her family at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener on Friday, July 6, 2018. Betty of Wellesley in her 88th year. Beloved wife for 70 years to Clarence. Loving mother of Ron (Norma) of Wellesley, Rick (Pam) of Wellesley, Larry (Mary Jane) of Wellesley and Linda (Stuart McMaster) of New Hamburg. Dear grandmother of 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by her sister Nancy Taylor, sisters-in law Dorothy Bockelkamp and Lucille Wendland. Predeceased by her parents Joseph and Iona Leis (nee Shantz), her great-granddaughter Kiera Lynn Wagler, sister Norma Sheppard, brother Robert Leis (Grace) and brother-in law Frank Wendland. Betty was a quiet, humble lady who was devoted to her husband and family. She was a member of Zion United Church in New Hamburg and enjoyed going out with all her friends from Wellesley. Friends may call at the FUTHER-FRANKLIN Funeral Home, 1172 Henry Street, Wellesley on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A family interment service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg at a later date. The family appreciates all the care and attention paid to Betty by the Nurses and Doctors on the 6th floor of St. Mary's Hospital. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Lung Association would be appreciated. www.futher-franklinfuneralhome.com

Elizabeth "Betty" Falk - View Obituary & Service Information (2023). Available at: https://www.futher-franklinfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Elizabeth-Betty-Falk/#!/Obituary (Accessed: 30 July 2023).

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-210234

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Clayton A. Falk

Clayton A. Falk, North Easthope Township, died at his home on Tuesday of last week.

He was born in North Easthope Township, son of Mrs. George Falk, Shakespeare, and the late Mr. Falk. He farmed in North Easthope Township all his life.

He attended the Wellesley Missionary Church. He was a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters, Nith Court No. past president of the Wellesley 277. He was also a director and North Easthope Agricultural Society.

Surviving besides his mother, are his wife, the former Louise Milbrandt; one son Clarence, Wellesley; two daughters, Mrs. Otto (Dorothy) Bockelkamp, Kitchener; Mrs. Frank (Lucille) Wendland, Elmira; seven sisters, Mrs. John (Ella) Ehnes, Wellesley; Mrs. Elmore (Viola) Heldman, Kitchener; Mrs. Alvin (Victoria) Milbrandt, Mrs. Herb (Mildred) Koch, both of New Hamburg; Mrs. Harry (Matilda) Capling, Mrs. Harvey (Florence) Becker, both of RR 1 New Hamburg; Mrs. Floyd (Edella) Meyers, RR 2 New Hamburg; nine grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Friday at the Wellesley Missionary Hall. A memorial service was held on Wednesday by the Court Nith, No. 277 Canadian Order of Forresters.

Burial was in Rush's Cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent, August 20, 1969

Clayton — Louisa Milbrandt. Louisa (daughter of August Milbrandt and Mary Marie Diebel) was born 27 Apr 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1986; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Falk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200948
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28533
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Leis, Joseph, son of Rudy and Elizabeth (Bast) Leis, was born in Waterloo Township, Ont., on Oct. 27, 1906; died of a stroke at Pinehaven Nursing Home on Mar. 25, 1989; aged 82 y. On Nov. 9, 1929, he was married to Iona Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Elizabeth, Norma, and Nancy) and a son (Robert). He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 28, in charge of Mary Mae Schwartzentruber; interment in Parkview Cemetery [should read Memory Gardens], Waterloo, Ont.

Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 20 - May 16, 1989 - page 349, 350.

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LEIS, Joseph On Saturday. March 25, 1989, at his residence, Pinehaven Nursing Home, Waterloo, age 82 years.

Born in Wellesley, he was the son of the late Rudolph Leis and Eliza beth Bast.

Husband of the former Iona Shantz; father of Robert and his wife Grace of Kitchener, Betty and her husband Clarence Falk of RR 1, Wellesley, Norma Sheppard of Kitchener and Nancy and her husband Paul Taylor of Waterloo; brother of Edna and her husband Enos Zehr of Millbank; grandfather of 15 grand- children and 12 great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by one granddaughter, Barbara; two brothers, Bill and Walter and one sister, Leah Schultz.

Mr. Leis' family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Monday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, Rev. Mary Mae Schwartzentruber officiating. Cremation will follow, with interment in Memory Gardens.

Memorial contributions to a chari- ty of your choice would be appreciated.

Friends and relatives are invited to the Reception Room of the funeral home, following the service.

Joseph — Iona Shantz. Iona (daughter of Norman Shantz and Emma Rosenberger) was born 13 Feb 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Iona Leis
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28532
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Leis, Iona (Shantz), 82. Born: Feb. 13, 1910, Waterloo Twp., Ont., to Norman and Emma (Rosenberger) Shantz. Died: May 7, 1992, Kitchener, Ont., of a heart attack. Survivors-children: Nancy, Robert, Elizabeth Ann, Norma. Predeceased by: Joseph (husband). Funeral: May 9, Edward Good Funeral Home, Kitchener, Ont., by Paul Martin. Burial: Memory Gardens, Kitchener.

Gospel Herald - Volume 85, Number 25 - June 23, 1992 - page 14, 15:

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165582

George married Mary R. Mohr 21 Sep 1897. Mary (daughter of Henry Mohr and Anna Ruppert) was born 15 Jun 1876, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1970, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary R. Falk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-165591

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• Birth: , Prussia, Germany
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68408P
• Immigration: 1880, , Ontario, Canada
• Naturalization: 1896, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

August married Mary Marie Diebel 4 Jan 1892, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Peter Diebel and Anna Elisabeth Schneider) was born 25 Sep 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 1958; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Diebel
• Name: Mary Marie Milbrandt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-285107
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37565652
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351641
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Rudolph Leis

WELLESLEY. July 23 - Rudolph Leis, 39, died last night at his home in Wellesley after an illness of three weeks. Born in 1878 in Wellesley Townshiph, he was a retired farmer. His parents were the late Joseph Leis and Catherine Roth of Wellesley. His wife, the former Elizabeth Bast, predeceased him in 1942. He was a member of the Maple View Mennonite Church, 3rd line, Wellesley. Surviving ars his stepmother, Mrs. Magdeline Leis, Wellesley; three sons, William, Kitchener and Joseph and Waldemar, Wellesley; two daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Leah) Shultz, North Easthope and Mrs. Elmer (Edna)Brenneman, Wellesley; five brothers, John, New Hamburg, Soloman and Joseph R., Wellesley, Sidney Linwood and Elmer, London; five sisters, Mrs. Joseph Kropf, Misses Fannie, Mattie and Lydia, and Mrs. William Jantzi, all of Wellesley; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A private funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at his residence, followed by a memorial service at the Maple View Mennonite Church at 2.45 p.m., with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Body is resting at the residence .

Kitchener Daily Record 25 Jul 1947 pg 19

Rudolph married Elizabeth Bast 23 Jan 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of George Bast and Leah Wilhelm) was born 25 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1942, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Dec 1942, Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Leis
• Name: Lizzie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351642
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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MRS. RUDY LEIS

WELLESLEY, Dec. 26 - Mrs. Rudy Leis, 63, died suddenly today at her home here. Born in Wilmot Township, her maiden name was Elizabeth Bast, She was a member of the third line Maple View Amish Mennonite Church. Surviving are three sons, William of Kitchener, Joseph and Waldemar of Wellesley; two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Schultz of North Easthope and Mrs. Elmer Brennemen of Wellesley; four sisters, Mrs. John Jantzi of Wellesley, Mrs. Mose Roth of Wilmot Township; Mrs. David Brunk of Wellesley and Mrs. David Miller of Baden; five brothers, Peter of Topping, Joseph of Waterloo, Andrew and Moss of Wellesley, Rudy of Crosshill and 11 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are not complete. The funeral will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. from her late residence, followed by a service at Mapleview Amish Church at 2: 30. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church.

Kitchener Daily Record 26 Dec 1942 pg 11

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6727.2
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Shantz. Norman, son of the late Daniel and Mary (Nahrgang) Shantz, was born near Haysville, Ont., Nov. 3, 1870; departed from this life Dec. 6, 1949; aged 79 y. 1 m. 3 d. In 1893 he was married to Mary Ann Rosenberger. To this union was born one son (Elmon, Kitchener, Ont.). In 1896 he was married to Emma Rosenberger, who survives. To this union were born 3 sons (Irvin and Leighton, New Hamburg, Ont.; Delton, Elmira, Ont.), and 6 daughters (Marion-Mrs. Omar Cressman, Plattsville, Ont.; Erra-Mrs. Walter Nahrgang, Ebenezer, N.Y.; Edith-Mrs. Melvin Cressman, Thorold, Ont.; Iona-Mrs. Joe Lies, Kitchener, Ont.; Reta-Mrs. Chris Brenneman, New Hamburg; and Erleen-Mrs. Walter Lies, Wellseley, Ont.). Surviving besides his wife and children, are 33 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, one brother (Simeon, New Hamburg, Ont.), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Ephraim Schmit, Baden, Ont.; and Mrs. John McKenzie, Kitchener, Ont.). About fifty years ago he accepted Christ as his Saviour during revivals at the Blenheim congregation. During the years his place was seldom vacant in the service and he sought to support the church to the best of his ability. Funeral services were held at his late home and at the Blenheim Church on Dec. 9 with Moses Bowman and Curtis C. Cressman in charge Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 5 - January 31, 1950-page 118, 119.

Norman married Emma Rosenberger 17 Mar 1896, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Isaac Rosenberger and Elizabeth Shantz) was born 20 Apr 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1962, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emeline Rosenberger
• Name: Emma Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00095-5376.5
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Shantz, Emma, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Shantz), Rosenberger, was born April 20, 1872; died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Leis, Wellesley, Ont., April 20, 1962; aged 90 years. On March 18, 1896, she was married to Norman Shantz, who preceded her in death Dec. 6, 1949. Surviving are 4 sons and 6 daughters (Elmer, Kitchener; Ervin and Leighton, New Hamburg; Delton, Elmira; Mary Ann-Mrs. Omar Cressman, New Dundee; Era-Mrs. Walter Nahrgang, Santa Ana, Calif.; Edith-Mrs. Melvin Cressman, St. Catharines, Ont.; Iona-Mrs. Joseph Leis, Kitchener; Reta-Mrs. Chris Brenneman, New Hamburg; and Erleen-Mrs. Walter Leis, Wellesley), 31 grandchildren, and 53 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Blenheim Church, where funeral services were held April 24, in charge of Vernon Leis and Moses Bowman.


Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 21 - May 22, 1962 pages 487, 488.