Vardon Stanley Latsch

Other Events:

• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-243714
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

Notes:

LATSCH, Vardon

At the Eventide Home, (Galt) Cambridge, on Monday, Nov. 4, 1974, Vardon Latsch, father of Charles of Bridgeport, Raymond and Roland of Kitchener and Eileen (Mrs. Frank Fabian) of Scarborough, in his 76th year. Mr. Latsch was born in Waterloo Township and had lived in Preston and Kitchener area all his life, veteran of the Second World War. Survived by one brother Howard of Palmerston. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, corner Queen and Argyle Sts., Preston, Cambridge, where funeral services will be conducted, Thursday, at 2 p.m. Interment Parklawn cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Nov 1974 pg 29

Vardon — . [Group Sheet]

1. Charles Latsch
2. Raymond Latsch
3. Roland Latsch
4. Eileen Latsch

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00115-7282.2
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Occupation: 1897, Strasburg (Kitchener) 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; United Brethren

George married Bertha Minerva Weber 29 Dec 1897, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Bertha (daughter of Noah Weber and Elizabeth Kolb) was born 15 Aug 1878, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Bertha Minerva Latsch
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7796
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
• Residence: 1952, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Bertha Weber," was born August 15th, 1878. She is at home with Lucinda, assisting her to perform the various duties connected with the managing of home to make it comfortable."


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.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00115-7282.1
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 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; United Brethren
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

George married Catharine "Katie" Souder 16 Mar 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Sauder, daughter of Peter Souder and Mary Wildfong) was born 3 Oct 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1948; was buried , Freeport Pioneer Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catharina Sauter
• Name: Catharine "Katie" Latsch
• Name: Catherine Sauder
• Eby ID Number: 00115-7282
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tunker
• Residence: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

Notes:

Catharine Souder, "was born October 3rd, 1855 She is married to George Latsch a farmer and auctioneer. They reside near Centreville, Freeport P.O. To them are born three 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.].

Other Events:

• Interesting: crime, murder, story
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7787
• Residence: 1835, 69 Biehn Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer & Sawmiller
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer and saw miller
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Misfortune: Nov 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; employee murdered in his barn
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, , Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Noah Weber," was born September 24th, 1835. He was married, April 4th, 1858, to Elizabeth, daughter of Tobias and Magdalena (Bechtel) Kolb. She was born August 15th, 1834,and died April 12th, 1885. They resided near Strasburg, Ontario, on his father's old homestead where she died. Here they raised a family of eight 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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Weber.--Noah Weber was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Sept. 24, 1835; died at Strasburg, Ont., Jan. 26, 1925; aged 89 y. 4 m. 2 d. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Kolb Apr. 4, 1858, who predeceased him in 1885. To this union were born nine children, three having preceded him to the glory world. There remain to mourn his loss six children, 28 grandchildren, and 53 great-grandchildren. Brother Weber united with the Mennonite Church nearly thirty years ago and remained true to the faith until God called him home. The funeral was held from his late home in Strasburg on Jan. 28, to the Weber Meeting house for services and adjoining cemetery for burial. Services conducted by Bro. Oscar Burkholder.


Gospel Herald - Volume XVII, Number 46 - February 19, 1925

Noah married Elizabeth Kolb 4 Apr 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Tobias Kolb and Magdalena Bechtel) was born 15 Aug 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00068-4136
• Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Kolb, "was born August 15th, 1834, and died April 11th, 1885. She was married, April 4th, 1858. to Noah Weber of Strasburg, Ontario."

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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Near Strasburg, on April 12th, Elizabeth Kolb, wife of Noah Weaver, Esq., aged 51 years.

Galt Reporter Apr 24 1885 pg 8

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00110-6705.101
• Immigration: 1842, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

Notes:

LATSCH - March 3d, 1893, near Centerville, Waterloo Co., Ont., of the infirmities of old age, Bro. Ferdinand Latsch, aged 82 years, 5 months and 9 days. Buried on the 5th at Eby's meeting house, Berlin. Deceased was born in Germany, came to America in the year 1842, lived in Waterloo township 47 years; lived in matrimony with Maria Schenkel about 49 years. She preceded him about 5 years ago. They had a family of 10 children, of whom 9 survive him, also 45 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Bro. Lastch died with a glorious hope of immortality. Funeral sermon by D. Wismer, S. Bowman and N. Stauffer.


Herald of Truth , Vol. XXX, No. 7, April 1, 1893 - Page 117, 118, 199

Ferdinand — Anna Maria "Mary" Schenkel. Anna was born 25 Nov 1812, , Germany; died 20 Mar 1888, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna Maria "Mary" Latsch
• Name: Maria Schenkel
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6705.102
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

Other Events:

• Name: Peter Sauder
• Eby ID Number: 00115-7278
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tunker
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Peter Souder, "a native of Saxony, Germany, was born December 28th, 1816, and emigrated to America when a young man. Soon after his arrival at Quebec he wended his way to Waterloo County, Ontario, where he settled. He was married to Polly, daughter of Jonas and Catherine (Livergood) Wildfong. She was born May 28th, 1828. Soon after their marriage they moved on a little farm a little east of Elmira where they resided about twelve years, then he sold his farm and purchased that (about 4 miles east of Berlin,) of the late Joseph Cressman, now possessed by John K. Devitt. Here they resided some fifteen years when he again sold out and moved to near Dundalk, Melanchton Township, Wellington County, Ontario, where they still reside"


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.].

Peter — Mary Wildfong. Mary (daughter of Jonas Wildfong and Catharine Livergood) was born 28 May 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1910; was buried , Freeport Pioneer Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Grohn
• Name: Mary Souder
• Name: Polly Wildfong
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8086
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tunker

Notes:

Polly Wildfong, "is married to Peter Souder, a farmer. They reside near Dundalk, Ontario. See Peter Souder's family." Mary Wildfong, "is married to William Grohn, a farmer. They reside near Neustadt, Ontario."


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.].

Other Events:

• Interesting: story, building, religion
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7766
• Historic Building: Abt 1820, 69 Biehn Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

David R. Weber," was born November 2nd, 1800, and emigrated to Canada when quite a young man while the others of the family remained in Pennsylvania. Here he was married to Mary Lyons who was born May 19th, 1803, and died July 10th, 1871. They resided on a farm near Strasburg, now in possession of their son Noah. Their family consisted of fifteen 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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Pioneer Park (Weber/Strasburg) Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church

Early services were held in the homes of the first settlers, perhaps as early as 1833. Services often were held at the home of David Weber who lived across from where the church would be located. David Sherk was ordained deacon to serve the group in 1837, and in the next year, 1838, he was ordained minister. He was followed in 1840 by John Steckle (Stoeckle).

In 1842, David Weber donated one acre of land for a meeting house and burial ground. The deed was dated March 23, 1854, although the meeting house had been built in 1843. A new yellow brick church was built in 1894 on the same site. Noah Stauffer, who had been ordained in 1876 to assist John Steckle, was minister at the time. A Sunday School was organized in the 1890s; Sunday School records date from 1898. In 1899 the first Bible Conference to be held in an Ontario Mennonite church was held in the Weber church.

In 1971-1972 the church was enlarged and completely renovated. During that time - from October 17, 1971 to January 23, 1972 - the congregation met in the Herbert Feick home on Doon Village Road. On September 24, 1872 the congregation celebrated the 130th Anniversary of the building of the first meeting house. The name of the church was changed to Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church in 1972.

In 1951 the congregation had purchased from Clifford Snider an additional acre of land located behind the church. In 1976, for the sum of $1, the congregation acquired a sixty-five foot strip of land along the south edge of the church property from Major Holdings & Development Co. A new church was built within several feet of the old yellow brick one which was removed; the date on the cornerstone is 1980. The 150th Anniversary of the construction of the first meeting house is to be celebrated in 1993.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

Historic Building:
Built about 1840, it has stone walls and a stencilled ceiling in the home's main room. The stencilled ceiling has been identified as the work of John Moser and 1860's era painter who died similar work in a house restories in the 1970's in Cobourg.<sup>1a

1a</sup>The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 May 1981

David married Mary "Polly" "Pauline" Lyons , Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Abraham Lyons and Mary Biehn) was born CALC 17 May 1803; died 8 Jul 1871; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Lyons
• Name: Mary "Polly" "Pauline" Weber
• Name: Pauline Lyons
• Name: Polly Lyonett
• Name: Polly Lyons
• Eby ID Number: 00008-971.2
• Birth: 19 May 1803, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Death: 10 Jul 1871, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00068-4135
• Historic Building: 1826, 1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Tobias Kolb, "was born August 11th, 1810. On November 21st, 1833, he was married to Magdalena Bechtel who was born April 2nd, 1815, and died September 11th, 1866. Soon after their marriage they moved on the old 'Kolb Farm' on the west side of the Grand River, opposite Breslau, Ontario. During the last years of his life he was totally blind, thus causing more or less anxiety to his children who took care of him. Even in his unfortunate state (blindness) he was happy and contented and was waiting for the Lord's appointed time to remove him from this world unto the Kingdom of Glory. He died April 11th, 1894. His family consisted of eight 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.].

Historic Building:
Jacob Kolb contructed this house now demolished some time after 1981. It started out as a small log house, later a room the full length of the house was added and a new roof applied. Logs were covered with frame and the hold house was stuccoed. It was inherited by Tobias.

Tobias married Magdalena Bechtel 21 Nov 1833. Magdalena (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Kolb
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0808
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housekeeper
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Magdalena Bechtel "the eleventh and youngest member of Jacob Bechtel's family, was born at Blair, April 2nd, 1815, and died September 11th, 1866. She was married to Tobias Kolb. They resided near Breslau, Ontario, where they had a family of eight 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.].