Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rev. Melvin Leon Otterbein

Male 1940 - 2008  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Melvin Leon Otterbein was born 7 May 1940, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Edgar Howard Otterbein and Mary Helen Schlichter); died 15 Mar 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Melvin married Mary Magdalene Schwartzentruber [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edgar Howard Otterbein was born 17 Mar 1910, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Noah K. Otterbein and Albertina "Tina" Witmer); died 1 Dec 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Edgar — Mary Helen Schlichter. Mary (daughter of Henry Harrison Schlichter and Olive Bingeman) was born 14 Mar 1908, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Helen Schlichter was born 14 Mar 1908, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Harrison Schlichter and Olive Bingeman); died 1995; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Rev. Melvin Leon Otterbein was born 7 May 1940, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Noah K. Otterbein was born 2 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry M. Otterbein and Lydia Kolb); died 11 Jan 1940, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Noah — Albertina "Tina" Witmer. Albertina (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear) was born 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Albertina "Tina" Witmer was born 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear); died 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Emma Catherine Otterbein was born 11 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1959; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Wesley "Wesley" Otterbein was born 7 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein was born 25 Aug 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1987, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Strathroy Municipal Cemetery, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Vera Otterbein was born 13 Jul 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Hubert "Hugh" Otterbein was born 10 Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1977, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Acacia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
    6. Earl Stanley Otterbein was born 10 May 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1991, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1991, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Amanda Otterbein was born 18 Jul 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Lucinda "Lucy" Otterbein was born 18 Sep 1907, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1984, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario.
    9. Stella Viola Otterbein was born 4 Oct 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1998, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States; was buried , Woodlaw Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States.
    10. 2. Edgar Howard Otterbein was born 17 Mar 1910, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Gordon Homer Otterbein was born 11 Jun 1911, Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Jan 1974, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Henry Harrison Schlichter was born 18 Oct 1880, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Schlichter and Elizabeth Hagey); died 1966; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry — Olive Bingeman. Olive (daughter of Titus S. Bingaman and Mary C. Cressman) was born 1883, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Olive Bingeman was born 1883, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Titus S. Bingaman and Mary C. Cressman); died 1973; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Eva Irene Schlichter
    2. Leon Schlichter
    3. Edith May Schlichter was born Abt 1890; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 3. Mary Helen Schlichter was born 14 Mar 1908, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Adella "Della" Schlichter was born 12 Mar 1911; died 12 Feb 2005; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Pearl Schlichter was born 5 Dec 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 2005, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Dora Schlichter was born CA 1915; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Elizabeth Schlichter was born 24 Apr 1915; died 2 Oct 2010; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Grace Olive Schlichter was born 17 Nov 1916; died 22 Oct 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob Harrison "Harrison" Schlichter was born CA 1917.
    11. Harriet Louise Schlichter was born CA 1917.
    12. Ilah Doreen Schlichter was born 26 Jul 1919; died 26 Jan 2000; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Willard Wayne Schlichter was born 22 Apr 1921, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 2013.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Henry M. Otterbein was born 11 Feb 1838, Queck, , Hessen, Germany (son of Valentine Otterbein and Elizabeth Hermann); died 1 Feb 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Lydia Kolb 6 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Tobias Kolb and Magdalena Bechtel) was born 19 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1873; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Lydia Kolb was born 19 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Tobias Kolb and Magdalena Bechtel); died 22 May 1873; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Magdalena Otterbein was born 25 Jul 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Noah K. Otterbein was born 2 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1940, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Ellen Otterbein was born 19 Aug 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1950; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Levi Otterbein was born 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Amanda Otterbein was born 4 Feb 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1958, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein was born 28 May 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1924, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

  3. 10.  Isaac Witmer was born 3 Apr 1842, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham E. Witmer and Catharine Groh); died 10 Jan 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Leah Bear 5 Nov 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Rev. John G. Bear and Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker) was born 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1908; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Leah Bear was born 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. John G. Bear and Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker); died 17 Aug 1908; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Emma Jane Witmer was born 14 Aug 1868, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1961, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Nancy C. Witmer was born 30 Aug 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Albertina "Tina" Witmer was born 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jonas Witmer was born 17 Jan 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1886; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer was born 16 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1950; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rebecca Witmer was born 8 Nov 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Witmer was born 25 Sep 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Rev. John Wesley Witmer was born 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Edmund B. Witmer was born 3 Mar 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Minerva Witmer was born 23 Jan 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Mar 1906; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Jacob Schlichter was born 1843, , Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel Schlichter and Elizabeth Huber); died 2 Apr 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Jacob — Elizabeth Hagey. Elizabeth (daughter of Reeve Henry Hagey and Sarah Schwartz) was born 5 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Hagey was born 5 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Reeve Henry Hagey and Sarah Schwartz); died 1922; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth Schlichter was born 8 Feb 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1952, , Sanilac Co., Michigan; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.
    2. Daniel Schlichter was born 1879, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1905; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. 6. Henry Harrison Schlichter was born 18 Oct 1880, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1966; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. James Edward Schlichter was born 1 May 1882, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Naomi Schlichter was born 29 Jul 1883, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1967; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Evangeline Schlichter was born 2 Aug 1887, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Esther Annie Schlichter was born 24 Nov 1888, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Mary Schlichter was born 11 Feb 1891, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1971; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    9. Cora Schlichter was born 3 Nov 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Titus S. Bingaman was born 23 Mar 1859, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of John Bingeman and Judith Schneider); died 3 Sep 1944, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Titus married Mary C. Cressman 12 Dec 1882, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Samuel S. Cressman and Barbara Cressman) was born 26 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary C. Cressman was born 26 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel S. Cressman and Barbara Cressman); died 18 Dec 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 7. Olive Bingeman was born 1883, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1973; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Essie Bingeman was born 1885, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Ada Bingaman was born 3 May 1886, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elmer Bingeman was born 1887, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1887, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Roy Bingeman was born 1888, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Moral Cressman Bingeman was born 10 Sep 1890, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1964, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Stenabaugh Cemetery, Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario.
    7. Ina Cora Bingaman was born 15 Sep 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jun 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Floyd Bingaman was born 19 Jan 1900, Of, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1949; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.