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

Family: Aaron W. Zehr / Katherine "Katie" Leis (F232943)

m. 8 May 1924


Family Information    |    PDF

  • Father | Male
    Aaron W. Zehr

    Born  Jul 1902  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 May 1993  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  8 May 1924  [1]  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Rev. Christian S. Zehr | F9969 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdelena Wagler | F9969 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Katherine "Katie" Leis

    Born  Mar 1906  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Dec 1999  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph L. Leis | F162420 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Albrecht | F162420 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Stanley "Stan" Zehr

    Born  21 Sep 1928   
    Died  26 Mar 2016  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laurene Bast | F232950 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Gerald Aaron "Gerry" Zehr

    Born  11 Nov 1931  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 2013  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Joanne Zehr

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Douglas Grischow | F232946 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Paul Zehr

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Grace Zehr

    Born     
    Died  2011  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ronald Carl Gingerich | F232948 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Ruth Miriam Zehr

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Wayne John Yantzi | F232944 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Female
    Rhoda Doreen Zehr

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Glen Joseph Baechler | F232949 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Mary Magdalene Zehr

    Born  1924   
    Died  1 Jan 2008  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Harold Zehr

    Born  24 May 1926   
    Died  3 Feb 1970   
    Buried    Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laurene Gingerich | F232945 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020712-24.
      Aaron Zehr, 21, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of Christian Zehr and Mattie Wagler married Katie Leis, 18, occ. Factory, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Joseph Leis and Mary Albrecht, Witn: Emanuel W. Schwartzentruber of Petersburg and Amos Lebold of Wellesley, 8 May 1924 in Wellesley