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

Laverne Zehr[1]

Male 1916 - 1970  (54 years)


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  • Name Laverne Zehr 
    Born 8 Apr 1916  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-106338 
    Died 9 Aug 1970  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I106338  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Nicholas Zehr,   b. 3 Aug 1894, Of, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1958  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Clara Erb,   b. 11 Jun 1898, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1975, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F25615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Nafziger,   b. 22 Aug 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2012, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 3 May 1939 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F47641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Zehr, Laverne, son of Nicklas and Clara (Erb) Zehr, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Apr. 8, 1916; died at the Stratford General Hospital, of a stroke, Aug. 8, 1970; aged 54 y. 4 m. On May 3, 1939, he was married to Edna Nofziger, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Marlene - Mrs. Bruce Roe, Carol - Mrs. Don Mordue, and Donald), 3 grandchildren, his mother, 4 brothers (Curtis, Ivan, Delmar, and Lorne), and 2 sisters (Doris - Mrs. Melvin Wagler and Jean - Mrs. Gerald Gascho). He was a member of the East Zorra Church, where funeral services were held Aug. 11, with Newton L. Gingrich officiating; interment in the adjoining cemetery.

      GOSPEL HERALD - Volume LXIII, Number 34 - September 1, 1970, p. 731, 732

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nancy Nafzinger - August 13, 1974 - page 622.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29042675/laverne-zehr.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Apr 1916 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Aug 1970 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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