Madeline "Mattie" Zehr b. 24 Sep 1889 Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Dec 1960 Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario: Waterloo Region Generations

1889 - 1960 (71 years)

Name	Madeline "Mattie" Zehr
Born	24 Sep 1889	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender	Female
Name	Madeline "Mattie" Spenler
Name	Matty Zehr
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-108117
Died	22 Dec 1960	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario [1]
Buried	Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario [1]
Person ID	I108117	Generations
Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

Father	Jacob S. Zehr, b. 22 Jul 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Feb 1953 (Age 86 years)
Mother	Leah Kuepfer, b. 26 Nov 1865, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Sep 1939, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F231776	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Peter Spenler, b. 8 Jan 1887, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Oct 1935, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 48 years)

Married 14 Dec 1911 [2]

Children

	1. Mary Ann Spenler, b. 22 Apr 1920, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Sep 2011, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
	2. Madeliene Nancy Spenler, b. 24 Aug 1931, d. 7 Jan 2020, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 88 years)

Last Modified 12 Nov 2024

Family ID F27619 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

MRS. PETER SPENLER

Mrs. Peter (Mattie) Spenler, 71, of Milverton, died Thursday, December 22^nd, at her home. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Zehr, she was born in the Township of Wellesley September 25^th, 1889. She was married to the late Peter Spenler in 1911. They farmed near Poole on the farm now owned by a son, John. Her husband died in 1935. She and her family remained on the farm until 1949 when they moved to Milverton, near the C.N.R. station. She was a member of the Amish Mennonite Church west of Poole. Surviving are two sons, Jacob, of Stratford, and John of Poole; five daughters, Elizabeth, Sarah and Amanda, at home, and Mrs. Lorne (Mary) Schmidt and Mrs. Norman (Madeliene) Gerber, of Millbank; two sisters, Mrs. William (Fannie) Poole, of Poole, and Nancy Zehr, of R.R. 1, Milverton; three brothers, Sam and William Zehr, of Poole, and Chris, K. Zehr, of Milverton, and 14 grandchildren. Three daughters died in infancy. The body rested at her home where the funeral was conducted Saturday at 1: 30 p.m., followed by a service at the Amish Mennonite Church, Poole, at 2: 15. Bishop Moses Nafziger officiated. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers were, Clarence Poole, Mahlon Zehr, Ezra Jantzi, John L. Erb, John Poole and Emanuel Bast (all nephews).

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1960 23 Dec

[S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Peter Spenler - 1960 23 Dec.
[S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Peter Spenler - November 14, 1935, pp 719,720.

Event Map

	Born - 24 Sep 1889 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 22 Dec 1960 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
	Buried - - Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario