Catharine "Katie" Erb

1880 - 1928  (47 years)

• Name	Catharine "Katie" Erb
  Born	9 Mar 1880	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38657802
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Misfortune	1928
  	burnt to death
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-108871
  Died	17 Feb 1928	O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States
  Buried	Mennonite Cemetery, O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States
  Person ID	I108871	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Menno L. Erb,   b. 3 Dec 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1915, , Holt County, Nebraska  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Mattie" "Lena" "Martha" Kennel,   b. 25 Dec 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1936, O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F27765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Catherine "Katie" Erb Bellar Find A Grave

  
  

• Notes

  Her death was caused by being severely burned with gasoline, which caught fire while getting a lamp ready, Feb. 13, from which she suffered till death came to relieve her. She united with the Mennonite Church in her youth and was true to God and the Church until she was called from time to eternity. She met with many trials and difficulties in life. In all these she performed her duties as a faithful wife and Christian mother. Funeral services at the house by C. K. Ernest (I Cor. 15) and at the church by P. O. Oswald and Geo. Miller. Texts, Rev. 14:13; II Tim. 4:6-8. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38657802/catherine-bellar

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 11. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameCatherine Erb GenderFemale Birth Date9 Mar 1880 Birth PlaceWellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada FatherMenno L Erb - farmer MotherMatty Kennel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Mar 1880 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Feb 1928 - O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States Buried - - Mennonite Cemetery, O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States  = Link to Google Earth