Clara Priebe^[1]

1903 - 1944  (41 years)

• Name	Clara Priebe
  Born	29 Mar 1903	Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
  Name	Clara Meyer
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Operator, Factory
  Residence	1921	Y. W. C. A. Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoemaker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-109564P
  Died	11 May 1944  [2, 4]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I109564	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Priebe
  Family ID	F243633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Herman Priebe,   b. CA 1873, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Minnie Lipski,   b. CA 1873,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F291425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clayton L. Meyer,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Rev. Earl E. Meyers
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F47983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Meyers-Clara, wife of Bro. Clayton Meyers, Kitchener, Ont., passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, May 11, 1944, after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman Priebe and was born in Sullivan Township on March 29, 1903. On Sept. 15. 1923 she was united in marriage to Clayton Z [should be L.] Meyers, who survives to mourn this loss. She is also survived by one daughter, Marjorie; and 2 sons Arnold and Earl; one brother, Christian Priebe, Peabody, Ont.; and 5 sisters ( Mrs. Charles Meyers, Waterloo; Mrs. Edwin Parker, Kitchener; Mrs. Gordon Wildfong, Kitchener; Mrs. Walter Rottenberg, Desboro; and Mrs., Howard Schields, Kitchener). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church. Sister Meyers will long be remembered among us a quiet, gracious and consistent Christian. She will be missed by her family, her relatives, the church, and other friends. Funeral and interment at First Mennonite Church in charge of the pastor and deacon, Bro. C.F. Derstine and John Kuhl. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 8 - May 26th 1944 page 151, 152

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022167-23. Clayton Meyers, 21, occ. Shoemaker, b. Baden, res. 75 Locust St. Kitchener, son of Menno Meyers (born Ontario) and Barbara Leis married Clara Priebe, 20, occ. Shoemaker, b. Chesley, res. YWCA Kitchener, daughter of Herman Priebe (born Germany) and Minnie Lipskey, Witnessed by: Mrs. Mary Meyers of Chesley and Mrs. M.N. Fuhrmann of Kitchener, 15 September 1923 in Kitchener [S8] News - Gospel Herald, obituary of Clara Meyers - May 26th 1944 page 151, 152. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 29. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Meyer/ Clayton L. Meyer/ 1903-1985/ his wives/ Clara Priebe/ 1903-1944/ Ruth A Kufske/ 1905-1973/ at rest

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Operator, Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Sep 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth