Willis Ward Hunsberger^[1]

1929 - 1968  (39 years)

• Name	Willis Ward Hunsberger
  Born	5 Jan 1929	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Shantz Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19929027
  Residence	1968	RR2 Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-113184
  Died	4 Mar 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I113184	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Eldon E. Hunsberger,   b. 21 Nov 1896, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Cressman,   b. 12 Apr 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1923	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F37070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shirley Magdalene Ramseyer,   b. 15 Oct 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1954  [3, 7]
  Children	1. Debra Ann Hunsberger,   b. 5 Jun 1955, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 2016, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Dr. David Eugene Hunsberger   3. Stephen Jay Hunsberger   4. Kathryn Joy Hunsberger   5. Kevin James Hunsberger   6. Jeffrey Paul Hunsberger   7. Keith Mark Hunsberger
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F37963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hunsberger, Willis Ward, son of Eldon and Mary (Cressman) Hunsberger, was born at Baden, Ont., Jan. 5, 1929; died of a heart attack at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Mar. 4, 1968; aged 39 y. 1 m. 28 d. On Oct. 2, 1954, he was married to Shirley Ramseyer, who survives. Also surviving are 7 children (David, Stephen, Kevin, Jeffrey, Keith, Debra, and Kathryn), his mother, 3 brothers (Enos, Floyd, and Kenneth), and 4 sisters (Amy, Elsie-Mrs. Glen Shantz, Erma, and Mary). He was a member of the Shantz Church, where funeral services were held Mar. 8, with Leslie Witmer and Lester Kehl officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 12 - March 26, 1968, pages 283-284. _______________________________ Willis W. Hunsberger, 39, of RR 2, Baden, died Monday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Hunsberger, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Hunsberger of RR 2, Baden, was born in Baden Jan. 5, 1929. He lived and farmed at RR 2, Baden. He was a member of Shantz Mennonite Church and a church trustee. He was a former chairman of the Wilmot township public school board. Surviving, besides his mother, are his wife, the former Shirley Ramseyer, whom he married Oct. 2, 1954; five sons, David, Stephen, Kevin, Jeffrey and Kieth, all at home; two daughters, Debrah and Kathryn at home; three brothers, Enos and Kenneth, RR 2 Baden, and Floyd, Baden; four sisters, Amy, RR 2, Baden; Mrs. Glen (Elsie) Shantz, Waterloo; Erma, London, England; Mary, Kitchener. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today until noon Friday when removal will be made to Shantz Mennonite Church for service at 3 p.m. with Rev. Leslie Witmer and Lester Kehl officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Donations to the missions of the church will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Mar 1968

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Eldon Hunsberger - 9 Feb 1953. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Willis Ward Hunsberger - March 26, 1968, pages 283-284. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Willis W. Hunsberger - 5 Mar 1968. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19929027/willis-ward-hunsberger. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Eldon Hunsberger - February 24, 1953. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022082-23. Eldon Hunsberger, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Enos S. Hunsberger and Angeline Erb married Mary Cressman, 22, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Enos M. Cressman and Lovina Hallman, Witnessed by: Orphen Weber and Katie Cressman both of RR#1 New Hamburg, 24 January 1923 At The Bride's Home in Waterloo Co. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Shirley Ramseyer - December 20, 1983, page 890.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jan 1929 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Shantz Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1968 - RR2 Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 4 Mar 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth