Verna Baer^[1]

1903 - 1984  (80 years)

• Name	Verna Baer
  Born	16 Oct 1903	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44971327
  Name	Verna Rudy
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1943	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1947	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115355
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Verna Baer
  Died	31 Jul 1984	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I115355	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Simon B. Baer,   b. 22 Dec 1878, Near Zurich, , Ontario ,   d. 15 Jul 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Luannah Shantz,   b. 15 Mar 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1902  [7]
  Family ID	F6505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Omar R. Rudy,   b. 9 Sep 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1926	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Robert Erle Rudy   2. David Omar Rudy,   b. 9 May 1932,   d. 19 Oct 2020  (Age 88 years)   3. Beverly "Joan" Rudy
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rudy, Verna --- At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Tuesday, July 31, 1984, Verna (Baer) Rudy, a resident of Fairview Mennonite Home since 1978, in her 81st year. Wife of the late Omar Rudy; mother of Robert of Burlington, David of Kitchener and Joan (Mrs. Clare Scheerer) of London, Ont.; sister of Arthur of Cambridge, Manasseh (Ted) of Orillia, Raymond of Kitchener, Mrs. Lillian (Lily) Snider of Waterloo, Florence ( Mrs. V. Smith) of North Chily, NY and Grace ( Mrs. M. Weber) of Kitchener. Also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents; two brothers in infancy and one sister Edith. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy farmed near Bloomingdale until 1961 and attended the Kitchener Farmers Market for approximately 30 years. She was very active in her church life and was a member of the WMSC of the church. Friends may call at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m today (Wednesday). Visitation from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral service in the Bloomingdale Mennonite Church on Friday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. O. Gingerich and Rev. J. Snider officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. Donations to Fairview Mennonite Home would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. ______________ Verna Rudy Funeral service was held Friday in Bloomingdale for Verna Baer of Fairview Mennonite home, Cambridge, formerly of Bloomingdale. She died July 31, 1984, at her home. She was 80. She was the mother of Robert Rudy of Burlington, David Rudy of Kitchener, and Joan (Mrs. Clare Scheerer) of London; sister of Arthur Baer of Cambridge, Manasseh (Ted) Baer of Orillia, Raymond Baer and Grace ( Mrs. M. Weber), both of Kitchener, Lillian (Lily) Snider of Waterloo, and Florence ( Mrs. V. Smith) of North Chily, New York; also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; predeceased by her husband, Omar Rudy, her parents, two brothers in infancy, and one sister Edith Baer. Burial was in Bloomingdale Mennonite Church cemetery. Donations to Fairview Mennonite Home would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046174-26. Omar Rudy, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of William Rudy & Rachael Reist married Verna Baer, 22, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Simon Baer & Luanna Shantz, Witnessed by: Lilian Baer & Edith Shantz Both of Breslau, 24 March 1926 in Breslau [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 1. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Div. 5 Page 1. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Rudy/ Omar Rudy/ 1900-1961/ His Wife/ / Verna Baer/ 1903-1984 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 24, 1943 - Obituary of Edith Baer. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of William Rudy - 8 Sep 1947. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 20, 1953 - Obituary of Luannah Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1903 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Mar 1926 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1943 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1947 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jul 1984 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth