Eli R. Zehr

1903 - 1986  (83 years)

• Name	Eli R. Zehr
  Born	1903	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63739194
  Residence	1970	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119471
  Died	20 Mar 1986	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I119471	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob R. Zehr,   b. 28 Dec 1872, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1940  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Annie Ruby,   b. Abt 1870, Of, South East Hope Township, Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Wagler,   b. May 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 99 years)
  Children	1. Ellen Irene Zehr   2. Mae Victoria Zehr
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ZEHR, Eli On Thursday, March 10, 1986, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Eli Zehr, of 62 George St., New Hamburg. He was born in South Easthope township 82 years ago. Son of the late Jacob R. Zehr and the former Anna Ruby. Beloved husband of the former Sara Wagler, whom he married Devember 12, 1979. Lovingly remembered by his two daughters, Ellen Irene and her husband Albert Holst of RR 2, Petersburg and Victoria Mae and her husband Clarence Holst of RR 1, St. Agatha. sadly missed by 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one sister Mrs. Irene Kipfer of Kitchener; two brothers Delmar of Brampton and Aldine of Burlington; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Selena Zehr of Poole, Mrs. Violet Brenneman and Mrs. Vera Ruby, both of New Hamburg; one brother-in-law, aaron Roth of Tavistock. Eli was predeceased by four brothers and two sisters. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, after 7 p.m. today, until Sunday, March 23 at noon, when transfer will be made to St. Agatha Mennonite Church for service at 3 p.m., with Rev. Darryl Jantzi officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. The late Mr. Zehr is resting at the Omand-Jutzi Funeral Home 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, until noon Tuesday, August 1, when removal will be made to Steinman Mennonite Church Route 2, Baden, where funeral service will be conducted at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Vernon Zehr and Rev. Elmer Schwartzentruber officiating. Interment to follow in church cemetery The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Mar 1986 ____________ ZEHR, Eli, was born on June 5, 1902; died of a heart attack at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Mar. 20, 1986; aged 83 y. On Dec. 12, 1929, he was married to Sarah Wagler, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Ellen Mrs. Albert Holst and May Mrs. Clarence Holst). He was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church where funeral services were held on Mar. 23, in charge of Darrel Jantzi and Nelson Martin; interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Cemetery. GOSPEL HERALD - Volume 79, Number 16 - April 22, 1986, page 282

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 11 Mar 1986 - Obituary of Eli Zehr. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. John Dietz - 24 Aug 1970.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1903 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1970 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Mar 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth