Emory Zehr^[1]

1904 - 1978  (74 years)

• Name	Emory Zehr
  Born	10 Apr 1904	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Zehr's Market
  		Kitchener-ZehrsMarket-0001-HighlandRd1950.jpg
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	store owner
  	Owner and founder of Zehr's Markets Limited.
  Occupation	1924	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Dealer in Cars
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119485
  Died	15 Jun 1978	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I119485	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Dr. Joseph R. Zehr,   b. 28 Aug 1848, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1915, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Albrecht,   b. Abt 1860, Of, Topping, Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1883  [6]
  Family ID	F12129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selena Kipfer,   b. 11 May 1905, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1924	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Lester Wayne Zehr,   b. 21 Sep 1926, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 2018  (Age 91 years)   2. Clifford Zehr,   b. 1927,   d. 2006  (Age 79 years)   3. Marjorie Lucille Zehr
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F29944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ZEHR, Emory On Thursday, June 15, 1978, at the K-W Hospital, following a lengthy illness, Emory Zehr, aged 74 years of 373 Union Blvd. A member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. He was the founder and partner of Zehr's Markets Limited. Survived by Selena Zehr of Cambridge(P); father of Lester of Kitchener Clifford of Waterloo, Mrs. Douglas (Marjorie) Witzel, of Waterloo; brother of Mrs. Amos (Clara) Brenneman of Cambridge(P); grandfather of Brenda, Donald, Gregory, Sandra and Gerald, Paul and Robert; one great-grandson Chad, also survives. He was president of the Retail Merchant's Association, 1954. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. today, until noon on Saturday when removal will be made to Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church for funeral and committal service at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ron Rempel officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery. FOUNDER OF ZEHR's DIES AT 74 Emory Zehr, founder of Zehr's Markets Ltd., died today at K-W Hospital. He was 74. Zehr opened his first small supermarket with his sons, Lester and Clifford, on Highland Road West, Kitchener in 1950. For six years before that, he operated a grocery store in Ayr. He and his sons exceeded their expectations by doing $3000 in business that first week on Highland Road. Zehr's now has more than 40 outlets. Emory Zehr, who lived at 373 Union Blvd., Kitchener, retired in 1964 when Loblaw's purchased a controlling interest in the company. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Surviving are two sons, a daughter and a sister. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Jun 1978

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020713-24. Emory Zehr, 20, occ. Dealer in Cars, b. Tavistock Oxford Co., res. Wilmot, son of Joseph R. Zehr and Elizabeth Albrecht married Selena Kipfer, 19, b. Mornington Perth Co., res. Wellesley, daughter of Christian W. and Mary, Witn: Christian Albrecht of Wellesley and Willie Ruby of Tavistock, 18 December 1924 in Wellesley [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 16 Jun 1979 - Obituary of Emory Zehr. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Emory Zehr Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1904 Gender: Male Birth County: Oxford Father:: Joseph R Zehr (Physician of Tavistock) Mother: Elizabeth Albrecht [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Zehr/ Emory/ 1904-1978/ His Wife/ Selena Kipfer/ 1905-1979 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139033903/josephine-davenport. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, 28 Oct 1915 - Obituary of Joseph R. Zehr.

  
  

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  Born - 10 Apr 1904 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Business - Zehr's Market - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - store owner - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dealer in Cars - 1924 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Dec 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jun 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth