Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Selena Kipfer[1]

Female 1905 - 1979  (73 years)


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  • Name Selena Kipfer 
    Born 11 May 1905  Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Selena Zehr 
    Residence 1911  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-119489 
    Died 24 Jan 1979  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Person ID I119489  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian W. Kipfer,   b. 25 Apr 1872, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary G. Kuepfer,   b. 23 Nov 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1938, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F176547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emory Zehr,   b. 10 Apr 1904, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1924  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Lester Wayne Zehr,   b. 21 Sep 1926, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 2018  (Age 91 years)
     2. Clifford Zehr,   b. 1927,   d. 2006  (Age 79 years)
     3. Marjorie Lucille Zehr
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F29944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ZEHR, Mrs. Selena On Wednesday, January 24, 1979, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Selena Kepfer, of Cambridge(P), in her 74th year. a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, she was active in the WMA for many years. Dear mother of Lester of Kitchener, Clifford and Mrs. Douglas (Marjorie) Witzel, both of Waterloo; sister of Mrs. Sarah Gingerich of Cambridge(P); grand mother of Brenda, Donald, Gregory, Sandra, Gerald, Paul and Robert; great-grandmother of Chad. Predeceased by Emory Zehr in June 1978, two brothers and one sister.

      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: 30 p.m. with Rev. Ron Rempel and Rev. Martha Smith officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 25 Jan 1979

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Selena Kipler Date of Birth: 11 May 1905 Gender: Female Birth County: Perth Father:: Christian W Kipfer Mother: Mary Kuepfer

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 25 Jan 1979 - Obituary of Selena Zehr.

    4. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 19;.

    5. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Zehr/ Emory/ 1904-1978/ His Wife/ Selena Kipfer/ 1905-1979

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26994508/selena-zehr.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 May 1905 - Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Dec 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jan 1979 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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