Emma Melinda Leis

1909 - 1947  (38 years)

• Name	Emma Melinda Leis
  Born	4 Oct 1909	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Emma Melinda Baer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-122320
  Died	12 Nov 1947	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I122320	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian E. Leis,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1967, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Barbara L. Schwartzentruber,   b. 24 Apr 1887, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1985, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1909	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F25515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvester N. Baer,   b. 5 Sep 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1971, Portage La Prairie Cemetery, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1935  [5]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F42392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baer.--Emma Melinda, daughter of Christian E. and Barbara (Swartzentruber) Leiss, was born in Oxford Co., Ont., Oct. 4, 1909; passed away, after a ten-day illness, Nov. 12, 1947; aged 38 y. 1 m. 7 d. Death resulted from pneumonia and heart trouble. She was baptized in 1924 and remained a member of the church until death. On Sept. 5, 1935, she was united in marriage to Sylvester Baer, of Waterloo Co., who survives. Also surviving are 6 children (Clare, Wilfred, Paul, Elva, Selma, and Elton), her parents, one grandmother (Mrs. Mattie Leiss, Wellesley, Ont.), 4 brothers (Daniel, Millbank, Ont.; Millus and Oscar, Tavistock, Ont.; and Elton at home), and 3 sisters (Aleda--Mrs. Wilfrid J. Bender, Katie--Mrs. Leander Ramseyer, of Tavistock; and Violet, at home). She was much concerned for the physical and spiritual welfare of her children. Funeral services were held Nov. 15 at the home and at the East Zorra A.M. Church, Tavistock, in charge of David Schwartzentruber, D. S. Jutzi, Andrew Jantzi, and Curtis Cressman. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XL, Number 36 - December 2, 1947 -- pages 766, 767 _________________________ Mrs.Sylvester Baer, 38, of East Zorra, died at a London hospital Wed. morning after an illness of a week, death following a heart attack brought on by pneumonia. She was the former Emma Melinda Leiss, a d/o Mr. and Mrs.Christian E. Leiss, East Zorra, and was born in South Easthope Oct. 4,1909. She married Mr. Baer in 1935, and had resided in East Zorra since that time. Mrs. Baer was a member of the East Zorra Amish Mennonite Church, 16th line. Besides her parents and husband, she is survived by six children; Clare 10, Wilfred 8, Paul 5, Elva 3, Selma 2, and Elton, three months; fourbrothers, Daniel, Millbank; Millis, South Easthope; and Oscar and Elton,East Zorra; and three sisters, Mrs. Wilfred Bender and Mrs. LeanderRamseyer, East Zorra and Miss Violet, with her parents....East ZorraAmish Mennonite Cemetery....") Kitchener Daily Record 13 Nov 1947

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25446367/emma-melinda-baer. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, 13 Nov 1947. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 7, 1967 - Obituary of Christian E. Leis. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020430-09. Christian Leis, 20, occ. Farmer, res. of Tavistock, son of Daniel K. Leis and Mattie Erb Married Barbara L. Schwartzentruber, 22, res. of Tavistock, daughter of Joel Schwartzentruber and Catherine Yanzie, Witn: Lafayette Hostetler and Sybilla Yager of New Hamburg, 1 July 1909 in New Hamburg [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, 6 sep 1935.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Oct 1909 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Nov 1947 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth