Anna May S. Martin^[1]

1928 - 2019  (90 years)

• Name	Anna May S. Martin
  Born	30 May 1928	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Anna May S. Bowman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123983
  Died	18 May 2019	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I123983	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Simeon Martin,   b. 5 Jun 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Barbara Snyder,   b. 2 Jan 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1977, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1915  [3]
  Family ID	F24892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Israel F. Bowman,   b. 28 Jul 1929,   d. 18 Dec 2015  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F186524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOWMAN, Anna May 30, 1928 - May 18, 2019 Anna passed away peacefully on May 18, 2019, just shy of her 91st birthday. She lingered for less than two days in the hospital where she shared her last hours with her family - the great joy of her life. Mother, wife, and forever friend to many, Anna always put her faith and her family first. Her capacity to love others from all walks of life was her greatest gift. She was born in Heidelberg, ON, daughter of Simeon and Barbara (Snyder) Martin, the fifth of six children in a Mennonite home. As a child, she would always choose to work with her father rather than doing domestic work in the house. Anna married Israel Bowman (deceased 2015) in 1952. She is survived by her five children - Linda (John), Lynette (Jim), Linford (Dale), Raylene (Lance), and Brian (Marianne). Her grandchildren have been a source of great happiness for her as well - Leslie, Andrew (Laura), Heather, Arlen (Mike), Luke, R.J., Chad, and Greg. That she could live long enough to meet her two great-grandchildren - Ivo and Jaina - was almost miraculous to her. Her hands were rarely idle, each child, then grandchild, and even the great-grands, needed a handmade quilt, a crocheted afghan, and an endless supply of knitted dishcloths. As her eyesight waned, she could still count stitches and keep up her handiwork. She also made lap rugs for 'the old people' in her seniors' complex. Anna loved people. Her days in the Bowman Weavery in St. Jacobs were fun for her. In retirement, she joined many social events, where she made new friends and enjoyed the company. Her church family and community were so important to her as well. Anna's life can be described as one 'well lived'. She leaves many people with a hole in their hearts where her presence once lived, but the love she shared will remain always. Family and friends are invited to a Memorial Visitation held at Hanover Mennonite Church, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. until time of a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place and a Family Inurnment Service will be held at a later date in St. Jacob's Mennonite Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover. Memorial donations to the Hanover Mennonite Church or to the Mennonite Central Committee are appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mightonfuneralhome.ca The Waterloo Region Record, 21 May 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Barbara Snyder - Martin - 21 Dec 1977, pg 30. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199473022/anna-may-bowman. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Simeon E. Martin - December 11, 1984, page 874.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 May 1928 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 May 2019 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth