Harold Henry "Harry" Witmer

1904 - 1982  (78 years)

• Name	Harold Henry "Harry" Witmer
  Born	18 Aug 1904	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Harry Witmer Garage
  Business	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Witmer's General Store
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59226811
  Name	Harry Witmer  [3]
  Residence	1928	23 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-126582
  Died	14 Dec 1982	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I126582	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	David Witmer,   b. 17 May 1871, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1923  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Louisa Koehler,   b. 23 Oct 1876, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F49710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Vera Cook,   b. 23 Apr 1909, Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1928	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Harold Witmer   2. Ralph Laurel Witmer,   b. 1928,   d. 28 Apr 2015, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Grace Eileen Witmer,   b. 10 Apr 1930,   d. 28 Jan 1995, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   4. Louise M. Witmer,   b. 13 Aug 1934,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F49707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Witmer,HaroldHenryHarry-newspaperobit.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  WITMER, (Harry) Harold At St. Mary's Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1982, following a brief illness, (Harry) Harold Henry Witmer, aged of 38 Harold Ave., Kitchener. Mr. Witmer owned and operated Witmer's General Store in Blair for 21 years. Beloved husband of the former Alice Vera Cook; dear father of Ralph of Kitchener, Harold of Waterloo, Grace (Mrs. Merle Miller) of Cambridge (G) and Louise (Mrs. Lloyd Herchenrader) of Waterloo; brother of Wesley of Exeter. Nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by his parents; two brothers, Herb and William; one sister, Pearl and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. today. Funeral and committal service in the Thursday Ratz Be Chapel on at 3 p.m., with Rev. Willis Hunking officiating. Interment Blair Cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Dec 15, 1982 Page 93

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59226811. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. Witmer/ in loving/ memory/ Harold H./ 1904-1982/ Alice V./ 1909-1990 [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Ralph Witmer - 30 Apr 2015.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Aug 1904 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Business - Harry Witmer Garage - - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Witmer's General Store - - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1928 - 23 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Apr 1928 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Dec 1982 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth