John L. Zehr

1919 - 2004  (85 years)

• Name	John L. Zehr
  Born	19 Apr 1919	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63833430
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131783
  Died	28 Oct 2004  [2]
  Buried	Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I131783	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Zehr,   b. 12 May 1892, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Fannie" Lichti,   b. 11 Feb 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1965  (Age 71 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1918
  Family ID	F41182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Jantzi,   b. 18 Nov 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1977, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. Mahlon Zehr   2. Mary Zehr   3. Florence Zehr   4. Laverne Zehr
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F45434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Erb,   b. 6 Aug 1916,   d. 21 Nov 2016, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 100 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F58220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 9 Page 8. [S533] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Internet Link. John L Zehr/ beloved husband/ of/ 1st Esther Jantzi/ 2nd Mary Steckley/ Apr. 19 1919/ Oct. 28 2004/ at rest

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1919 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth