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

Norman Edward Bean

Male 1923 - 1940  (17 years)


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  • Name Norman Edward Bean 
    Born 22 Apr 1923  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-136425 
    Died 25 Jun 1940  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Cause: peritonitis, following an appendix operation 
    Buried Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I136425  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Henry Warren "Warren" Bean,   b. 12 Jan 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1946  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Margaret Axt,   b. 14 Jun 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1972, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1909  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F7267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bean. --- Norman Edward, youngest son of Warren and Margretha (Axt) Bean, was born near New Dundee, Ont., April 22, 1923; died at the K. W. Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., June 25, 1940; aged 17 y. 2 m. 3 d. His death was caused by peritonitis, following an appendix operation. On Nov. 4, 1934, he was received into the fellowship of the Blenheim Mennonite Church, to which call he remained faithful during these few years. He was deeply interested in the activities of the Church, where he will be great missed, as well as in the home. Those remaining to mourn their loss are his parents, 3 brothers (Andrew of Woodstock, Oliver of New Dundee, Gordon of Bright); 3 sisters (Dorothy, Ruth, and Hilda, at home), his aged grandmother, and many friends and relatives. Funeral services were held June 28 at the Blenheim Mennonite Church, in charge of Moses N. Baer and C. C. Cressman. Text, Job 14: 14. Interment in the Blenheim Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 17 - July 25, 1940 --- page 382, 383, 384

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Norman Edward Bean - July 25, 1940.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., Municipality, O., & Cemetery, B. (1923). Norman Edward Bean (1923-1940) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 5 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19481707/norman-edward-bean.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 20, 1973 Margretha Axt.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Warren Bean
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 03 Mar 1909
      Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
      Father's Name: Noah Bean
      Mother's Name: Sussana Shantz
      Spouse's Name: Maggie Axt
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 24
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
      Spouse's Father's Name: Andrew Axt
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Julie Shantz

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Apr 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: peritonitis, following an appendix operation - 25 Jun 1940 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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