Willis Roi

1923 - 1956  (33 years)

• Name	Willis Roi
  Born	12 Jun 1923	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137328
  Died	18 Jun 1956	near, Port Hope, , Ontario   [1, 2]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I137328	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Norman Roi,   b. 17 Nov 1897, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1989  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Christina Bender,   b. 25 Oct 1899, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1921	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F40730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Arnetta Zehr,   b. 24 Feb 1925, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 2017, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F59972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Roi, Willis, son of Norman and Christena (Bender) Roi, was born in East Zorra, June 12, 1923; died suddenly June 18, 1956, near Port Hope, Ont., in a traffic accident; aged 33 y. 6m. In his youth he accepted Christ and united with the East Zorra A. M. Church, of which he was a member at the time of his death. On June 11, 1946, he was united in marriage to Mabel Zehr. He leaves to mourn his companion, 2 sons (Robert Allen and Donald Christian), his parents, one brother (Christian, East Zorra), 2 sisters (Doris-Mrs. Daniel Erb and Agnes-Mrs. Daniel Bender, both of Wellesley). Funeral services were conducted at the East Zorra Church in charge of Daniel Zehr, Moses Roth, and Henry Yantzi, with burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 30 - July 24, 1956-page 719

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 24, 1956 - Obituary of Willis Roi. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25446168/willis-roi. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 17882 (1921), Roi-Bender. Norman Roi, farmer of East Zorra, Birth Place: East Zorra Co of Oxford Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1897 Father Name: Christian Roi Mother Name: Lydia Brenneman Spouse Name: Christena Bender, residence of East Zorra, Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: East Zorra Co of Oxford Spouse Father Name: Jacob S. Bender Spouse Mother Name: Barbara Schwartzentruber Bender Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1921 Marriage Location: Oxford, East Zorra [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 2, 1976 - Obituary of Christina Roi.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1923 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth