Clare E. Cressman

1907 - 1979  (72 years)

• Name	Clare E. Cressman
  Born	8 Apr 1907	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-140159P
  Died	19 Sep 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I140159	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam S. Cressman,   b. 31 Oct 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1930, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Matilda Erb,   b. 4 Mar 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1900  [4]
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Brubacher,   b. 7 Nov 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 2009, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1939  [5]
  Children	1. Dorothy Anne "Dot" Cressman,   b. 13 Mar 1942,   d. 30 Jan 2020  (Age 77 years)   2. Dennis Clare Cressman,   b. 27 Oct 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 2018, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F39455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CRESSMAN, Mr. Clare -- At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1979, after a lengthy illness, Clare Cressman, of 7 Gay Cr., Kitchener, age 72 years. A member of First Mennonite Church, he was formerly a cab driver with United Windsor Taxi in Kitchener and later had been employed by the City of Kitchener Workd Department. Husband of Mary Brubacher; father of Rev. Dennis Cressman of Breslau, Dorothy (Mrs. Wayne Lichti) of Route 1, Atwood and Elizabeth (Mrs. Gary Gerber) of Hamilton; brother of Grace Cressman of Kitchener. Eight grandchildren also survive. he was predeceased by his parents, Adam Cressman and Matilda Erb. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. this evening until noon on Friday, when removal will be made to the First Mennonite Church, for the funeral service at 4 p.m., with Rev. Glenn Brubacher officiating. Interment First Mennonite Cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Sep 1979 ___________________ Cressman, Clare, son of Adam and Matilda (Erb) Cressman, was born in Ontario, Apr. 8, 1907; died at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 19, 1979; aged 72 y. He is survived by his wife (Mary Brubacher), a son (Dennis), 2 daughters (Dorothy-Mrs. Wayne Lichti, and Elizabeth-Mrs. Gary Gerber), 8 grandchildren, and a sister (Grace Cressman). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener, where funeral services were held on Sept. 21, in charge of Glenn Brubacher and Stanley Sauder; interment in church cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 42 - October 16, 1979-page 822

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Clara Cressman - 20 Sep 1979. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 13. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Cressman/ Clare E./ 1907-1979/ Mary E./ 1913-2009/ Great is Thy/ Faithfulness [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 22, 1930 - Adam S. Cressman. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Brubacher - Apr. 29, 2009.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Sep 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth