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

Herbert Wideman

Male 1908 - 1969  (60 years)


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  • Name Herbert Wideman 
    Born 10 Nov 1908  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17623150 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-141992 
    Died 15 Aug 1969  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I141992  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Henry M. Wideman,   b. 7 Aug 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1943, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Lydia Hoffman,   b. 27 Oct 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Jan 1903  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F6912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanah Bowman,   b. 20 May 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1959, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Children 
     1. James "Jimmie" Wideman,   b. 18 Apr 1933,   d. 31 Oct 2003  (Age 70 years)
     2. Mary Esther Wideman,   b. 24 Apr 1947, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1947, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F41827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Herbert Wideman of Mannheim, formerly of Elmira, died Friday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 60.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wideman, he was born at Galt, Nov. 10, 1908. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Mannheim.

      He was predeceased by his wife, the former Susannah Bowman, two brothers and one sister.

      Surviving are one son, Jim, of Elmira; two brothers, Cecil of New Dundee and Robert of Hespeler; a sister in Tonawanda, N.Y., and five grandchildren.

      The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor for funeral service in the chapel Monday at 2 pm with Rev. Richard Holm of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery.

      Elmira Signet 20 Aug 1969 pg 11 & New Hamburg Independent, August 20, 1969

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018898-03.
      Henry Wideman, 26, Occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, Res. same, son of Christian Wideman and Catherine Martin, married Lydia Hoffman, 29, b. Woolwich, Res. same, daughter of Samuel Hoffman and Maria Bowman, Witness(s) Christian Wideman of Wellesley Twp and George Hoffman of Woolwich, 16 Jan 1903 at Woolwich

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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