Minerva G. Snyder

1918 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Minerva G. Snyder
  Born	1918	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Minerva G. Brubacher
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147353
  Died	20 Jan 2003	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I147353	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Edwin W. M. Snyder,   b. 31 Oct 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1947  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Leah B. Gingerich,   b. 5 May 1891, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1911  [3]
  Family ID	F29472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roy M. Brubacher,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F45512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BRUBACHER, Minerva (Mrs. Roy M.) - Peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, January 20, 2003, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Minerva (Snyder) Brubacher, in her 85th year, of Fairview Retirement Suites, Cambridge, formerly of St. Jacobs.Beloved wife of the late Roy M. Brubacher for 59 years, who predeceased her March 16, 2002. Loving and devoted mother of Laverne and Ella Brubacher of St. Jacobs, Carol and Leroy Shantz of Waterloo, Arlene and John Groh of Waterloo, Marion and Ray Martin of Toronto, Ralph and Anne Brubacher of St. Jacobs. Fondly remembered by her eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Roy (Clara) Snyder of Waterloo, Erma (Cleason) Horst of Cambridge, Joe (Beatrice) Snyder of Elmira, Mabel (Lewis) Sauder of St. Jacobs, Dorothy Snyder of Cambridge.Predeceased by her parents, Edwin and Leah (Gingrich) Snyder; three brothers, Cleason (Myrtle), Nelson (Vera) and Orville; one brother and one sister in infancy and one great-grandson, Adam Shantz.Minerva was a faithful member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church and the WMSC. She was active in the Lexington Women's Institute. As a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, Minerva found joy and fulfillment.The family will receive friends and relatives at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge today (Wednesday) from 2-4 p.m. Visitation will then continue at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 12 noon Friday, transfer will be made to St. Jacobs Mennonite Church for funeral service at 2 p.m. with Pastor Harold Hildebrand Schlegel officiating followed by interment in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. In her memory, donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or Fairview Mennonite Home would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy.Minerva's family wish to express their thanks to the staff of Fairview Mennonite Home and the doctors and nurses at Cambridge Memorial Hospital for the care and compassion shown to her. The Record Newspaper 21 Jan 2003

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Minerva Brubacher - 21 Jan 2003. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 18. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 20, 1947 - Obituary of Edwin Snyder.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1918 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jan 2003 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth