Waterloo Region Generations
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Magdalena "Mattie" Kennel

Female 1904 - 1992  (88 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Mattie" Kennel 
    Born 28 Apr 1904  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Magdalena "Mattie" Erb 
    Name Mattie Kennel 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-149154 
    Died 3 Oct 1992  Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I149154  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Nicholaus Kennel,   b. 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Veronica Gingrich,   b. 1862, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Nov 1880  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21606  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edmund Erb,   b. 16 Feb 1899, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1989  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1925  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Roy Edmund Erb
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F41524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Erb, Mattie (Kennel), 89, Zurich, Ont. Born: April 28, 1904, to Nicholas and Fannie Kennell. Died: Oct. 3, 1992, Zurich, Ont. Survivors - children: Roy, Margaret Gingerich, Grace Martin, Mary Lou, Pearl Ann Martin; 17 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by: Edmund Erb (husband). Funeral: Oct. 6, Zurich Mennonite Church, by Ephraim Gingerich and Winston Martin. Burial: Blake Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 85, Number 44 - November 10, 1992, page 15

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      ERB, Edmund - Of John Street North, Zurich, passed away at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, in his 91st year.

      Beloved husband of the former Mattie Kennel; dear father of Roy of RR 3, Zurich, Margaret (Mrs. Cleve Gingerich) of RR 1, Grand Bend, Grace (Mrs. Irvin Martin) of Zurich, Mary Lou Erb of Zurich and Pearl Ann (Mrs. Mahlon Martin) of Rr 3, Bayfield.

      Mr. Erb was predeceased by one son, Clifford; four brothers, Daniel, Chris, Aaron and Mose and by two sisters, Sarah and Barbara. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

      Visitation in the Zurich Chapel of the Michael P. O'Connor Funeral Homes, 49 Goshen St., North, Zurich, until Friday, April 21, then to Zurich Mennonite Church, where the funeral service will be conducted it 2:30 p.m.. Interment to follow in Blake Mennonite cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Apr 19 1989 pg A11

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mattie Kennel Erb - November 10, 1992, page 15.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, L., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, L. (1904). Mattie Kennel Erb (1904-1992) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 27 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64517899/mattie-erb.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Edmund Erb - May 23, 1989.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1904 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Apr 1925 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Oct 1992 - Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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