John G. Erb

1862 - 1939  (77 years)

• Name	John G. Erb
  Born	23 Jun 1862  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-149155
  Died	10 Nov 1939	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I149155	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Erb,   b. 1825, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margartha Gingerich,   b. Abt 1824, Of, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena O. Schwartzentruber,   b. 27 Nov 1864,   d. 17 Oct 1952, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Edmund Erb,   b. 16 Feb 1899, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1989  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Erb, -- John G., son of the late Daniel and Mary Erb, was born June 23, 1862; died Nov. 10, 1939, at his home near Zurich, Ont., after and illness of a few months; aged 77 y. 4 m. 18 d. He was united in marriage to Magdalena Schwartzentruber Nov. 10, 1885. To this union were born 5 sons and 2 daughters. He is survived by 4 sons and 1 daughter (Christian, Moses, Aaron, Edmund, and Sarah--Mrs. Aaron Gingerich) all of Zurich. One son (Daniel) and one daughter (Barbara) predeceased him in infancy. The departed had 18 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Jacob and Joel), 3 sisters (Mrs. John Boshart, Mrs. Jacob Schweitzer, and Mrs. Jantzi) all of Nebraska. Two brothers and 1 sister predeceased him. He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth a remained faithful until death. Funeral services were conducted Nov. 13 at the home by Bro. S. Baechler, and at the Bronson Line A. M. Church by Bro. Moses O. Jantzi. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. "All is over, hands are folded, On a calm and peaceful breast; All is over, suffering ended, Now dear Father is at rest." --The Family. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXII, No 49 - March 7, 1940 -- page 1038, 1039, 1040

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of John G. Erb - March 7, 1940. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, L., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, L. (1862). John Erb (1862-1939) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 27 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64494560/john-erb.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 10 Nov 1939 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth