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

Alson Menno Weber

Male 1910 - 2005  (~ 95 years)


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  • Name Alson Menno Weber 
    Born Nov 1910  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-156699 
    Died 29 Dec 2005  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I156699  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Irvin B. Weber,   b. 8 Dec 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1974  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Weber,   b. 15 Jul 1881, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1974  (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F39276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma Loraine Snyder,   b. 29 May 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 29 May 1937  [3
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F42620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ALSON M. WEBER 1910 - 2005 On Thursday, December 29, 2005, Alson died peacefully, at Parkwood Mennonite Home in Waterloo, after a long and rich life, filled with a grateful and inclusive attitude. He was in his 96th year. Alson will be remembered as a loving role model by his family. Dear father of John and Donna Weber of Kitchener, Jim and Brenda Weber of Kitchener, Ross and Carol Weber of Waterloo and John and Betty Butterfield of Las Vegas, NV. He will be fondly remembered with respect and admiration by his grandchildren, Debbie, David and Roseanne, John-Michael and Tania, Mark and Sheri, Linda and Chris, Sara, Brad, Nic, Ben and Lana and Ross and his great-grandchildren, Tyler, Jared, Katelyn, Isaac, Kathryn and Erika. Brother of John and Elinore of Winnipeg, brother-in-law of Gladys Weber of Vernon, B.C. and dear friend Hulda Stewart of Kitchener. He was predeceased by his wife Loraine (Snyder) November 29, 1988, parents Magdalena and Irvin B. Weber, sister Eileen and brother Norman. For over 75 years, Alson was a faithful and active member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. He was an employee and owner of Superior Stone Co., now Superior Memorials, from 1928 until his retirement in 1973. He managed and played for the K-W YMCA volleyball team that won the Canadian Senior Men's Volleyball championship for 15 consecutive years, from 1932 to 1946. He was a founding board member of both Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo and Eastwood Community, Kitchener. Friends are invited to share their memories of Alson with his family at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on New Year's Day, Sunday, January 1, 2006, from 2-4 p.m. and Monday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The service to celebrate Alson's life and faith will be held at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, 57 Stirling Avenue North, Kitchener, on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Marilyn Rudy-Froese and Rev. Kevin Peters Unrau officiating. Following the funeral service, friends and relatives are invited to remain at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church for lunch and a time to visit with the family. The committal service will follow at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. In memory of Alson, donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society-Waterloo Region Chapter, Send'em Off Smiling, or Kitchener Minor Hockey Sponsored Children would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be arranged through the funeral home. The family wishes to thank the staff of Parkwood Mennonite Home, Winston Park Village and Freeport Health Centre for their kindness to Alson. Condolences/Donations/Flowers www.edwardrgood.com 745-8445.


      The Record Newspaper - Dec. 31, 2005

  • Sources 
    1. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 1.

    2. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Alson M. Weber - 31 Dec 2005.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Loraine Snyder - May 16, 1989 - page 349, 350.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Nov 1910 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 2005 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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