Leonard Christian Roth^[1]

1932 - 1996  (63 years)

• Name	Leonard Christian Roth
  Born	20 Oct 1932	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-160013
  Died	15 Feb 1996	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	16th Line East Zorra Cemetery, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I160013	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Solomon B. Roth,   b. 10 Sep 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Amelia Erb,   b. 13 Feb 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1975  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F20107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Gerber,   b. 3 Jul 1931, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1957
  Children	1. Ronald Lee Roth,   b. 11 Nov 1958, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Roth, Leonard Christian, 64, Baden, Ont. Born: Oct. 20, 1932, South Easthope Twp., Ont., to Solomon and Amelia Roth. Died: Feb. 15, 1996, St. Mary's [St. Mary's Hospital Kitchener] Ont., of cancer. Survivors - wife: Ruth Gerber Roth; children: Karen Tang, Barry, Sharon, Sarryl, Melanie Smith; brothers and sister: Lorne, Vernon, Florence. Predeceased by: Ronald (son). Funeral: Feb. 18, Hillcrest Mennonite Church, by Maurice Martin and Mary Schiedel. Burial: 16th Line East Zorra Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 25 - June 18, 1996 _________________ ROTH, Leonard Christian On Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, at St. Mary's Hospital, Leonard Roth of Baden. He was born in South Easthope township 63 years ago, a son of the late Solomon and Amelia (Erb) Roth. He was a member of Hillcrest Mennonite Church, New Hamburg where he had enjoyed fellowship in the cluster groups. He had volunteered at the Annual Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg for many years and enjoyed gardening as his hobby. Len was a participant in the Wilmot Seniors Woodworking Shop in Baden. Beloved husband of Ruth (Gerber) Roth whom he married September 28, 1957. Loving father of Karen and her husband Isaac Tang of Vancouver, B.C., Barry Roth and his wife Sharon of Kitchener, Darryl Roth of Victoria B.C., Melanie and her husband Paul Smith of London. Ever remembered by two brothers and one sister, Vernon Roth and his wife Ruby, Lorne Roth and Florence Roth, all of New Hamburg. Sadly missed by his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Norman and Madelene Gerber of Millbank, Sydney and Esther Sauder of Milverton and Stanley and Mary Ropp of Tavistock. Leonard was predeceased by a son, Ronald in 1964; a grandson, Graham Mackenzie in 1995; three brothers, Alvin and his wife Lucille, Wilfred and Eldon and one sister, Leona Ropp. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 191 Huron St., New Hamburg, this evening (Friday) from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. All are welcome to the committal service at 16th Line East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery on Sunday at 3 p.m. followed by the memorial service at Hillcrest Mennonite Church at 4 p.m. with Pastor Maurice Martin and Pastor Mary Scheidel officiating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Solomon B. Roth - Sep 23 1981 pg 27. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leonard Christian Roth - June 18, 1996. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Ruth (Roth) Jantzi - 1 Apr 2010.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1932 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 15 Feb 1996 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - 16th Line East Zorra Cemetery, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth