Elizabeth F. "Lizzie" Diefenbacher

1908 - 1997  (88 years)

• Name	Elizabeth F. "Lizzie" Diefenbacher
  Born	8 Apr 1908	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth F. "Lizzie" Wideman
  Name	Lizzie Diefenbacher
  Name	Lizzie Diefenbacker
  Residence	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-162267
  Died	18 Mar 1997	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Cause: stroke
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I162267	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Leo Allen Diefenbacher,   b. 16 Jun 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1930  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Rachel Frey,   b. 26 Feb 1882, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1947  (Age 65 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1905	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F161980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George H. Wideman,   b. 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 79 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1933  [4]
  Children	1. Dorothy Wideman   2. Ruby Wideman   3. James George Wideman   4. Carol Elizabeth Wideman   5. Erma Wideman   6. Harold Wideman,   b. 14 Jul 1936,   d. 30 Aug 2009  (Age 73 years)   7. Rev. Clare Wideman,   b. 1938,   d. 29 May 2009  (Age 71 years)   8. James George "Jim" Wideman,   b. Abt 1938,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Edgar D. Wideman,   b. 1943, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F46136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wideman, Elizabeth Diefenbacher, 88, Elmira, Ont. Born: Apr. 8, 1908, to Leo and Rachel Diefenbacher. Died: Mar. 18,1997 , Kitchener, Ont., of a stroke. Survivors - children: Dorothy SittIer, Ruby Weber, Harold, Clare, James, Edgar, Carol Ringer, Erma Martin; sisters: Melvina Gingrich, Ida Weber; 22 grandchildren, 18 greatgrandchildren. Predeceased by: George Wideman (husband). Funeral: Mar. 21, Hawkesville Mennonite Church, by Don Penner. Burial: Hawkesville Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 90, Number 15 - April 15, 1997, page 14, 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Diefenbacher Wideman - April 15, 1997, page 14, 15. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist 8 Page 11. [S120] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Hawkesville Union CC#4529 Waterloo Region Branch, OGS. Wideman/ George/ Wideman 1909-1988/ Elizabeth/ Diefenbacher/ 1908-1997/ married Jan. 4, 1933/ Always remembered [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19722 (1906), Diefenbacher-Frey. Leo Diefenbacher, 22, Farmer, Wellesley, Wellesley, son of Christian Diefenbacher & Elizabeth Kester married Rachel Frey, 23, Peel, Peel, daughter of Martin Frey & Anna Bowman, Witn: Tobias & Joseph S. Martin Both of Woolwich, 12 December 1905 in Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1908 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: stroke - 18 Mar 1997 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth