Jacob R. Lichty

1900 - 1966  (66 years)

• Name	Jacob R. Lichty
  Born	12 May 1900	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Mapleview Mennonite Church, Wellesley Twp., Ontario   [2]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44579702
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163877
  Died	14 Jun 1966	Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I163877	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John F. Lichty,   b. 28 Mar 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1932, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Barbara Roth,   b. 2 Mar 1868, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1944  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F238524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Schmidt,   b. 17 Feb 1901, Kingwood, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1919	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Frieda Barbara Lichty,   b. 27 Jun 1923,   d. 2002  (Age 78 years)   2. Irene S. Lichty,   b. 3 May 1925,   d. 19 Nov 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Norman Lichty,   b. 1926,   d. 3 Dec 2019, Parkhill, McGillivary Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   4. Marie E. Lichty,   b. 27 Oct 1930,   d. 23 Jan 2010, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Edith Lichty,   b. 2 Feb 1929,   d. 3 Nov 2014  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F45860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lichty, Jacob R., son of John and Barbara (Roth) Lichty, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., May 12, 1900; died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Sarnia, Ont., June 14, 1966; aged 66 y. 1 m. 2 d. On Feb. 15, 1919, he was married to Mary Schmidt, who died in March, 1954. Surviving are 7 sons (Edward, Earl, Norman, Jacob, Allan, Kenneth, and Larry), 8 daughters (Frieda - Mrs. Lloyd Gerber, Irene - Mrs. Armand Shantz, Edith - Mrs. Melvin Nafziger, Marie - Mrs. Reginald Gooding, Clara - Mrs. Ronald Connelly, Wilma - Mrs. Ronald Kelterborn, Emmalene - Mrs. John Roes, and Helen), 2 brothers (John and Aaron), 4 sisters (Christina - Mrs. Valentine Nafziger, Catherine - Mrs. Noah Albrecht, Bena - Mrs. Dan Albrecht, and Mrs. Barbara Ropp), and 31 grandchildren. He was a member of the Maple View Church, where funeral services were conducted by Chris Streicher and Chris O. Erb. Gospel Herald - Volume LIX, Number 30 - August 2, 1966 pages 690, 691 ____________________ LICHTY, Jacob R. By Record Correspondent WELLESLEY-Jacob R. Lichty, 66, of Sarnia, formerly of Wellesley, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Sarnia. Born in Wellesley Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lichty. He was employed in Sarnia by a construction firm for the past 11 years after his wife died in 1953. He was a member of Maple View Mennonite Church. Surviving are seven sons, Edward, Brantford; Earl, West Montrose; Norman, RR 2, Baden; Jacob and Allen, Sarnia; Kenneth, Calgary, and Larry, Dryden; eight daughters, Mrs. Lloyd (Frieda) Gerber, Crosshill; Mrs. Armand (Irene) Shantz, Heidelberg; Mrs. Melvin (Edith) Nafziger, RR 1, Milverton; Mrs. Reginald (Marie) Gooding, Mrs. Ronald (Clara) Connelly and Helen Lichty, all of Kitchener; Mrs. Ronald (Wilma) Kelterborn, Mitchell, and Mrs. John (Emmalene) Rose, Milverton; two brothers, John and Aaron, Millbank; four sisters, Mrs. Valentine (Christina) Nafziger, Milverton; Mrs. Noah (Catherine) Albrecht, Millbank; Mrs. Daniel (Bena) Albrecht, Newton, and Mrs. Barbara Ropp, Albany, Ore.; 31 grandchildren. The body will be at the Further Funeral Home until Friday at 8:30 a.m. when removal will be made to Maple View Mennonite Church for service at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Jun 1966

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 10 Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob. R. Lichty - August 2, 1966 pages 690, 691.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 May 1900 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Mapleview Mennonite Church, Wellesley Twp., Ontario Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Feb 1919 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Jun 1966 - Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth