Magdalena Z. "Lena" Lichti^[1]

1902 - 1984  (82 years)

• Name	Magdalena Z. "Lena" Lichti
  Born	8 Aug 1902	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish Mennonite
  Residence	1981	Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Church Membership	1984	Mapleview Mennonite Church, Wellesley Twp., Ontario   [3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27766367
  Name	Lena Lichti
  Name	Magdalena Z. "Lena" Gerber
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164300
  Died	2 Dec 1984	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I164300	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter F. Lichti,   b. 7 Nov 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1958, RR2, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Zehr,   b. 26 Feb 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1945  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F12104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Z. Gerber,   b. 14 May 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1969, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1923	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Rev. Ralph Peter Gerber,   b. 18 Jun 1926,   d. 2 Apr 2000  (Age 73 years)   2. Roy Donald Gerber,   b. 18 Jun 1926,   d. 4 Nov 2000  (Age 74 years)   3. Murray Nelson Gerber
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F41486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Christian Gerber Mrs. Christian Gerber, 82, of RR 1, Millbank, died Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. Born in Wellesley Township Aug. 8, 1902, she was the former Magdalena (Lena) Lichti, a daughter of the late Peter F. Lichti and the former Magdalena Zehr. Her husband, Christian Z. Gerber died Sept. 15, 1969. She was a member of the Mapleview Mennonite Church. Surviving are three sons, Ralph and wife Katie, of Wellesley, Roy and wife Madeline, of RR 1, Millbank and Murray and wife Hazel of Crosshill; three sisters, Mrs. Aaron (Emma) Gerber, of Crosshill, Mrs. Tom (Martha) Coulter, of Listowel and Mrs. Allen (Fannie) Bender, of Knollcrest Lodge, Milverton; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Carrie Lichti, of Millbank and Mrs. Katie Gerber, of Nithview, New Hamburg one brother, Manasseh; also 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by three brothers. Funeral service was held Tuesday at the Mapleview Mennonite Church at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. Alvin Leis, Rev. Steve Gerber and Alan Nafziger officiated. Burial in the church cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 3 Dec 1984

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022036-23. Christian Gerber, 32, occ. Thrasher, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of Daniel Gerber and Annie Zehr married Lena Lichti, 20, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Peter F. Lichti and Mattie Zehr, Witnessed by: Daniel Gerber and Amos Lichti both of Wellesley, 7 June 1923 in Wellesley. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Christian Gerber - 3 Dec 1984. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Maple, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Maple Cemetery. 1902. " Magdalena Lichti Gerber (1902-1984) - Find A...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27766367/_. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Amos Z. Lichti - 25 Jun 1981.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Aug 1902 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Jun 1923 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1981 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - 1984 - Mapleview Mennonite Church, Wellesley Twp., Ontario Died - 2 Dec 1984 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth