Leah Litwiller

1902 - 1966  (64 years)

• Name	Leah Litwiller
  Born	22 Jul 1902	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Leis
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Amish Mennonite
  Residence	1931	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1944	10 Eden Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1956	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164522
  Died	6 Nov 1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I164522	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian R. Litwiller,   b. 15 Dec 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1931, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Catharina Kropf,   b. 8 Jan 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1898	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F21001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Milton Leis,   b. 29 Aug 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Children	1. Mildred Leis,   b. 19 Sep 1919   2. Wilfred Leis,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1944, , France  (Age 23 years)   3. Katherine Veronica Leis,   b. 4 May 1922,   d. 21 Nov 1951  (Age 29 years)   4. Marie Nancy Leis,   b. 5 Apr 1924   5. Milton Leis   6. Wallace Christian Leis,   b. 20 Jun 1929,   d. 2001, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   7. Laura Loretta Leis   8. Robert Leis
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Milton Leis, 64, of 10 Eden Ave., died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born the former Leah Litwiller, July 22, 1902, at Wellesley, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Litwiller. Mrs. Leis had lived in Kitchener for the past 33 years and had been employed at General Products Division of Uniroyal (1966) Ltd. for the past 23 years. She was a member of Calvary Evangelical United Brethern Church. Surviving are three sons, Milton, Wallace, and Robert, all of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Kaminska, Kitchener; Mrs. Douglas (Marie) Kerr, Anaheim, Calif. and Mrs. Matthew (Laura) Riem, Costa Mesa, Calif., one brother, John, Lancaster, N.Y.; 30 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, one son, and one daughter. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. J. V. Dahms of Calvary EUB Church. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Jean Kellerman Fund of Calvary EUB Church will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Nov 1966

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Milton Leis - 7 Nov 1966. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55799784. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Death of Christian Litwiller - 29 Sep 1931. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Lies, Wilfred 24 years Birthdate: 1920 Oct 14 Died: 1944 Aug 8 Rank: Private Unit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A61057 Additional Details son of Mr. & Mrs. Milton Lies of Kitchener, Ontario - wife Vera Liest of Kitchener [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Mrs. Catharine Litwiller - 13 Jul 1956. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Rudolph Litwiller - September 14, 1961. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014778-1898. Christian Litweiler, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. same, son of Peter and Lea, Married Catherine Kropf, 24, b. Wilmot, res. Wellesley, daughter of Daniel and Christena; Witness(s): Daniel Memman, Christian Nagler, Wilmot. 30 Jan 1898 at Wilmot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jul 1902 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1931 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - 10 Eden Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1956 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth