Melissa D. Brubacher

1911 - 2014  (103 years)

• Name	Melissa D. Brubacher
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Born	25 Feb 1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Melissa D. Martin
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164583
  Died	16 Nov 2014	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I164583	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin S. Brubacher,   b. 9 Aug 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1962, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anna Magdalena Diefenbacher,   b. 10 Dec 1881, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1957  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F167868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John M. Martin,   b. 16 Nov 1910, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 2011, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Married	8 May 1932  [2]
  Children	1. Ruth B. Martin   2. Ernie Martin,   b. 8 Dec 1934,   d. 16 Oct 2004  (Age 69 years)   3. Doris B. Martin   4. Timothy John Martin   5. Eleanor June Martin   6. Murray David Martin   7. James Neil Martin,   b. 19 Oct 1949,   d. 10 Mar 2004  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F47094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MARTIN, Melissa Melissa Martin, 103, of Tavistock passed away in the Maples Home for Seniors, Tavistock on Sunday, November 16, 2014. She was born in Woolwich Township, Waterloo County on February 25, 1911, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna (Diefenbacher) Brubacher. She married John M. Martin on May 8, 1932 and was a faithful support to John during his Seventy plus years of ministry. John died on May 3, 2011. Melissa is survived by five children, Ruth Martin of St. Agatha, Doris and husband Lorne Clarke of Oakville, Timothy and wife Shelley Martin of Burlington, Eleanor and husband Garry Jenkins of Tavistock, Murray and wife Ruth Martin of Wilton, Conn., U.S.A., daughters-in-law, Laura Martin of Renfrew, Mary Martin of Aurora; twenty-two grandchildren; forty-eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sons, Ernie Martin (October 2004), Neil Martin (March 2004); three sisters and brothers-in-law, Emma and Noah Martin, Ada and Ezra Frey, Viola and Samuel Martin and by all her "Martin" brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Relatives and friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home , 17 Woodstock Street North, Tavistock on Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The graveside committal service will be held at Hawkesville Cemetery on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. A memorial service will be held in Tavistock Mennonite Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. with a reception following. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Everyday Publications or the Conestoga Bible Camp would be appreciated and may he made through the Francis Funeral Home by calling 1-519-655-2431.

  
  

• Sources

  [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 14. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of John M. Martin - 4 May 2011.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 25 Feb 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Nov 2014 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth