Rev. John Neeb

1871 - 1947  (76 years)

• Name	John Neeb
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Hampstead, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-165569
  Died	1947	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  Buried	Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Park Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I165569	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry E. Neeb,   b. CALC 12 Dec 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1915, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Kraehling,   b. 6 May 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1912  (Age 68 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F162456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Rofritsch,   b. 20 Aug 1875, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  Married	17 Sep 1896	Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Walter John Neeb,   b. 1897,   d. 1971  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F47373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A native of Wellesley, Rev. John Neeb who retired from active ministry in the Lutheran Church to settle in Detroit, died yesterday at Detroit. He was 75. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neeb of Wellesley, Rev. Mr. Neeb held many pastorates in both the United States and Canada before retiring five years ago. At the time of his retirement he was pastor of the Salem Lutheran Church, Springville, N. Y. Prior to that he held churches in Minnesota, Augsburg, Ont., Delhi and Pennsylvania. Rev. Mr. Neeb was predeceased by four brothers, George, Henry, Edward and Eckhardt, and two sisters, Mary and Catharine. Besides his widow (nee Lydia Rohfritsch) he is survived by three sons, Walter, Kitchener; Rev. Victor, New York, and Prof Martin of Chicago; two daughters, Miss Esther Neeb, Detroit, and Mrs. William (Hilda) Chamberlain, Flint, Mich. Two brothers, Valentine, Mitchell, and Jacob, Detroit, also survive, also one sister, Mrs. Edward (Emma) Koch, Tavistock. There are eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday in Detroit and burial will be in the Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Park here. Newspaper and date unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Neeb, 23, res. Wellesley, b. Waterloo, son of Henry and Gertrude (Dunch), married 8 Mar 1864 Mary Kraehling, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Eckhart and Catherine

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - - Hampstead, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Sep 1896 - Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1947 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Buried - - Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Park Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth