Albert William Heer^[1]

1909 - 1986  (77 years)

• Name	Albert William Heer
  Born	1 Aug 1909	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-167288
  Died	27 Dec 1986	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I167288	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Ringler Heer,   b. 7 Jan 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1938, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Westfall,   b. 15 Nov 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1904	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F165461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rose Elizabeth Sully,   b. 11 Jan 1909, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1967, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1935  [5]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elmina Lichty,   b. 26 Sep 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1970, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1969  [3]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F35260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Heer, Albert William, son of John and Magdalena (Westfall) Heer, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Aug. 1, 1909; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Dec. 27, 1986; aged 77 y. On Dec. 24, 1935, he was married to Rose Sully, who died on June 28, 1967. On Oct. 3, 1969, he was married to Elmina Lichty Martin, who died on Nov. 16, 1970. Surviving are 2 daughters (Mary Metzger and Reta Garner), 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grand-children, one brother (Jacob), and one sister (Eleanora). He was preceded in death by one son (Frederick), 2 sisters (Agnes Heer and Seleda Orth), and 2 brothers (Simon and Moses). He was a member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 30, in charge of Richard Yordy; interment in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 80, Number 5 - February 3, 1987 - page 86

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 20, 1947 - Obituary of John Sully. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Albert William Heer - 3 Feb 1987. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18853-1904. John Heer, 22, Occ. Laborer, b. Ontario, Res. of Waterloo Twp, son of Jacob Heer and Catharine Ringler, married Magdalena Westfall, 22, b. Woolwich, Res. of Woolwich, daughter of William Westfall and Catharine Sauder, Witn: Jacob Heer, Waterloo Twp and William Westfall, Woolwich, On 20 Dec 1904, at Woolwich [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Rose Elizabeth Sully Heer - August 1, 1967, pages 698, 699.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1909 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Dec 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth