Ada Hunsperger^[1]

1908 - 1969  (61 years)

• Name	Ada Hunsperger
  Born	9 Mar 1908	Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ada Martin
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Domestic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168811
  Died	8 Aug 1969	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I168811	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Menno S. Hunsberger,   b. 12 Feb 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1908, near Cressman, , Saskatchewan  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Habermehl,   b. 21 Oct 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1963, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F29408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rufus B. Martin,   b. 16 Jul 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1996, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1926	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Elmer Martin,   b. 2 Sep 1927,   d. 26 Apr 2017, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   2. Lloyd Nelson Martin,   b. 15 Oct 1928,   d. 22 Mar 2006, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Rufus B. Martin of St. Jacobs died Friday Aug 8 at St. Mary's Hospital following a brief illness. She was 61. The former Ada Hinsberger, she was born in Guemsey, Sask.. a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Menno Hunsberger. She came to Ontario as a child and lived in the St. Jacobs area most of her life. Mrs. Martin was a member of 51. Jacobs Mennonite Church and the sewing circle of the church. Surviving besides ber hus- band. are two sons, Elmer of St. Jacobs and Lloyd of West Montrose; one brother. Melvin of New Hamburg: five stepbrothers, Irvin Martin of Edson, Alta., Ephriam Martin and Milton Martin of Albany, Ore., Abner Martin of Preston and Urias Mar- tin of Kitchener; three step-sis- ters, Mrs. Irvin (Hannah) Lichty of Breslau, Mrs. Amos (Melinda) Good and Mrs. Moses (Barbara) Roth, both of New Hamburg; and four grandchildren. step-brothers and one step-sister. The body was at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home after 7:30 p. m. Saturday until noon Monday when removal was made to St. Jacobs Mennonite Church where Bishop J. B. Martin and Rev. Glenn Brubacher conducted the service at 3 p.m. Burial was in St. Jacobs Mennonite cemetery. The Elmira Signet 13 Aug 1969 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046062-26. Rufus B. Martin, 19, occ. Miller, b. Woolwich Twp, res. St. Jacobs, son of Simeon Martin and Rebecca Bowman married Ada Hunsberger, 18, occ. Domestic, b. Guernsey Saskatchewan, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of Menno Hunsberger and Elizabeth Habermehl, Witnessed by: Melvin Hunsberger of Waterloo and Verna Good of RR#1 New Hamburg, 23 June 1926 in St. Jacobs [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17737920.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Mar 1908 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1926 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jun 1926 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Aug 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth