Waterloo Region Generations
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Lester Swartzentruber

Male 1918 - 1995  (77 years)


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  • Name Lester Swartzentruber 
    Born 1918  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Business Swartzentruber Trucking 
    Residence 1993  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-171482 
    Died 18 Jun 1995  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I171482  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Joseph B. Schwartzentruber,   b. 21 Nov 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1961  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Barbara Jantzi,   b. 31 Mar 1884, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1918 
    Family ID F49439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Erma Roth,   b. 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1945 
    Children 
     1. Linda Swartzentruber
     2. Sandra Swartzentruber
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F45902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Swartzentruber, Lester James \endash Passed away, suddenly, at his residence in Petersburg, on Sunday, June 18, 1995.

      He was born in Wilmot township 76 years ago, a son of the late Joseph and Barbara (Yantzi) Swartzentruber. He was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church and had owned and operated L.J. Swartzentruber Trucking prior to retirement. Lester enjoyed talking with people, hockey and reading as his hobbies.

      Beloved husband of Erma (Roth) whom he married April 28, 1945. Loving father of Linda and her husband Brian Greer of Mannheim, Sandra and her husband Douglas Streit of Kitchener. Special grandfather to Christine, Steven, Amy, Jeff and Tim. Dear brother of Lloyd and his wife Ida, Ray and his wife Jean, all of Waterloo, Omar and his wife Ada of New Hamburg. Also remembered by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Melvin Erb, Elmina Schwartzentruber, both of New Hamburg, Selena Wagler of Baden, Elmer and Annie Roth of RR 2, Baden.

      He was predeceased by one son in infancy; one brother, Glen as a child and one sister Edith Erb in 1990.

      Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, today (Monday) from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Transfer will be made Wednesday, June 21, 1995, at noon, to St. Agatha Mennonite Church for the service at 2 p.m., with Pastor Emanuel George and Pastor Steve Gerber officiating. Burial to follow in the adjoining cemetery.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or the K-W Hospital Coronary Care Unit.

      [everyone else is Schwartzentruber]

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Luella Jacky - 15 Apr 1993.

    2. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Erma Swartzentruber - 8 Jan 2011.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1918 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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