Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Leonard Stanley Witmer

Male 1914 - 2007  (92 years)


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  • Name Leonard Stanley Witmer 
    Born 21 Dec 1914 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-172503 
    Died 26 Nov 2007  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I172503  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Edmund B. Witmer,   b. 3 Mar 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Lovinia G. Hallman,   b. 8 Sep 1881, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1903  [1
    Family ID F19889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mina Fraser Brown,   b. 8 Jul 1913,   d. 1999  (Age 85 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F49990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WITMER, Leonard - Passed away peacefully, Monday, November 26, 2007, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, in his 93rd year. Loving husband of the late Mina (nee Brown) Witmer (1999). Loving father of Doug Witmer and his wife Jean of Waterloo and Sandra Welfred and her husband Bernie of Arva. Cherished grandfather of Jeff Witmer (Annemarie), Julie Browne (Jonathan), Tricia Lutz (Goeff), Mark Welfred (Lisa) and Kerri Van de Peer (Todd). Great-grandfather to Jacob, Abigail, Liam, Ty, Thatcher, Adelaide, Kate, Ethan, Nikki, and Riley. Dear brother of Vi Manske (Irv), Barbara Cook (Wally) and Cliff Witmer (Doris). Predeceased by four sisters and two brothers. Leonard was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Waterloo. Leonard's family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, November 29, 2007 at First Baptist Church (306 Erb Street West, Waterloo) followed by a reception at the church. Pastor Bob Snell officiating. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to First Baptist Church or Grand River Hospital Foundation may be made if desired (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Leonard's memorial.

      THE RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario - Nov. 27, 2007

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 6, 1960 - Obituary of Edmund B. Witmer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 2007 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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