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

Ruth Magdalen Snyder

Female 1922 - 2019  (97 years)


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  • Name Ruth Magdalen Snyder 
    Born 1922  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Ruth Magdalen Durst 
    Residence 1963  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173335 
    Died 1 May 2019  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I173335  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Earl Snyder,   b. 26 Jan 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Olivia Caroline Raitar,   b. 26 Jul 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F233158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harvey Frederick Durst,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 2007  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Duane Anthony Durst,   b. 1952,   d. 1985  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F50161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DURST (Snyder), Ruth Magdalen - 1922 - 2019

      Passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Innisfree House at the age of 96.

      Beloved wife of the late Harvey Durst for 63 years.

      Predeceased by her sisters Ada, Amy, Vera, Ethel and her brother Norman.

      Ruth was a parishioner of the St. Louis R.C Church and a long standing member of the Catholic Women's League.

      Ruth's family will receive relatives and friends from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Prayers at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Louis RC Church, 53 Allen St. E., Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1J3 on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Reception in the church hall, followed by an interment at St. Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill.

      "Ruth DURST Obituary (2019) - Kitchener, ON - Waterloo Region Record". 2021. Legacy.Com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/obituary.aspx?n=ruth-m-durst-snyder&pid=194960805&fhid=31138.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198809002/ruth-magdalen-durst.

    2. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Joseph Earl Snyder - Jan 13 1963 pg 4.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1963 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 May 2019 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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