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

Orton Weber[1]

Male 1892 - 1952  (60 years)


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  • Name Orton Weber 
    Born 2 Mar 1892  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00127-7784.4 
    Died 18 Sep 1952  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I17979  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Josiah Weber,   b. 13 Oct 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1940  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Lichty,   b. 20 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1921  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1889  [1
    Family ID F2822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amanda Eby,   b. 8 Nov 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1934 
    Children 
     1. Willard Weber,   b. 12 Feb 1935,   d. 12 Feb 1935  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F27416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Orton Weber, 60, of RR2 West Montrose Tp., died suddenly at the KW Hospital yesterday. He suffered a stroke a week ago. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Weber, he was born March 9, 1892.

      Surviving besides his wife, the former Amanda Eby, are three sisters, Mrs. Atlanta Martin, Elmira; Mrs. Maurice Kinzie, Breslau; Mrs. Ella Detweiler, Floradale; one brother, Nelson, Elmira. One brother, Ian, predeceased him....."

      KW Record obit. of Fri., Sept. 19, 1952

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      Weber, -- Orton, son of the late Josiah and Marion (Lichty) Weber, was born March 9, 1892; passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Sept. 18, 1952; aged 60 y. 6 m. 9 d. On March 21, 1934, he was united in marriage to Amanda Eby. He united with the Mennonite Church early in life, having his membership first in the Sharon congregation, Guernsey, Sask., and since 1928, with the congregation at Elmira, Ont., of which he was a faithful member. Surviving are his wife, 3 foster children (Margaret, George, and Stuart), 3 sisters (Mrs. Altana Martin, Elmira, Ont.; Pearl-Mrs. Maurice Kinzie, Breslau, Ont.; and Mrs. Ella Detweiller, Floradale, Ont.), and one brother (Nelson, Elmira, Ont.). One brother preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Sept. 22, at the home by O. D. Snider and at the Elmira Mennonite Church by O. D. Snider and Howard S. Bauman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLV , Number 42 - October 14, 1952 page 1021, 1022

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 585.

    2. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link.

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 1.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27776514/orton-weber.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Mar 1892 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Sep 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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