Waterloo Region Generations
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Amanda Bender

Female 1892 - 1954  (61 years)


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  • Name Amanda Bender 
    Born 11 Mar 1892 
    Gender Female 
    Name Amanda Zehr 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-186787 
    Died 12 Jan 1954 
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I186787  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Jacob S. Bender,   b. 14 Sep 1862, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1927  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Barbara Schwartzentruber,   b. CALC 27 May 1867, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1926  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F40703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Menno Zehr,   b. 5 Oct 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1989, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Zehr,   b. 14 Sep 1916,   d. 12 Jul 1972  (Age 55 years)
     2. Viola B. Zehr,   b. 1 Apr 1921, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F53466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Zehr, Amanda, daughter of the late Jacob and Barbara Bender, was born in East Zorra, Ont., March 11, 1892; passed away at her home in Tavistock, Jan. 12, 1954; aged 52 y. 10 m. 1 d. She entered the bonds of matrimony with Menno Zehr in November 1915. She was a member of the East Zorra A. M. congregation. Two sons preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, 4 sons, and 2 daughters (Henry and Viola-Mrs. Wilfred Kropf, of Philipsburg; Stanley and Elroy, of Tavistock; Lorne, of Bright, and Ida, at home), two brothers and 3 sisters (Noah and Mansseh, of East Zorra; Emma-Mrs. Albert Oesch of Milverton, Ida-Mrs. Simon Bender, of Ailsa Craig; Christina-Mrs. Norman Roi, of East Zorra), 10 grandchildren, one aunt, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at the East Zorra A. M. Church in charge of Jesse Short and Henry Yantzi. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 6 - February 9, 1954 --- page 142, 143

  • Event Map
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