Samuel Gehman "Sam" Wismer^[1]

1892 - 1991  (98 years)

• Name	Samuel Gehman "Sam" Wismer
  Born	3 Nov 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00037-3031.3
  Died	22 Oct 1991	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	24 Oct 1991	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I19613	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John S. Wismer,   b. 29 Apr 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Susannah Gehman,   b. 15 Jan 1865, Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1943  (Age 78 years)
  Married	12 May 1885  [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F3987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Annie Bell,   b. 1888, Ripley, Huron Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. 1981  (Age 93 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1916	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Aircraftman W. J. "Jack Wismer   2. Stewart L. Wismer   3. Signalman Laverne Bell "Vern" Wismer,   b. 21 May 1917, York Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1944, , Italy  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WISMER, S. G. (Sam) Peacefully, in his sleep, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1991, in his 99th year. Predeceased by his wife, Catherine in 1981 and son, Laverne in 1944, one grandson, Jimmy and three sisters, Esther Shantz, Nancy Gies and Ada Bristol. Survived by one daughter, Margaret and her husband, Merrald Kuehl, two sons, Stewart and has wife Hazel and Jack and his wife Denise, five grandchildren, Ann Margaret Sumner, Mark Kuehl, David, Douglas and Bob Wismer and six great-grandchildren. He was a charter member and an elder of Knox Presbyterian Church, secretary treasurer and business administrator of the Waterloo public school board, until his retirement in 1957, where he was affectionately known as “Pop” by many. Mr. Wismer’s family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today (Wednesday). The funeral service will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, on Thursday, at 2.30 p.m., with Rev. Brooke Ashfield officiating. Interment in Parkview cemetery, Waterloo. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Oct 1991 pg A11

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 671. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 16. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 033205 (1892). Name:Samuel Wismer Date of Birth:3 Nov 1892 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Wismer Mother's name:Susannah Gehman [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..., 668. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of John S. Wismer - March 1, 1934, page 1022, 1023. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Susannah Wismer - September 23, 1943 - pp. 543. 544. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 002923 (1916). Name:Samuel Gehman Wismer Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1893 Birth Place:Ontario Marriage Date:24 Apr 1916 Marriage Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father:John Snyder Wismer Mother:Susana Gahman Wismer Spouse:Katherine Annie Bell

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Nov 1892 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Apr 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Oct 1991 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 24 Oct 1991 - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth