Lester Christian Roth

1928 - 1963  (35 years)

• Name	Lester Christian Roth
  Born	4 Feb 1928	Britton, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29662252
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-197359
  Died	23 Dec 1963	RR1, Britton, Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Buried	Riverdale Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I197359	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian S. "Chris" Roth,   b. 12 Nov 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1975  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Veronica J. "Fannie" Kennel,   b. 25 Jul 1890, near, O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1910  [2]
  Family ID	F13339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Roth, Lester, son of Chris and Veronica (Kennel) Roth, was born at Britton, Ont., Feb. 4, 1923*; died at his home, Britton, of a brain tumor, Dec. 23, 1963; aged 35 y. 10 m. 19 d On Sept. 27, 1952, he was married to Marcella Schwartzentruber, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Gwen, Barry, and Charles), his father, 4 brothers (Clarence, Elmer, Clayton, and Marvin), and 5 sisters (Emma - Mrs. Clayton Schultz, Viola - Mrs. Abner Leis, Mildred - Mrs. Melvin Shantz, Gladys - Mrs. Jacob Spenler, and Marjorie - Mrs. Ervin Albrecht). He was a member of the Riverdale Mennonite Church, Millbank, Ont., where funeral services were held Dec. 26, in charge of Menno Zehr and David Jantzi. GOSPEL HERALD - Volume LVII, Number 3 - January 21, 1964, Page 70, 71 _______________ Lester C. Roth By Record Correspondent MILLBANK-Lester Christian Roth, 35, of RR 1, Britton, died Monday at his home. He had been in ill health for about three months. He was born in Mornington Township Feb. 4, 1928, a son of Christian S. Roth of RR 1, Wellesley and the late Mrs. Roth. He was a member of Riverdale Mennonite Church, Millbank, and farmed in Mornington Township for the past 10 years. Surviving besides his father are his wife, the former Marcella Schwartzentruber, whom he married in Millbank in 1952; two sons, Barry, 8, Charles 2, both at home; a daughter Gwen, 9, at home; four brothers, Clarence of RR 1, Newton, Elmer of RR 1, Britton, Clayton of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mervin of Kitchener; five sisters, Mrs. Clayton (Erma) Schultz of Milverton, Mrs. Abner (Viola) Leis of Wellesley, Mrs. Melvin (Mildred) Shantz of RR 1, Alma, Mrs. Jacob (Gladys) Bender of Parkhill, Mrs. Ervin (Marjorie) Albrecht of Kitchener. The body is at the Futher Brothers Funeral Home, Wellesley, until 10 a.m. Wednesday, when removal will be made to his home. At noon Thursday removal will be made to the Riverdale Mennonite Church for service at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Menno Zehr and Rev. David Jantzi will officiate. Friends and relatives are asked to pay their respects Thursday at the church from 1-2 p.m.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29662252/lester-christian-roth. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 22, 1944 - Obituary of Fannie Kennel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 23 Dec 1963 - RR1, Britton, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth