Elmer Arthur Roth

1911 - 1962  (50 years)

• Name	Elmer Arthur Roth
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Born	8 Apr 1911	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37528746
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-201148
  Died	2 Jan 1962
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I201148	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	David K. Roth,   b. 28 Jun 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Barbara Jantzi,   b. 7 Mar 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1959  (Age 73 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1908	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F17936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Leis,   b. 28 Nov 1919, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1952	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F43645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elmer Roth By Record Correspondent WELLESLEY-Elmer Roth, 50, of Wellesley died suddenly Tuesday. He was born in Wilmot Township April 8, 1911, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David K. Roth and Barbara Jantzi. He was a member of Maple View Mennonite Church and worked at the Jantzi Feed Mill, Wellesley. Surviving are his wife, the former Esther Leis, whom he married April 29, 1952 in Wellesley; six brothers, Alvin of London, Ont., Michael and David of Wellesley, John of Ailsa Craig, Milton of Toronto and Ernst of RR 1, Wellesley, and two sisters, Mrs. Ernst (Nancy) Bast of Wellesley and Mrs. Nelson (Barbara) Zehr of RR 1, St. Agatha. The body is at the home where a short service will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at Maple View Mennonite Church at 2 o'clock. Bishop Christian Streicher will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. _____________ In Remembrance [verse] In Memory of Elmer Arthur Roth Beloved husband of Esther Leis Date of Death January 2, 1962 Date of Birth April 8, 1911 Funeral Service A short service will be held at his late home at Wellesley on Friday, January 5, 1962, at 1:30 o'clock p.m., followed by a memorial service at the Maple View A.M. Church at 2:00 o'clock. Clergyman Officiating Bishop Christian Streicher Final Resting Place The cemetery adjoining the church Age at Death 50 years, 8 months and 24 days Futher Funeral Home, Wellesley Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of David K. Roth - February 3, 1959. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019377-08. David Roth, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, son of Christian Roth and Annie Kipher married Barbara Jantzi, 21, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Christian L. Jantzi and Lizzie Zehr, Witn: Christian Roth and Mike Zehr both of Wellesley Twp, 23 January 1908 in The Wellesley Meeting House

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 8 Apr 1911 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Apr 1952 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth