Almeda Wagler

1908 - 2002  (93 years)

• Name	Almeda Wagler
  Born	23 Jan 1908	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206915339
  Name	Almeda Klassen
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Amish
  Residence	1969	102 Victoria St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-202099
  Died	20 Jan 2002	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	23 Mar 2002	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I202099	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph S. Wagler,   b. 16 Nov 1884, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary E. Lichti,   b. 25 Mar 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1906	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F29308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Klassen,   b. 20 Apr 1909, , South Russia ,   d. 28 Feb 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1931	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Walter "Wally" Klassen,   b. 18 Jan 1932,   d. 30 Oct 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   2. Elaine W. Klassen   3. Elsie Klassen   4. Clifford Klassen   5. Audrey W. Klassen   6. Marlene W. Klassen
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F57472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Klassen.- Almeda Wagler, 94, Cambridge, Ont., died Jan. 20. Spouse: John Klassen (deceased). Survivors: children Walter, Elaine Swartz, Elsie Horst, Clifford, Audrey Herlick, Marlene O'Brien; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 23 at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. The Mennonite, April 16, 2002, pages 25-27, Vol. 5, No. 8. ______________________ KLASSEN, Almeda Peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in her 95th year. Beloved wife of the late John Klassen. Loving mother of Walter and his wife Judy, Elaine and her husband Robert Swartz, Elsie and her husband Willard Horst, Clifford and his wife Jean, Audrey Herlick and Marlene O'Brien and her husband Jim Illig. Dear sister of Mary Brunk, Eileen and her husband Aaron Horst, Hilda and her husband Clinton Bechtel, Nelda and her husband Harold Cressman and Alvin and his wife Miriam Wagler and family friend, Nora Shantz: cherished grandmother of 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Predeceased by one grandson; two brothers and two sisters. Almeda was a longtime member of First Mennonite Church, where she was involved with Bon Accord and Ladies Aid. She was an avid gardener with a true love for growing flowers and food to help provide for the needs of her family. The family will receive friends at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge, today (Thursday) from 3-5 p.m. and at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m: Funeral service will be held at First Mennonite Church, 800 King St. E., Kitchener on Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Memory Gardens to follow. The Record Newspaper 21 Mar 2002 pg B7

  
  

• Sources

  [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 16. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Almeda Wagler Date of Birth:23 Jan 1908 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph D Wagler Mother's name:Mary Lichti [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Joseph S. Wagler - February 22, 1966, page 175. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019685-06. Joseph Wagler, 22, occ. Farmer, b. East Zorra Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, son of Joseph Wagler and Mary Schwartzentruber married Mary Lichti, 19, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter Of Joseph Lichti and Barbara Erb, Witn: Joel Waggler and Noah Gascho Both of Wellesley Twp, 23 December 1906 in Wellesley Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jan 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1931 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jan 2002 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Mar 2002 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth