Lydia Heckendon^[1]

1869 - 1953  (83 years)

• Name	Lydia Heckendon
  Born	2 May 1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Sittler
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1940	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00050-3701.2
  Died	20 Feb 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I20403	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Heckendorn,   b. 4 Jun 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Aug 1922, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Anna Bearinger,   b. 9 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1902  (Age 54 years)
  Married	26 May 1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F2303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wesley Aaron Sittler,   b. 20 Aug 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1954  (Age 79 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1896	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Children	1. Selina Sitler,   b. 6 Dec 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Norman Sitler,   b. 1 Nov 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Sitler,   b. 16 Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Irene Sitler,   b. 21 Nov 1902, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1995, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   5. Isaiah Sitler,   b. 1 Apr 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hannah Sittler,   b. 30 Sep 1908, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1974, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ELMIRA - Mrs. Wesley Sittler, 83, of 22 Riverside Dr., died today at the K-W Hospital after a short illness. The former Lydia Heckendorn, she was born May 2, 1869, in Waterloo Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Heckendorn. She had resided in Elmira for the past 13 years. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Irene) Martin, RR 1, Waterloo, and Mrs. Melvin (Hannah) Snyder, RR 2, Wallenstein; one son, Isaiah, Waterloo; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two daughters and one son predeceased her. The funeral will be Sunday with private service at the residence at 2 p.m., thence to Martin's Mennonite Meeting House for a public service. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The body will be at the Dreisinger funeral Parlor until Saturday noon when removal will be made to the residence. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Feb 1953

  
  

• 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..., 783. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 13. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo C-4 Page 13. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 28. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Wesley Sittler - 20 Feb 1953. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 13. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 36. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Christian Heckedorn Birth Place: Waterloo Township Residence: Waterloo Township Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Father Name: Christian Heckedorn Mother Name: Polly Muller Spouse Name: Amy Behringer Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse residence: Waterloo Township Spouse Father Name: David Behringer Spouse Mother Name: Catharina Lorenz Marriage Date: 26 May 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 May 1868. Married 26 May 1868 By Rev. Kaessmann, Christian Heckedorn was married to Anna Behringer, both of Waterloo Township. [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration).

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 May 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Dec 1896 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1940 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Feb 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth