Joannah Eby^[1]

1889 - 1979  (89 years)

• Name	Joannah Eby
  Born	12 Dec 1889	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Joannah Lichty
  Name	Joannah Weber
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Domestic
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00031-2400.4
  Died	4 Feb 1979	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I20919	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Reuben Eby,   b. 13 Feb 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1934  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Brubacher,   b. 24 Aug 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1932  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F5161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Oliver Lichty,   b. 30 Aug 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1912	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Cranson Lichty,   b. 24 May 1911, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1997, Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Arthur Reuben Lichty,   b. 6 Mar 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Helen Lichty,   b. 25 May 1919, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 2018, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   4. Norma Marie Lichty,   b. 31 Oct 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 2022, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)   5. Bernice Lichty,   b. 17 Oct 1923   6. Verkerke Glenny Lichty,   b. 1928, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 2004, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F11634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Allan S. Weber,   b. 12 Mar 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1938	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F35551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Weber.- Joanna, daughter of Reuben and Marion (Brubacher) Eby, was born in Peel Twp., Dec. 12, 1889; died at Nithview, New Hamburg, Feb. 4, 1979; aged 89 y. She was married to Allen Weber, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Cranson, Arthur, and Mervyn), 3 daughters (Helen-Mrs. Nyle Shantz, Norma-Mrs. Abner Shantz, and Glennys-Mrs. William Verkerke), 3 stepsons (Oliver, Samuel, George), 4 stepdaughters (Alice-Mrs. Etril Snyder, Tillie-Mrs. Gordon Hunsburger, Clara-Mrs. Roy Snyder, and Florence Weber), 25 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Mrs. Amanda Weber and Clara Eby). She was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 7, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 10 - March 6, 1979, page 206. From EzraEby.com (Note: Contrary to what appears in the above obituary, Joanna's husband Allan Weber predeceased her in Aug. 1964. Joanna was first married to Oliver Lichty who died in Sept. 1933. The children listed above are from her marriage to Oliver, while the step children are from the marriage of her 2nd husband Allan Weber and his first wife, Sarah Sophia Martin.) ______________ WEBER, Mrs. Allen (Joanna) - At her residence, on Sunday, February 4, 1979, Joanna Eby, aged 89 years. of Nithview, New Hamburg. Born in Peel Township. Mrs. Weber was a daughter of the late Reuben Eby and Marion Brubacher. She was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo. Predeceased by her first husband, Oliver Lichty, in 1933; and her second husband. Alien Weber, in 1964; also predeceased by one daughter, Mrs. Bernice Randall, one step-son, Arthur Weber, two brothers and three sisters. Mother of Cranson of Toronto, Arthur of Kitchener, Mervyn of Brampton, Mrs. Nyle (Helen) Shantz of Route 2, Baden, Mrs. Abner (Norma) Shantz of St. Agatha, Mrs. William (Glennys) Verkerke of Ayr; step-mother of Oliver of Bloomingdale, Samuel of Waterloo, George of Route 3, Waterloo, Mrs. Etril (Alice) Snyder of Waterloo, Mrs. Gordon (Tillie) Hunsberger of Haiti. Mrs. Roy (Clara) Snyder and Florence Weber, both of Water-loo; sister of Mrs. Amanda Weber of Cambridge and Clara Eby of Vineland. She is also survived by 125 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Resting at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. At noon on Wednesday, removal will be made to Erb Street Mennonite Church for the funeral and committal service at 3 p.m., Rev. Wilmer Martin officiating. Spring interment in Erb Street Mennonite cemetery. Donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board `would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• 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..., 544. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 16. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 6, 1979 - Obituary of Joanna Eby. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 5, 1933 - Obituary of Oliver Lichty.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Dec 1889 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Nov 1912 - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Jun 1938 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Feb 1979 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth