Bishop Valentine S. Nafziger^[1]

1904 - 1994  (90 years)

• Name	Valentine S. Nafziger
  Prefix	Bishop
  Born	6 Sep 1904	Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1925	Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmers Son
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-211521
  Died	31 Oct 1994	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Buried	Bethel Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I211521	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Nafziger,   b. CA 1871,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katie Schwitzer,   b. CA 1871,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F294019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Lichty,   b. 9 Nov 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1997, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 92 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1925	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Marion Nafziger,   b. 15 Jun 1928,   d. 5 Aug 2018, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   2. Emmalene Rosella Nafziger,   b. 1931, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Feb 1995, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   3. Katherine Barbara "Catherine" Nafziger
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F58187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NAFZIGER, Valentine Bishop-Peacefully, on Monday, Oct. 31, 1994, at his home, at Knollcrest Lodge, Milverton. Mr. Nafziger was formerly of Millbank. Valentine was born in Brunner 90 years ago, son of the late Andrew Nafziger and the late Katherine Schweitzer. Mr. Nafziger was an ordained minister and bishop, serving Riverdale Mennonite Church, Millbank and Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church, Millbank from 1949 to 1973. He also was employed at Honderich Furniture in Milverton for 40 years. Beloved husband of the former Christina Lichty Nafziger of Milverton. Dear father of Marion and her husband Arlan Erb of Millbank, Emmalene and her husband Rev. Kenneth Brenneman of Millbank, Catherine and her husband William Kuepfer of Millbank; lovingly remembered by nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by six brothers, Elias, Ezra, Aaron, Rudy, John and Chris and by two sisters, Elizabeth Gascho and Sarah Gerber. Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St. W., Wellesley, where the family will receive relatives and friends this evening (Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Thursday, Nov.3, removal will be made to the Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church, Millbank for the funeral service at 2 p.m. Rev. John Yutzy and Bishop Kenneth Brenneman will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials to Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church Building Fund or to Mennonite Air Missions would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy fo the late Valentine Nafziger.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020706-25. Valentine Nafziger, 20, occ. Farmer Son, b. Ellice, res. Ellice, son of Andrew Nafziger and Katie Sweitzer married Christina Lichti, 20, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of John F. Lichti and Barbara Roth, Witn: Christ Nafziger of Brunner and Aaron Lichti of Wellesley, 11 June 1925 At The Wellesley Meeting House [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., County, P., & Cemetery, B. (1904). Valentine Nafziger (1904-1994) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 17 February 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102057010/valentine-nafziger.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Sep 1904 - Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmers Son - 1925 - Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Jun 1925 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Oct 1994 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Buried - - Bethel Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth