Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Delmer Zehr

Male 1926 - 2014  (87 years)


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  • Name Delmer Zehr 
    Born 30 Apr 1926  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-212240 
    Died 7 Apr 2014  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I212240  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Nicholas Zehr,   b. 3 Aug 1894, Of, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1958  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Clara Erb,   b. 11 Jun 1898, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1975, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F25615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Gascho 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F58255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ZEHR, Delmer Delmer Zehr, 87, of Tavistock passed away peacefully with family by his side at Stratford General Hospital, on Monday evening, April 7, 2014. He was born in East Zorra Township, Oxford County on April 30, 1926 a son of the late Nick and Clara (Erb) Zehr. Delmer was an active member of Tavistock Mennonite Church. During his lifetime he had been a farmer, a building contractor and the operator of the Tavistock Golf Course. He was a former Provincial Director of the Mennonite Disaster Service; a member of Tavistock Men's Club and in 2013 was one of the "Seniors of the Year" for Oxford County. Delmer is survived by his wife, the former Clara Gascho, whom he married at Wellesley on June 29, 1949; three children, Duane Zehr, Charlene Zehr and Dave Harland, Darolyn Zehr and Laverne Rettinger; four grandchildren, Luke Zehr, Kelsea Zehr and Matt Schumm, Ryan Green and Jayne Edighoffer, Tara and Koos Rossouw; two brothers, Curtis Zehr, Lorne and wife Delphine Zehr; brother-in-law, C. Gerry Gascho and his wife Wendy; sister-in-law Millie Zehr; "Gascho" brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Glenn and Katie Schwartzentruber, Dan and Joyce Gascho, Rae and Ruth Nafziger. He was predeceased by his son, Roger Zehr (February 10, 1987); two brothers, Laverne and wife Edna Zehr and Ivan Zehr; his sister, Doris and husband Melvin Wagler and sister, Jean Gascho; his father-in-law and mother-in-law John and Lydia Gascho and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Vera and LeRoy Leis. Relatives and friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock Street North, Tavistock on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in Tavistock Mennonite Church on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 2 p.m. The Rev. Paul Adams will officiate. Interment in East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, 16th line. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Legacy Fund of Tavistock Mennonite Church would be appreciated and may be made through the Francis Funeral Home by calling 519-655-2431.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, O., Zorra-Tavistock, E., & Cemetery, E. (1926). Delmer Zehr (1926-2014) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 29 February 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127669287.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Apr 1926 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Apr 2014 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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