Esther H. Derstine

1913 - 1975  (62 years)

• Name	Esther H. Derstine
  Born	1913	Souderton, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Esther H. Smith
  Residence	1971	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-213989
  Died	9 Jan 1975	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I213989	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Bishop Clayton Freed Derstine,   b. 17 Aug 1891, Souderton, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Gertrude B. Haney,   b. 21 Mar 1885, Silverdale, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 23 May 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1912  [3]
  Family ID	F7627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alfred M. Smith,   b. 9 Jun 1910, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1936  [4]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  90Smith, Esther, daughter of C. F. and Gertrude (Hagey) Derstine, was born at Souderton, Pa.; died of a heart attack at the K-W Hospital, Waterloo, Ont., Jan. 9, 1975; aged 61 y. She was married to Alfred M. Smith, who preceded her in death in 1964. Surviving are one son (Robert T. Smith), 4 sisters (Ruth - Mrs. George Hofstetter, Margaret - Mrs. Robert Becker, Grace - Mrs. Paul Brunner, and Yvonne - Mrs. Lawrence Harris), and 2 brothers (Clayton and John Derstine). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 11, in charge of Robert N. Johnson and Ernie Martin; interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. Gospel Herald - Vol. 68, No. 5 -- February 4, 1975 - p. 89, 90

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Esther Smith - February 4, 1975 - p. 89, 90. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Clayton F. Derstine - 12 Mar 1971. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 10, 1926 - Obituary of Gertrude B. Haney. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Alfred M. Smith - December 8, 1964 - pp 1054, 1055.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1913 - Souderton, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1971 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 9 Jan 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth