Elton S. Leis

1930 - 1999  (69 years)

• Name	Elton S. Leis
  Born	3 Mar 1930	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-216772
  Died	3 Aug 1999	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I216772	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian E. Leis,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1967, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Barbara L. Schwartzentruber,   b. 24 Apr 1887, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1985, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1909	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F25515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Jane Gerber
  Children	1. Linda Diane Leis
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F34376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leis, Elton, 69, Tavistock, Ont., died Aug. 3 of pulmonary fibrosis. Spouse: Ellen Gerber Leis. Parents: Christian and Barbara Leis (deceased). Other survivors: children Linda Holst, Brenda Wagler; five grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 7 at Tavistock. The Mennonite - Volume 2, Number 35, September 21, 1999 - page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 7, 1967 - Obituary of Christian E. Leis. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020430-09. Christian Leis, 20, occ. Farmer, res. of Tavistock, son of Daniel K. Leis and Mattie Erb Married Barbara L. Schwartzentruber, 22, res. of Tavistock, daughter of Joel Schwartzentruber and Catherine Yanzie, Witn: Lafayette Hostetler and Sybilla Yager of New Hamburg, 1 July 1909 in New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Mar 1930 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Aug 1999 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth