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

Emma Martin

Female 1924 - 1957  (33 years)


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  • Name Emma Martin 
    Born 27 Jun 1924  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Emma Bearinger 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-219136 
    Died 23 Nov 1957  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I219136  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Menno Martin,   b. 6 Apr 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1973, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Lovina Steckle,   b. 4 Jun 1896, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1920  [2
    Family ID F229454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Enos Bearinger,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1954  [1
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F229743  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bearinger, Emma, was born June 27, 1924, near Elmira, Ont.; died very suddenly, Nov. 23, 1957, at the Hamilton General Hospital; aged 33 y. 4 m. 27 d. Death was caused by a ruptured main artery. In June 1949, she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and later in July, 1953, she dedicated her life to the Lord for full-time Christian service. On Dec. 18, 1954, she was united in marriage to Enos Bearinger, Elmira, Ont. In March, 1955, they moved to Hamilton, where they opened the Hamilton Harbour Rescue Mission in March, 1956. She leaves her husband, her parents (Mr. and Mrs. Menno Martin), 3 sons (Harvey, Oscar, and Luella-Mrs. John Zandwyk, both of Zurich, Ont.), 4 brothers (Albert, Harvey, Irvin, and Melvin, all of Zurich, Ont.), and a grandfather (John Steckley, Zurich, Ont.). Funeral services were conducted at the St. Jacobs Church with Paul Martin in charge. Interment in the St. Jacobs Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 10 - March 11, 1958-page 238, 239

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emma Bearinger - March 11, 1958-page 238, 239.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Menno Martin - September 4, 1973 - page 686.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jun 1924 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Nov 1957 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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