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

Vernal Martin

Male 1925 - 2018  (92 years)


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  • Name Vernal Martin 
    Born 6 Aug 1925  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-221370 
    Died 27 Jul 2018  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried West Montrose Mennonite Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I221370  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Clayton M. Martin,   b. 25 Jan 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lucinda Martin,   b. 29 Sep 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Mar 1923  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F45873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Salome Horst,   b. 26 Oct 1924,   d. 12 Dec 2016, RR3, Listowel, Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F60202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Vernal passed away peacefully on Friday at Listowel Memorial Hospital, aged 92 years. Predeceased by his wife Salome (Horst) Martin in 2016.

      Father of Esther and Joseph Brubacher of Wallenstein, Lucille and Mervin Martin of Listowel, Elverne and Grace of West Montrose, Earl and Fern of Elora, Bruce and RuthAnn of West Montrose, Anne and Larry Wideman of Clifford, and Linda and Leroy Wideman of Drayton.

      Grandfather of 30 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren.

      Brother of Aleda Horst. Predeceased by his parents Clayton and Lucinda Martin, brother Ornan and Eileen Martin, sister Elma and Bruce Bauman, brother-in-law Elmer Horst, two grandsons, and a great-grandson.

      The family received relatives and friends on Sunday, July 29, 2018 from 6:30-9 p.m. and Monday, July 30, 2018 from 2-4:30 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home (www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com), 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A family service was held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 9 a.m. then to Montrose Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service.

      "Obituary Of Vernal Martin | Dreisinger Funeral Home Ltd.". 2021. Dreisingerfuneralhome.Com. https://dreisingerfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1208/Vernal-Martin/obituary.html.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191746699/vernal-martin.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022198-23.
      Clayton Martin, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, son of Moses Martin and Barbara Martin married Lucinda Martin, 25, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of Manasseh Martin and Magdalena Shantz, Witnessed by: Moses Martin of Elmira and Irvine Clemmer of Waterloo, 11 March 1923 At The Residence of Ezra L. Martin in St. Jacobs Waterloo Co.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 2018 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - West Montrose Mennonite Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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