Lavina Cressman^[1]

1889 - 1937  (48 years)

• Name	Lavina Cressman
  Born	18 Apr 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lavina Cressman
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2086.11
  Died	7 Nov 1937	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I22323	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Cressman,   b. 13 Jun 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1928, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Maria M. "Mary" Horst,   b. 26 Apr 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1871  [2]
  Family ID	F4925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob Cressman,   b. 30 Nov 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Verda Cressman,   b. 25 Feb 1916,   d. 26 Jan 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Mary Cressman,   b. 3 May 1918,   d. 11 May 1919  (Age 1 years)   3. Florence Cressman,   b. CA 1919   4. Willard "Ward" Cressman,   b. 29 May 1919,   d. 1998, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   5. Leonard Cressman,   b. 23 Nov 1921,   d. 19 Aug 2001, Edson, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Eral Cressman,   b. 3 Jun 1923,   d. 11 Jan 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   7. Donald Cressman,   b. 4 Jan 1926,   d. 30 Oct 1965  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman.-Lovina Cressman was born April 18, 1889; died in St.Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Nov. 7, 1937; aged 48 y. 6 m. 20 d. Dec. 2, 1914 she was married to Jacob Cressman. To this union were born 7 children. There remain to mourn her early departure, her loving husband, 3 daughters (Verda, wife of Gordon Lichty, Eral and Florence), 3 sons (Willard, Leonard, and Donald), besides a large relationship and many friends. Sister Cressman was converted in her 19th year and united with the Mennonite Church in which communion she remained a faithful loyal member until she was called home. The funeral was held Nov. 10 from her late home near Breslau, to the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, for services. Minister in charge, Bro. Oscar Burkholder. Texts, Job 16: 25; II Tim. 1: 12. Gospel Herald, November 25, 1937 - Vol. XXX, No.35 - page 750, 751, 752

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 819. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 482. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 25, 1937 - Obituary of Lovina Cressman. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 7. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In loving memory/ Jacob Cressman/ 1887-1981/ Lavina Cressman/ his beloved wife/ 1889-1937/ Seleda Heckendorn/ his beloved wife/ 1903-1974/ Cressman

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Apr 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Nov 1937 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth