Eden M. Cressman^[1]

1904 - 1975  (71 years)

• Name	Eden M. Cressman
  Born	10 Mar 1904	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1940	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1975	54 Church St. W., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-22845
  Died	29 Dec 1975	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I22845	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Urias M. Cressman,   b. 31 May 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1940, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Melinda S. Martin,   b. 4 Nov 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1922  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1898  [1]
  Family ID	F4215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Detweiler,   b. 1905, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 2008, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 103 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1927  [2]
  Children	1. Naomi Loretta Cressman   2. Mary Elinor Cressman   3. Violet Arletta Cressman   4. Beatrice Faith Cressman,   b. CALC 28 Jul 1934, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1934  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Calvin Grant Cressman
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F20537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman, Eden M., son of Urias and Melinda (Martin) Cressman, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Mar. 10, 1904; died of heart failure at his home in Elmira, Ont., Dec. 29, 1975; aged 71 y. On Sept. 14, 1927, he was married to Laura Dettwiler, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Naomi - Mrs. Milton Shoemaker, Mary - Mrs. Marshall Musselman, and Violet - Mrs. Lloyd Martin), one son (Calvin), and 16 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter (Beatrice) and one brother (Harvey). He was a member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 31, in charge of Glenn Brubacher and Vernon Leis; interment in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 69, Number 6 - February 10, 1976 - page 118 ______________________ EDEN CRESSMAN On Monday, Dec. 29, 1975, at his home, 54 Church St. W., Elmira, in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Laura Dettwiler; dear father of Mrs. Milton (Naomi) Shoemaker of Route 1, Elmira, Mrs. Marshall (Mary) Musselman of Route 2, Elmira; Mrs. Lloyd (Violet) Marvin and Calvin, both of Elmira; 16 grandchildren also survive; he was predeceased by his parents, one daughter in infancy and one brother. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Wednesday morning at 11 a.m., when removal will be made to St. Jacobs Mennonite Church for funeral service at 2:30 p.m Burial in St. Jacobs Mennonite cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation will be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Urias M. Cressman - March 28, 1940. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 10, 1976 - obituary of Eden Cressman. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1904 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1940 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure - 29 Dec 1975 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth