Reeve - Warden Joseph Willard "Willard" Witmer

1898 - 1967  (69 years)

• Name	Joseph Willard "Willard" Witmer
  Prefix	Reeve - Warden
  Born	10 May 1898	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Witmer's General Store
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Elected Office	1954	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Reeve/Mayor
  Elected Office	1955	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Warden for the County of Waterloo
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47311757
  Name	Willard Witmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-22871P
  Died	27 Dec 1967	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I22871	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer,   b. 16 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1950  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jemima Schwartz,   b. 5 Sep 1875, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 95 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F5706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Avon Bechtel Snyder,   b. 29 Sep 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 88 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Calvin Boyd Witmer,   b. 2 Apr 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)   2. Eileen Alice Witmer,   b. 6 Feb 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 2017, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   3. Gordon Elvin Witmer,   b. 12 Mar 1922,   d. 13 Jan 2014  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer, Willard, son of Isaiah and Jemima (Swartz) Witmer, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., May 10, 1898; died at Stratford General Hospital, from cancer, Dec. 27, 1967; aged 69 y. 7 m. 17 d. On Mar. 31, 1920, he was married to Avon Snyder, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Gordon, Eileen-Mrs. Kenneth Reier, and Esther-Mrs. Ralph Holmberg), his mother, 4 brothers (Leslie, Joyce, Homer, and Lincoln), and 4 sisters (Stella-Mrs. John Kehl, Lilly-Mrs. Arthur Snider, Etta-Mrs. Emmanuel Swartzentruber, and Susie-Mrs. Edward Knechtel). He was a member of the Mannheim Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 30, with Gordon Bauman and Osiah Horst officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 7 - February 20, 1968, p. 159, 160 ______________________ Former County Warden Witmer Dies In Hospital J. Willard Witmer, a former warden of Waterloo County, and former Reeve of Wilmot Township, died December 27 at Stratford Hospital after a brief Illness at the age of 69. The late Mr. Witmer farmed in Wilmot Township for many years and owned and operated Witmer's General Store in Baden for 18 years, retiring two years ago. He was active In Wilmot township politics, serving as reeve from 1954 to 1960 and was a member of Wilmot council for 14 years. He was warden of Waterloo County in 1955. Mr. Witmer was born May 10, 1898 in Wilmot, a son of Mrs. Isaiah Witmer of Kitchener and the late Mr. Witmer and was a life long resident of this area. He was a member of the Mannheim Mennonite Church and was a Sunday School teacher and a former member of the church council. Surviving besides his wife, the former Avon Snyder whom he married on March 31, 1920 in Waterloo Township, are his mother, who lives In Kitchener; one son, Gordon E., Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Eileen) Reier, RR1, New Dundee, and Mrs. Ralph (Esther) Holmberg, Waterloo; four brothers, Rev. Leslie, Baden; Joyce and Lincoln, both of Kitchener, and Homer, Bridgeport; four sisters, Mrs. John (Stella) Kelil, and Mrs. Emmanuel (Etta) Swartzentruber, both of Kitchener; Mrs. Arthur (LUy) Snyder, Baden, and Mrs. Edward (Susie) Knechtel, RR 2, Petersburg; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by one son, Calvin and three grandchildren. The service was held at Mannheim Mennonite Church Saturday afternoon with Rev. Gordon Bauman officiating and burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. The Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home was In charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Witmer/ Avon/ Snyder/ 1899-1988/ Willard/ Witmer/ 1898-1967 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 20, 1968 Obituary of Willard Witmer. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 17. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47311757. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1950 - Obituary of Isaiah Witmer. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012059-94. Isaiah Witmer, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Baer married Jemima Schwartz, 18, b. Brant Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Abraham Schwartz and Susanna Bergey, Witn: Enoch Gingrich of Waterloo Twp and Rebecca Witmer, 20 June 1894 in Waterloo Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 May 1898 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Witmer's General Store - - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Mar 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Reeve/Mayor - 1954 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1955 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 27 Dec 1967 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth