Rheta Kinsie

1913 - 1969  (56 years)

• Name	Rheta Kinsie
  Born	1913	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1958	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00127-7857.667
  Died	17 Mar 1969	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I23023	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Kinzie,   b. 2 Jul 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1958, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Nancy Detweiler,   b. 28 Aug 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1909	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F5531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kinzie, Rheta, daughter of Ephraim and Nancy Kinzie, was born at Preston, Ont., died at Toronto, Ont., Mar. 17, 1969; aged 56 y. Surviving are her mother, one brother (Elton), and 3 sisters (Verda, Della, and Orpha). She was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held Mar. 20, with Rufus Jutzi officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 24 - June 17, 1969 pages 554-556

  
  

• Sources

  [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Kinzie / Ephraim Kinzie / 1881-1958 / his beloved wife / Nancy Dettweiler / 1883-1969 / daughter Rheta / 1913-1969 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Rheta Kinzie - June 17, 1969 pages 554-556. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Volume LI, Number 12 - March 18, 1958-page 262, 263. Kinzie, Ephraim, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Steiner)Kinzie, was born near Preston, Ont., July 2, 1881; passed away at the South Waterloo Hospital, Jan. 10, 1958; aged 76 y. 6 m. 8 d. Death was due to a heart ailment. On Feb. 3, 1909, he was married to Nancy Detweiler. He is survived by his wife, one son (Elton, Breslau, Ont.), 4 daughters (Rheta, Toronot, Ont.; and Verda, Della, and Orpha, at home), 3 brother (Harry and Edwin, Blair, Ont.; and Isaiah, Hespeler, Ont.), and one sister (Mrs. Abraham Wismer, Preston, Ont.). He dedicated his talents in service to the Preston Mennonite Church and witnessed through his many business contacts during the forty years he operated Preston's first dairy. Funeral services were held at the Preston Church, Jan. 12, in charge of Howard L. Good and B. B.Shantz. Burial in the Hagey Cemetery. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 3, 1970 - Obituary of Nancy Detweiler. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Volume LI, Number 12 - March 18, 1958-page 262, 263. . [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020499-09. Ephraim Kinzie, 27, occ. Dairyman, res. of Waterloo Twp, son of Henry Kinzie and Lizzie Steiner Married Nancy Detweiler, 25, res. of Waterloo Twp, daughter of Noah Detweiler and Nancy Weber, Witn: Abram Wismer of Hespeler and Lydia Ann Kinzie of Blair, 3 February 1909 in Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1913 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1958 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Mar 1969 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth