Rev. Nelson Edward Dahms

1892 - 1969  (77 years)

• Name	Nelson Edward Dahms
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1892	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106419816
  Residence	1953	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1969	163 Elgin Cres., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-231047
  Died	8 Jun 1969	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I231047	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Hilda E. Voelzing,   b. 1892,   d. 1938  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F63024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Vera E. Schweitzer,   b. 1 Feb 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F63025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. Nelson Edward Dahms Rev. Nelson Edward Dahms of 163 Elgin Crescent, Waterloo and father of Rev. T. Edward Dahms of New Hamburg, died Sunday at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital at the age of 77. A Brethren Church minister at several area churches, Mr. Dahms was a school teacher before being ordained. He served the church for 36 years prior to the EUB church union with the United Church. He served in Bridgeport, St. Jacobs, Roseville, Wilmot Centre, Sebringville, and Listowel as well as in Arnstein, Campden, Attercliffe Station and Arnprior. He retired after service in Listowel in 1958. Born in Carrick Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Julius Dahms. He was predeceased bv his first wife, the former Hilda E. Voelzing in 1938. He later married the former Vera Schweitzer in Waterloo. Besides his wife and brother, he is survived by another son, Rev. John V. Dahms, Kitchener; a daughter, Mrs. M.M (Alice) Irwin, a missionary in Seoul, Korea, three brothers, Ira and Simon, both of Mildmay, and Arthur, Waterloo; as well as seven grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at Calvary United Church, Listowel, today at 2 p.m. Rev. Alan R. Harley, Listowel, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Dr. E.E. Hallman, Kitchener. Burial will be in the Hanover cemetery. New Hamburg Independent, June 11, 1969

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Daniel Schweitzer - 14 Feb 1955.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1892 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1953 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jun 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth