Mary Ropp

1867 - 1950  (83 years)

• Name	Mary Ropp
  Born	6 Apr 1867	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Wideman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23111
  Died	16 Dec 1950  [1, 2]
  Buried	Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23111	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Ropp,   b. 1834, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 17 May 1898  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Anna Rupp,   b. 18 Dec 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1912, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F233919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moses E. Wideman,   b. 21 Jul 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1947, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1892  [1]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wideman, --Mary, daughter of Peter and Anna (Rupp) Rupp, was born at Wellesley, Ont., April 6, 1867; departed this life Dec. 16, 1950, at the home of her daughter, Ellen; aged 83 y. 8m. 10 d. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her youth. She came to Michigan in 1890. On Feb. 16, 1892, she was united in marriage to Moses E. Wideman. They lived in Winsor Twp., until 1926, when they moved to Pigeon. She was a charter member of the Pigeon Mennonite Church. Surviving are 3 sons (Alfred, Elkton, Mich.; Wesley, Pigeon, Mich.; and Ray, Flint, Mich.), 3 daughters (Ellen-Mrs. Dave Swartzendruber, Sabina-Mrs. John Shetler, and Luanna-Mrs. William Bechler, all of Pigeon), 27 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 1 sister (Mrs. Katie Zehr, Wellesley, Ont.), and 1 brother (Menno, Tavistock, Ont.). Her huband preceded her in 1947. Funeral services were in charge of Donald King. Burial in the Pigeon Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIV , Number 6 - February 6, 1951-page 142, 143

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary Wideman - February 6, 1951-page 142, 143. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, M. (1867). Mary Ropp Wideman (1867-1950) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13059184/mary-wideman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Apr 1867 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth