Alvin Bruce Sauder

1935 - 1967  (32 years)

• Name	Alvin Bruce Sauder
  Born	28 Jan 1935	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-232594
  Died	22 May 1967	near, Mattawa, , Ontario   [1, 2]
  	Cause: drowning
  Person ID	I232594	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Moses F. Sauder,   b. 27 Nov 1908, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1984, RR1 Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Salome Brubacher,   b. 25 Jan 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F251205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elvina M. Martin
  Children	1. Orvie Martin Sauder,   b. 1957,   d. 30 Apr 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)   2. Lloyd Sauder   3. Darlene Sauder
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F231561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sauder, Alvin Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Sauder, was born at Erbsville, Ont., Jan. 28, 1935; died in a drowning accident in the Mattawa River, near Mattawa, May 22, 1967; aged 32 y. 3 m. 24 d. In 1957 he was married to Elvina Martin, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Orvie, Lloyd, and Darlene), 6 brothers (Sidney, Amsey, Melvin, George, Nelson, and Orvie), and 3 sisters (Salinda--Mrs. John Gingrich, Betty--Mrs. Edwin Martin, and Lydia Ann). He was a member of the Elmira (Ont.) Church, were memorial services were held June 1, with Vernon Leis and Emerson Dorsch officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LX, Number 25 - June 27, 1967--Pages 582-83 _____________________ ALVIN BRUCE SAUDER A memorial service for Alvin Bruce Sauder, RR 2, Waterloo, who drowned May 22 on the Mattawa River, near Mattawa, will be held Thursday at 3 p.m at the Elmira Mennonite Church. Rev. Vernon Leis will officiate, assisted by Rev. E.F. Dorsch. Meanwhile, provincial police at Mattawa are continuing a daily check of the river in an effort to recover Mr. Sauder's body. Mr. Sauder, 32, a used furniture dealer, was fishing in a small aluminium boat when it tipped in the middle of the river. Mr. Sauder, a non-swimmer, lost his grip on the overturned boat and disappeared. Born in Wellesley, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Sauder, Erbsville. Surviving besides his parents are his wife, the former Elvina Martin, whom he married in 1957; two sons, Orvie, 9, Lloyd, 6, and a daughter, Darlene, 3; six brothers, Sydney, Millbank; Amsey, Linwood; Melvin, St. Jacobs; George, Floradale and Nelson and Orvie, both of RR 3, Waterloo; and three sisters, Mrs. John (Salinda) Gingerich, RR 1, Elmira; Mrs. Edwin (Betty) Martin, St Jacobs;\\ and Lydia Ann, RR 1, Elmira. The Kitchener- Waterloo Record 30 Jan 1935

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Alvin Bruce Sauder - June 27, 1967--Pages 582-83. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Alvin Bruce Sauder - 30 Jan 1935.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1935 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: drowning - 22 May 1967 - near, Mattawa, , Ontario  = Link to Google Earth