Waterloo Region Generations
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Henry R. Schumm

Male 1902 - 1989  (87 years)


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  • Name Henry R. Schumm 
    Born 14 Jul 1902 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80521590 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-233072 
    Died 14 Oct 1989  Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I233072  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Edna Catherine Schlegel,   b. 15 Jun 1905, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1998, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ferne Delores Schumm
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F63831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Schumm.- Henry, died at Tavistock, Ont., Oct. 14, 1989; aged 87. He was married to Edna Schlegel, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Dale, Clare, Glen, James, and Laird), 5 daughters (Ruby Wagler, Joyce Zehr, Ferne Bender, Sandra Swartzentruber, and Ruth Kropf), 39 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and one brother (William). He was preceded in death by one son (Ray), 2 brothers, and 4 grandchildren. He was a member of East Zorra Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 17, in charge of Vernon Leis; interment in the church cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 46 - November 14, 1989, page 814

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      SCHUMM, Henry\emdashAt his residence, Tavistock, on October 14, 1989, Henry Schumm, age 87 years.
      Beloved husband of Edna Schlegel; dear father of Dale and his wife Laura and Clare and his wife Katie Anne, all of Elkhart, Ind., Glen and his wife Lydia, James and his wife Carol, Laird and his wife Lois, all of RR 1, Tavistock, Ruby and her husband Lloyd Wagler of New Hamburg, Joyce Zehr of RR 7, Woodstock, Ferne and her husband Earl Bender of RR 1, New Hamburg, Sandra and her husband Ralph Swartzentruber of RR 1, Tavistock, Ruth and her husband Terry Kropf of Mississauga; one brother, William of Tavistock. Lovingly remembered by 39 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
      Predeceased by one son, Ray in 1966; one son-in-law, Daniel Zehr in 1987; two brothers and four grandchildren.
      Member of East Zorra Mennonite Church. The couple observed their 65th wedding anniversary June 18.
      Friends may call at the Robert Krug Funeral Home, Tavistock, until noon on Tuesday, Oct. 17, when transfer will be made to East Zorra Mennonite Church, 16th Line. Committal service will be held at the church cemetery at 2:30 p.m., followed by memorial service at 3 p.m.
      Memorials to East Zorra Mennonite Church Elevator Fund or Stratford Hospital Building Fund, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1989 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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