Ezra Y. Schlegel

1908 - 1997  (88 years)

• Name	Ezra Y. Schlegel
  Born	1 Oct 1908	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-233470
  Died	26 Sep 1997	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I233470	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian B. Schlegel,   b. 12 May 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1908  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Annie Yantzi,   b. 9 Oct 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1963  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F63926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Velma,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ada Schlegel
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F63924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHLEGEL, Ezra\emdash Peacefully, on Friday, September 26, 1997, surrounded by his loving family, at his home, 199 Hope St., Tavistock. Ezra was born October 1, 1908, in South Easthope township. Son of the late Christian Schlegel and the late Annie Yantzi. He was in his 89th year. Mr. Schlegel was a member of the Cassel Mennonite Church, where he served his Lord faithfully in many capacities. Ezra served as a volunteer at 10,000 Villages for many years in New Hamburg. He farmed in East Zorra township, retiring to Tavistock in 1973. Beloved father of Velma Schlegel, Elda and her husband Sam Wagler, Norma and her husband Raymond Ruby, all of Tavistock, Ada and her husband Howard Gerber of RR 1, New Hamburg, Mervin and his wife Karen Schlegel of RR 1, Tavistock; dear brother of Omer Schlegel of New Hamburg, Edna Schumm of New Hamburg, Erma and her husband Stanley Lichti of New Hamburg, Ada and her husband Christian Bender of Durham. Ezra is lovingly remembered by 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and by a brother-in-law, Wilma Baechler of New Hamburg and his sisters-in-law, Viola Ropp of New Hamburg and Edna Zehr of Brunner. Visitation at the Glendinning Funeral Home Krug Chapel in Tavistock, where family and friends will be received tonight (Saturday) 7-9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A committal service will be held at the 16th Line, East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery on Monday, September 29, 1997 at 2 p.m. This will be followed by the memorial service at the 16th Line Mennonite Church at 2:30 p.m. Memorials to the Mennonite Central Committee or to Cassel Mennonite Church Building Fund, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy for the late Ezra Schlegel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1908 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Sep 1997 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth