Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Nelson W. Schwartzentruber

Male 1932 - 2022  (90 years)


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  • Name Nelson W. Schwartzentruber 
    Born 25 Jan 1932 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24415853 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-233846 
    Died 4 Oct 2022  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I233846  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Solomon Schwartzentruber,   b. Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1973  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Lavina Wagler,   b. 6 Feb 1907, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1997, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F42600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Irma Nafziger 
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F63994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SWARTZENTRUBER, Nelson W.

      Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at his residence Columbia Forest Long Term Care, Waterloo. Nelson was born 90 years ago in Petersburg, Ontario, a son of the late Solomon and Lavina (Wagler) Schwartzentruber.

      Beloved husband of Irma (Nafziger) Swartzentruber whom he married on May 26, 1956. Cherished and loving father of Leigh and his wife Betty Swartzentruber, Brent and his wife Jennifer Swartzentruber and Joan and her husband Doug Leach. Nelson was the proud grandfather of 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Nelson will be missed by his siblings Elroy and wife Alta Swartzentruber, Harold and wife Delores Swartzentruber, sister-in-law Marie Nafziger and by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his sister Grace and husband Raymond Schwartzentruber and sister-in-law Edith and husband Amos Jutzi.

      Nelson was a lover of music, his passion took him to singing in the quartet and graduated from OMBS.

      Relatives and friends are invited to the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron Street, New Hamburg, on Thursday, October 6, 2022, from 2 \endash 4 & 6 \endash 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Steinmann Mennonite Church, 1316 Snyder's Road West, Baden with Pastor Jerry Burns officiating. Interment will follow in the Steinmann Mennonite Church Cemetery. For those unable to attend the service, it will be available to watch on the Steinmann Mennonite Church website.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations to International Teams Canada \endash CFPC Project, Burkina Faso would be appreciated by the family and can be done through the funeral home.

      A special thank you to the staff of Watson House at Columbia Forest Long term Care for the compassionate care shown to Nelson and his family during his time there.

      Personal condolences and donation information available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca

      Nelson SWARTZENTRUBER Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (no date) Nelson SWARTZENTRUBER Obituary - New Hamburg, ON | Mark Jutzi Funeral Home Ltd. Available at: https://www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca/memorials/nelson-swartzentruber/4828254/index.php (Accessed: 25 May 2024).

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Oct 2022 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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