Waterloo Region Generations
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Reuben Steckley

Male 1905 - 1991  (86 years)


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  • Name Reuben Steckley 
    Born 22 Mar 1905  Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31968108 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-233948 
    Died 29 Aug 1991  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I233948  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Moses Steckley,   b. 11 Oct 1875,   d. 12 Jun 1925  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Rachel Kuepfer,   b. 10 Jun 1877,   d. 4 Jun 1957  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F291592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Schwartzentruber,   b. 1909, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1991, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1932 
    Children 
     1. Kenneth David "Henry" Steckley,   b. 10 Sep 1935, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 2010, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Eldon Reuben Steckley,   b. 1941, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1987, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F64013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Steckley, Reuben, 86, Millbank, Ont. Born: March 22, 1905, Elma Twp., Ont., to Mose and Rachael (Kuepfer) Steckley. Died: Aug. 29, 1991, Stratford, Ont., of a stroke. Survivors-wife: Clara Schwartzentruber, children: Kenneth, Sharon Scheerer; 2 grandchildren; brother. Solomon. Predeceased by: Eldon (son). Funeral and burial: Sept. 1, Maple View Mennonite Church, by Victor Dorsch.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 84, Number 39 - October 1, 1991 - page 14

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      Steckley, Reuben
      \endash On Thursday, Aug. 29, 1991, at Stratford General Hospital, Reuben Steckley, of Millbank and formerly of RR 1, Millbank.

      He was born in Elma township 86 years ago, a son of the late Mose Steckley and the former Rachael Kuepfer. He was a member of the Maple View Mennonite Church, RR 2, Wellesley, where he had been a former trustee and a member of the food committee.

      Beloved husband of the former Clara Schwartzentruber whom he married June 8, 1932. Dear father of Kenneth at home, Sharon and her husband John Scheerer of Millbank. Sadly missed by two grandchildren, Jeff and Judy; one brother, Solomon and his wife Ella of Bluevale, Ont., and one sister-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Steckley, of Milverton.

      He was predeceased by one son, Eldon in 1982; one brother, Menno; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Ropp, Mrs. Mary Gerber, and Mrs. Laura Kipfer.

      Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 9 Pacific Ave., Milverton, after 7 p.m. tonight (Friday) and until noon on Sunday, Sept. 1, 1991, when transfer will be made to Maple View Mennonite Church for the service at 2:30 p.m., with Pastor Victor Dorsch officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Mar 1905 - Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Aug 1991 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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