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

Joseph Steckley

Male 1892 - 1978  (86 years)


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  • Name Joseph Steckley 
    Born 29 May 1892  near, Seward, Seward, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Nationality , USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Immigration 1912  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Truckman, General 
    Residence 1921  82 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00127-7890.92 
    Died 26 Dec 1978  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I23954  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family 1 Ida Adelia Weber,   b. 20 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 23 Nov 1927  [4
    Children 
     1. Edna Eileen Steckly,   b. 1917, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 45 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sadie May Cressman,   b. 30 Jul 1887, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1925, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Children 
     1. Eileen Steckley,   b. 1916, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lyal Steckley,   b. 1919, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joseph Lyal "Lyal" Steckly,   b. 28 Mar 1920,   d. 2005  (Age 84 years)
     4. Clifford Mearl "Mearl" Steckly,   b. 3 Mar 1924, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 2018, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F34707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • STECKLEY, Joseph, son of J.J. and Lena (Zimmerman) Steckley, was born near Seward, Neb., May 29, 1892; died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Dec. 26, 1978; aged 86 y. He is survived by his wife, Nettie (Weber), and 2 sons (Lyal and Mearl), 6 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Harry and Floyd), and one sister (Mrs. Lydia Eicher). He was predeceased by his first wife, Sadie (Cressman), in 1925, and his second wife, Adela (Weber), in 1967, and one daughter (Eileen), one brother, and 2 sisters. He was a member of of Preston Mennonite Church and served on the managing board of the Fairview Mennonite Home. Funeral services were held at the Preston Mennonite Church on Dec. 28, in charge of Willis Breckbill and Rufus Jutzi; interment in Hagey Mennonite Cemetery

      GOSPEL HERALD - Volume 72, Number 5 - January 30, 1979, page 94

  • Sources 
    1. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Steckly / Joseph Steckly / 1892-1978 / Adela Weber / 1890-1967 / until the day dawn / and the shadows flee away

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 30, 1979 - Obituary of Joseph Steckely.

    3. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 19.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1967 - Ida Adelia Weber.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1892 - near, Seward, Seward, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNationality - - , USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1912 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Truckman, General - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Dec 1978 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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