Waterloo Region Generations
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Menno Otterbein

Male 1878 - 1965  (86 years)


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  • Name Menno Otterbein 
    Born 3 Sep 1878  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    New Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-24046 
    Died 27 Jun 1965  Rochester Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 30 Jun 1965  Richland Township Cemetery, Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I24046  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2024 

    Father Henry M. Otterbein,   b. 11 Feb 1838, Queck, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Christina Zinn,   b. 3 Jan 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1937, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1877  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F5945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Menno Otterbein

      Menno Otterbein, 86, of Rochester, Mich., a native of the Bright, Ont., district, died Monday, at Pontiac Hospital, Rochester, following a short illness. Mr. Otterbein went to the United States at an early age and taught school for many years, later taking up farming in Michigan. He spent many summers in the Twin City area. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Max (Marjorie) Eckert of Dearborn, Mich. and Mrs. Frank (Virginia) Irish of Rochester. Funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m., at Memorial Hall, Rochester. Interment will be in Vestaburg cemetery, Vestaburg, Mich.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 29 Jun 1965 pg 21

  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 84 Household Number 405.

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 84.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 032096 (1878).
      Name:Meuno Otterbein Date of Birth:3 Sep 1878 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Henry Otterbein Mother's name:Christina Zinn

    4. [S1945] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995.
      Name: Menno Otterbein
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 28 Dec 1923
      Event Place: Quinnesec, Dickinson, Michigan
      Gender: Male
      Age: 45y
      Birth Date: 1878
      Birthplace: Ontario
      Father's Name: Henry Otterbein
      Mother's Name: Christina Zinn
      Spouse's Name: Ruth A. Larson
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 28y
      Spouse's Birth Date: 1895
      Spouse's Birthplace: Quinnesee, Michigan
      Spouse's Father's Name: Nels Larson
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Swenson

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, R., America, N., County, M., & Cemetery, R. (1878). Menno Otterbein (1878-1965) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73697342/ot.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Christina Zinn (resident of Blenheim) b. Berlin Ontario Age: 23 born abt 1854 father: Henry Zinn mother: Barbara Zinn married Henry Enterbine (resident of Berlin) Age:: 39 born abt 1838 b. Germany father: Valentine Enterbine mother: Elizabeth Enterbine married 24 Apr 1877 Marriage Place: Oxford, Blenheim Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1878 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - New Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jun 1965 - Rochester Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Jun 1965 - Richland Township Cemetery, Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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