Elmer Bechtel Wismer^[1]

1903 - 1978  (75 years)

• Name	Elmer Bechtel Wismer
  Born	1903	Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24165
  Died	1 Apr 1978	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I24165	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Orphen Henry Wismer,   b. 30 Aug 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1951, RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah E. Bechtel,   b. 26 Jul 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jan 1951  (Age 79 years)
  Married	10 May 1892  [1]
  Family ID	F3564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude Frances Robertson,   b. Nov 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Dec 1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Merdith Elma Wismer,   b. 30 Jul 1926,   d. 9 Sep 1995, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 69 years)   2. Joan Viola Wismer,   b. 25 Sep 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F247808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WISMER, Mr. Elmer B.-- Suddenly at his daughter's residence in Ayr, on Saturday, April 1, 1978, Elmer B. Wismer aged 74 years, of 142 Becker St., Kitchener A member of Olivet United Church. Born in Wilmot Centre, he was a son of the late Rev. Orphen Wismer and the former Sarah Bechtel. Beloved husband of the former Maude Robertson; dear father of Gerald of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Harold (Merdith) Lawrence of Cambridge (P), Mrs. William (Joan) Sherk of Ayr; brother of Jeremiah of New Hamburg, Mrs. Lorne (Ada) Shantz of Baden. Five grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by his parents, three brothers, and two sisters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. Sunday. Funeral and committal service in the chapel on Tuesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robert Ross, officiating. Interment Parkview cemetery. The Kitchener Waterloo Record Newspaper 3 Apr, 1978

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Orpahn Henry Wismer - November 20, 1951. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 3 Apr, 1978 Obituary of Elmer B. Wismer. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Elmer Bechtel Bechtel Wismer Age: 19 Birth Date: abt 1902 Birth Place: Baden, Ontario Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1921 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Orphen Wismer Mother: Sarah Bechtel Spouse: Maude Frances Robertson Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1902 Spouse Birth Place: Paris Ontario Spouse Father: Alexander Robertson Spouse Mother: Maude Smith

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Dec 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1978 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth