Leah G. Snyder

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Leah G. Snyder
  Born	1918	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah G. Martin
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-244371
  Died	26 Aug 2008	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I244371	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Ira B. Snyder,   b. 12 Jan 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1965, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Hannah Gingerich,   b. 12 Jul 1894, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1975  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1915	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elton F. Martin,   b. 19 Mar 1916, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 2006, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Elvin S. Martin   2. Anna Mary Martin
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F46116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MARTIN, Leah (Mrs. Elton F.) - Peacefully, went home to be with the Lord, on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Chateau Gardens, Elmira. Leah (Snyder) Martin, in her 91st year, of Elmira. Dear wife of the late Elton F. Martin (2006). Loving mother of Elvin and Sandra Martin of Dundalk, Sallie Gingrich of Waterloo and the late Oscar Gingrich, Bert and Carol Martin of Elmira, Anna and John Metzger of Napanee, Ruth and Murray Martin of Manigatogan, Manitoba, Joyce and Vern Gingrich of Kitchener, Jan Jacob of Nakina and the late Isaiah Jacob, Elly and Randall Moyers of Broadway, Virginia, Paul and Pat Martin of Elmira, Rick and Leona Martin of Atwood and Kathy Martin of Stratford. Leah will be missed by her 24 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Sister of Elvina and Newton Bauman of RR 2, Drayton and sister-in-law of Verna Snyder of RR 2, Drayton and Lorene Snyder of RR 4, Elmira. Predeceased by her parents, Ira and Hannah (Gingrich) Snyder; two grandsons, Bradley and Jeremy; one great-grandson, Braeden and two brothers, Sylvester and Freeman Snyder and one sister, Salome Snyder. Leah was a charter member of Hawkesville Mennonite Church. The family will receive their friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Saturday, August 30, 2008. transfer will be made to Hawkesville Mennonite Church for a memorial service to celebrate the life and faith of Leah at 2 p.m. with Pastor Perry Bartel officiating. The casket will remain open in the church until 1: 30 p.m. Interment in Hawkesville Cemetery. In her memory, donations to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or Chateau Gardens Auxiliary would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy. The family would like to thank the staff of Chateau Gardens for the care and compassion shown to Leah. The Waterloo Region Record 27 Aug 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Leah (Mrs. Elton F.) Martin - 27 Aug 2008. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 5.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1918 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Aug 2008 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth