Seleda Heckendorn

1903 - 1974  (70 years)

• Name	Seleda Heckendorn
  Born	2 Oct 1903	McKinley Twp., Huron Co., Michigan   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1910	McKinley Township, Huron Co., Michigan   [3]
  Immigration	1911	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	Seleda Cressman
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1944	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25045
  Died	14 May 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I25045	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses Heckendorn, Deacon,   b. 4 Apr 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1944, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Amanda Otterbein,   b. 4 Feb 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1958, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1891  [5]
  Family ID	F5946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob Cressman,   b. 30 Nov 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman, Seleda, daughter of Moses and Amanda (Otterbein) Heckendorn, was born in Michigan on Oct. 2, 1903; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., May 14, 1974; aged 70 y. 7 m. 12 d. On Oct. 16, 1940 she was married to ______ (blank space in original document) Cressman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Willard and Leonard), 3 daughters (Verda -- Mrs. Gordon Lichty, Eral -- Mrs. Harold Brubacher, and Florence -- Mrs. Roy Kreider), 19 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, 4 brothers (Ian, Clarence, Nelson, and Wilmer), and 3 sisters (Luella Heckendorn, Mrs. Alta Clemens, and Pearl -- Mrs. Gordon B. Eby). She was preceded in death by one son (Donald) and one sister (Arclista). She was a member of the Breslau Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on May 16, in charge of Dennis C. Cressman and Horace Cressman; interment in the Breslau Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 67, Number 24 - June 11, 1974 - page 494

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obit of Seleda Heckendorn - June 11, 1974. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 16. [S1511] Census - Michigan - 1910, McKinley Township, Huron Co., Michigan District 7, Enumeration District 5, sheet 14A. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In loving memory/ Jacob Cressman/ 1887-1981/ Lavina Cressman/ his beloved wife/ 1889-1937/ Seleda Heckendorn/ his beloved wife/ 1903-1974/ Cressman [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses Heckendorn - January 20, 1944, pages 910 and 911.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Oct 1903 - McKinley Twp., Huron Co., Michigan Residence - 1910 - McKinley Township, Huron Co., Michigan Immigration - 1911 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 May 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth