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

Leonard Cressman[1]

Male 1921 - 2001  (79 years)


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  • Name Leonard Cressman 
    Born 23 Nov 1921  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-25046 
    Died 19 Aug 2001  Edson, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Glenwood Cemetery, Edson, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I25046  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Jacob Cressman,   b. 30 Nov 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Lavina Cressman,   b. 18 Apr 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F6396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CRESSMAN, Leonard - Passed away, peacefully, in Edson, Alta, August 19, 2001, at the age of 79.

      Funeral service was held August 23, 2001, at Edson Mennonite Church.

      Leonard moved from Ontario to Alberta in 1947.

      Dear husband of Alberta (Sayer); loving father of Beverley (Bob), Don (Julie), David (Linda), Warren (Jeannine) and Rita (Peter); grandfather to 15 grandchildren.

      Predeceased by parents, Jacob and Lovina Cressman; brothers, Willard and Don; sisters, Verda and Mary. He will be missed by sisters, Eral (Stanley) Shantz and Florence (Roy) Kreider; sisters-in-law, Shirley Mader and Allie (Homer) Dunn; brother-in-law, Gordon Lichti.

      The Record Sep 1 2001 pg B11

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obit of Seleda Heckendorn - June 11, 1974.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, G., America, N., Division, H., & Cemetery, G. (1921). Leonard Cressman (1921-2001) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100224607/leonard-cressman.

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