Edith Baer

1912 - 1943  (31 years)

• Name	Edith Baer
  Born	2 Apr 1912	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	00003-616.8000
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Edith Baer
  Died	7 Jun 1943	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I25302	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Simon B. Baer,   b. 22 Dec 1878, Near Zurich, , Ontario ,   d. 15 Jul 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Luannah Shantz,   b. 15 Mar 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1902  [3]
  Family ID	F6505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baer - Edith was born near Breslau, Ont., April 2, 1912, and went home to be with her Lord from her father's residence, Kitchener, Ont., on June 7, 1943; aged 31 y. 2 m. 5 d. She leaves to mourn her departure her father and mother (Mr. and Mrs. Simon Baer), 3 brothers (Arthur, Ipperwash; Menasseh, Orillia; and Raymond, Kitchener), 4 sisters (Mrs. Omar Rudy, West Montrose; Mrs. Vernice Schmitt, London; Mrs. Ronald Snider, Waterloo; and Mrs. Mervin Weber, Kitchener), and a large number of relatives and friends. On July 12, 1925 she was baptized and received into the Mennonite church at Breslau. She was a faithful Christian, loyal to her Lord and her church. Among her greatest earthly pleasures was attendance at the regular services in the house of the Lord. She was afflicted with an incurable malady for 21 years, but accepted her lot in a true Christian way. She frequently expressed her desire that her departure might come quickly, and this wish the Lord graciously granted. Physician despaired of her life a number of times, but a kind heavenly Father allowed her the extra years to witness for Him. She will be greatly missed because of her cheerful disposition, her patient acceptance of painful disappointments, and her fine spirit of Christian courage which grew as her life on earth was prolonged. We may all see more clearly for having seen such a shining spiritual light. Funeral services were conducted on June 9 at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mervin Weber and at the First Mennonite Church. Interment in adjoining cemetery. The ministers were S.F. Coffman, Merle Shantz, and Oscar Burkholder. Text, I Peter 5: 10. Gospel Herald - - Vol. XXXVI, No . 13 - June 24, 1943, Page 263

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Baer / Simon Baer 1878-1969 / his wife Luanna Shantz 1879-1953 / their dau. Edith 1912-1943 / his wife Lydia Shantz 1888-1977 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 24, 1943 - Obituary of Edith Baer. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 20, 1953 - Obituary of Luannah Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1912 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jun 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth