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

Aleda Cressman

Female 1914 - 2018  (103 years)


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  • Name Aleda Cressman 
    Born 25 Dec 1914  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Aleda Cassel 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-272240 
    Died 6 Jan 2018  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I272240  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Levi H. Cressman,   b. 15 Jun 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1947, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Elmina Woolner,   b. 2 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1975, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1910  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F12525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kenneth Cassel,   b. 26 Jun 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1975  (Age 66 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F60855  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CASSEL, Aleda Peacefully on January 6, 2018, at Fairview Mennonite Home in her 104th year. Predeceased by her husband Kenneth Cassel in 1975. Survived by her 7 children, Elaine, Don (Barb), Bob (Phyllis), Ruth Ann Chester (Leonard), Karen, Martha Heise (Ken) and Mary Wiens (Jake), her 10 grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren. Also predeceased by her 5 siblings, Luana Wismer, Naomi Cressman, Erma Cressman, Earl Cressman and Ruth Thomas. Aleda was a well-known artist in her community and her paintings and quilts will continue to be appreciated by family and friends for many years to come. Friends and relatives are invited to a visitation at Fairview Mennonite Home (515 Langs Dr. Cambridge, ON) on Saturday, January 13th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. The Funeral Service will begin at 2:00 p.m. with a reception to follow. The family is very grateful for the staff and volunteers of Fairview Mennonite Home for their wonderful care, support, and love given to Mom over the 40 years she lived there. As expressions of sympathy, donations in Aleda's memory may be made to Fairview Mennonite Home.

      The Waterloo Record, 11 Jan 2018

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186603742/aleda-cassel.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 13, 1947 - Obituary of Levi Cressman.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21731 (1910), Cressman-Woolner.
      Levi U. Cressman, 35, Farmer, of Waterloo Twp, Son of Cyrus Cressman & Mary Horst Married Elmina Woolner, 28, of Waterloo Twp, daughter of John Woolner & Hannah Clemmer, Witn: John Frey & Irene Clemmer Both of Bridgeport, 12 January 1910 In Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jan 2018 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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