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

Menno Zeller[1]

Male 1866 - 1940  (73 years)


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  • Name Menno Zeller 
    Born 15 Sep 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1894  German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    cooper 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cooper 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Laborer, Mill 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28057 
    Died 3 Aug 1940  German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 11
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10
    Person ID I28057  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Ludwig G. Zeller,   b. 3 Jan 1820, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1900  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Sophia Becker,   b. 28 Apr 1830, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F7306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen "Elly" Baer,   b. 15 May 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1894  [11
    Children 
     1. Roy Zeller,   b. 7 Sep 1896, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 51 years)
     2. Oliver Zeller,   b. 16 Jun 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Harvey "Harry" Zeller,   b. 13 Nov 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Stanley Zeller,   b. 7 Apr 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Mary Ann Zeller,   b. 13 Mar 1906, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     6. Alten Zeller,   b. 6 Feb 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     7. Clara Zeller,   b. 5 Sep 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1992  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F7305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Menno Zeller, son of the late Ludwig and Sophia (Becker) Zeller, was born in German Mills on September 14, 1866*; passed away at his home in German Mills on Saturday evening, August 3, 1940, following a heart attack; aged 73 years 10 months 19 days. He was a resident of that community his entire lifetime. He was well known in the community at large.

      On December 12, 1894, in Kitchener, he was united in marriage to Ella Baer who remains to mourn his loss.

      He also is survived by 5 sons (Roy, of Exshaw, Alberta; Oliver, Harvey, Stanley, and Alten, all of Kitchener), 2 daughters (Mrs. Milton Lambke, of Preston, and Clara, at home), 9 grandchildren, 1 brother (John Zeller, of Detroit, Michigan), and 1 sister (Mrs. Henry Stuckhart, of Kitchener).

      Funeral services were held in the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener, Ontario. Ministers in charge were Bros. C. G. Derstine and Leslie Witmer. Theme, "Life's Inescapable Appointment."

      Interment in adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 21 - August 22, 1940 - pages 462, 463, 464.

      * Gravestone indicates he was born September 15, 1866 which would agree with his accumulated age of 73 years 10 months 19 days.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Sep 1896.
      7 Sep 1896 The wife of Menno Zeller, in German Mills, a son.

    2. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Zeller / Ella Baer / his wife / May 15, 1870 / Sept.20, 1949 / Menno Zeller / Sept.15, 1866 / Aug.3, 1940

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 14.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012368-94 Menno Zeller and Ella Bear.
      Menno ZELLER, 28, cooper, Canada, German Mills, s/o Ludwig & Sophia married Ella BAER, 24, Waterloo Twp, Berlin, d/o Cornelius & Mary Ann, witn: Mrs. J.B. BOWMAN & Mrs. A.O. BOWMAN of Berlin, 12 December 1894 in Berlin

    5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 21 Household Number 92.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 21.

    7. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 5.

    8. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 50.

    9. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 45.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25418054.

    11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 11, 1949 Obit for Ella Bear Zeller.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Sep 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cooper - 1894 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Mill - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Aug 1940 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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