Menno Zeller^[1]

1866 - 1940  (73 years)

• Name	Menno Zeller
  Born	15 Sep 1866	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1894	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	cooper
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cooper
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer, Mill
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28057
  Died	3 Aug 1940	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 10, 11]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 10]
  Person ID	I28057	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

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

  
  

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

  [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. [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 [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 14. [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 [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 21 Household Number 92. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 21. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 5. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 50. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 45. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25418054. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 11, 1949 Obit for Ella Bear Zeller.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Sep 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - cooper - 1894 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cooper - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Mill - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Aug 1940 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth