Joseph Leis^[1]

1906 - 1989  (82 years)

• Name	Joseph Leis
  Born	27 Oct 1906	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50559556
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28533
  Died	25 Mar 1989	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I28533	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rudolph Leis,   b. 26 Mar 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1947, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bast,   b. 25 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1942, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1900	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F251814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Iona Shantz,   b. 13 Feb 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Leis,   b. 3 Oct 1930,   d. 6 Jul 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Nancy Leis   3. Norma Elsie Leis,   b. 29 Sep 1937,   d. 20 Mar 2003  (Age 65 years)   4. Robert Joseph Leis,   b. 1943,   d. 25 Apr 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F7468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leis, Joseph, son of Rudy and Elizabeth (Bast) Leis, was born in Waterloo Township, Ont., on Oct. 27, 1906; died of a stroke at Pinehaven Nursing Home on Mar. 25, 1989; aged 82 y. On Nov. 9, 1929, he was married to Iona Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Elizabeth, Norma, and Nancy) and a son (Robert). He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 28, in charge of Mary Mae Schwartzentruber; interment in Parkview Cemetery [should read Memory Gardens], Waterloo, Ont. Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 20 - May 16, 1989 - page 349, 350. ________________ LEIS, Joseph On Saturday. March 25, 1989, at his residence, Pinehaven Nursing Home, Waterloo, age 82 years. Born in Wellesley, he was the son of the late Rudolph Leis and Eliza beth Bast. Husband of the former Iona Shantz; father of Robert and his wife Grace of Kitchener, Betty and her husband Clarence Falk of RR 1, Wellesley, Norma Sheppard of Kitchener and Nancy and her husband Paul Taylor of Waterloo; brother of Edna and her husband Enos Zehr of Millbank; grandfather of 15 grand- children and 12 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one granddaughter, Barbara; two brothers, Bill and Walter and one sister, Leah Schultz. Mr. Leis' family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Monday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, Rev. Mary Mae Schwartzentruber officiating. Cremation will follow, with interment in Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions to a chari- ty of your choice would be appreciated. Friends and relatives are invited to the Reception Room of the funeral home, following the service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1950 Obituary of Norman Shantz. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, (Bamberg) Div. 6 page 8. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Rute Leis Age:21 Birth Date:abt 1879 Birth Place:Wellesley, Ontario Marriage Date:23 Jan 1900 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Joseph Leis Mother:Catharina Leis Spouse:Lizzie Bast Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1880 Spouse Birth Place:Wilmot Spouse Father:George Bast Spouse Mother:Lua Bast

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Oct 1906 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1989 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth