Susannah Leah Witmer^[1]

1905 - 1998  (93 years)

• Name	Susannah Leah Witmer
  Born	18 Feb 1905	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13891906
  Name	Susannah Leah Knechtel
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Domestic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-298188
  Died	3 Nov 1998	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I298188	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer,   b. 16 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1950  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jemima Schwartz,   b. 5 Sep 1875, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 95 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F5706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward B. Knechtel,   b. Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1926	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Martha Knechtel   2. Cranson Edward Claude Knechtel,   b. 21 Aug 1929, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 2009  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F48463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Knechtel Sussanna Leah (Susie) - At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1998, Susie Knechtel (nee Witmer) age 93 years. Mrs. Knechtel was an active member of Mannheim Mennonite Church, the Sunday School and the WMS of the Church. Predeceased by her parents; her husband Edward (founder of Knechtel Wholesale Grocers) in 1975; four brothers Willard, Leslie, Homer and Lincoln Witmer; three sister Stella Kehl, Lilly Snyder and Etta Schwartzentruber. Loving mother of Cranson Knechtel and his wife Mary of Toronto, Martha Huber and her husband John of RR2, Petersburg; sister of Joyce Witmer and his wife Reta; sister-in-law of Edna Witmer all of Kitchener. Sadly missed by eight grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; daughter-in-law Doris Knechtel of Waterloo; many nieces and nephews. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W, Kitchener, today (Friday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. There will be a private family interment at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery on Saturday followed by a memorial service for relatives and friends at Fairview Mennonite Home Auditorium, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge at 2 p.m. with Rev. David Tiessen officiating. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045999-26. Edward Knechtel, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Solomon Knechtel and Lydia Bechtel married Susanna Leah Witmer, 21, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Isaiah B. Witmer and Jemima Swartz, Witnessed by: Joyce Witmer and Edna Schmidt Both of RR4 Kitchener, 8 September 1926 At The Bride's Home in Waterloo Co. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 17. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susanna Leah (Susie) Witmer - Knechtel. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1950 - Obituary of Isaiah Witmer. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012059-94. Isaiah Witmer, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Baer married Jemima Schwartz, 18, b. Brant Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Abraham Schwartz and Susanna Bergey, Witn: Enoch Gingrich of Waterloo Twp and Rebecca Witmer, 20 June 1894 in Waterloo Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1905 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Sep 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Nov 1998 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth