Mary Ann Hefkey^[1]

1859 - 1949  (89 years)

• Name	Mary Ann Hefkey
  Born	26 May 1859	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27522473
  Name	Maria F. Ch. Hefkey
  Name	Mary Ann Schiedel
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00102-5733.1
  Died	10 Apr 1949	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I3393	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann "John" Hefkey,   b. 3 Feb 1819, , Germany ,   d. 19 Mar 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Carolina Joh. Dorothea Lambke,   b. 24 Nov 1825, , Germany ,   d. 3 Feb 1886, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F252428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menno Schiedel,   b. 11 Jun 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Mar 1887  [8]
  Children	1. Lanson Schiedel,   b. 10 Feb 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1932  (Age 49 years)   2. John Henry Schiedel,   b. 24 Mar 1886, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1944, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   3. Ida May Schiedel,   b. 8 Oct 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1973, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   4. Allen Schiedel,   b. 5 Oct 1889, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  ChurchRecord-Cambridge-St.PetersLutheran-Hefkey-MaryAnn-001-Bapt-1859.JPG

  
  

• Notes

  Schiedel.-Mary, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hefky, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., May 26, 1859; died at Galt, Ont., Hospital, after a lengthy illness, April 10, 1949; age 89 y. 10 m. 14 d. The immediate cause of her death was a fall in her home a few days previous. Her husband (Menno Schiedel) passed away seventeen years ago. Two sons (Lanson and John) also predeceased her. Surviving are one son (Allen Kossuth, Ont.), one daughter (Ida-Mrs. Jacob Randall, Kossuth), 23 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and one brother (John C., Drayton, Ont.) Sixty-four years ago she was converted; she united with the Cressman Mennonite congregation, Breslau, Ont., remaining faithful through a long pilgrimage. She was the oldest member of the congregation, both in age and length of membership. She was ever ready to tell the story of her conversion, and her last testimony was one of determination to hold on to the end of the journey. Funeral services were held on April 13 at the Cressman Church, in charge of J. W. Witmer and Oscar Burkholder. Text: Job 19: 25. Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 18 - May 3, 1949, page 423 ________ Mrs. Mary Schiedel The death of Mrs. Mary Schiedel, 90, of Kossuth, occurred at the Galt General Hospital last night. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hefkey, she was born in Waterloo Township, May 26, 1858. She was a member of the Cressman Mennonite Church. Her husband, the late Menno Schiedel, died 17 years ago. Surviving are one son, Allen, Kossuth; one daughter, Mrs. Jacob (Ida) Randall, Kossuth; one brother, John C. Hefkey, Drayton, 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Two sons, Lanson and John, predeceased her. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Tuesday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Randall, Kossuth, where a service will be held at 2:30 followed by a service at the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, at 3 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Breslau Mennonite Cemetery. Rev. O. Burkholder will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Apr 11, 1949 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 252. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of / Menno Schiedel / died Dec.25,1931 / aged 74 yrs 6 mos 21 dys / his wife / Mary Hefkey / died Apr.10,1949 / aged 89 yrs 10 mos 15 dys / Schiedel [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 4. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 61. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 3, 1949 - Obituary of Mary Ann Hefkey. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 27. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 10. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 3. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. Maria F. Ch. Höfky Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date26 Mai 1859 Baptism Date25 Sept 1859 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann Höfky Mother Caroline Lemke

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1859 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Apr 1949 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth