Ida May Schiedel^[1]

1887 - 1973  (85 years)

• Name	Ida May Schiedel
  Born	8 Oct 1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ida May Randall
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Domestic, on Farm
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00102-5733.4
  Died	8 Jul 1973	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 6]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I3397	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Mary Ann Hefkey,   b. 26 May 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Mar 1887  [7]
  Family ID	F1106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob C. Randall,   b. 23 Jun 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1975, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Marion Eileen Randall,   b. 21 Mar 1912, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. John Randall,   b. 1915,   d. 1970  (Age 55 years)   3. Jacob Lloyd "Lloyd" Randall,   b. 10 Nov 1918,   d. 17 Jul 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Elton Leroy Randall,   b. 2 Jun 1921,   d. 7 Feb 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Randall, Ida May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Schiedel, was born near Breslau, Ont., Oct. 8, 1887; died at Preston, Ont., July 8, 1973; aged 85 y. 9 m. Surviving are 3 daughters (Eileen, Nora - Mrs. Robert Hammond, and Alice), 3 sons (Layton, Lloyd, and Elton), one foster daughter (Martha - Mrs. Ronald Schaus), and one brother (Allan Schiedel). One son (John A.) and 2 brothers (Lanson and John) preceded her in death. She was a member of the Breslau Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on July 11, in charge of Donovan Smucker; interment in Breslau Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 66, Number 34 - August 28, 1973 - page 662 ____________________ PAIR WED 50 YEARS Small Farmer Said 'Doomed' Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Randall who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, believe that today a successful farmer must operate on a big scale. And the celebrants ought to know. They have been farming all their married days at RR 1, Preston. "Like the supermarkets have replaced the corner store, so the big farmer is outdoing the small man", Mr. Randall said. "Fifty years ago the little farmer could make a good living off the land- today he has to have an education, a big farm and plenty of capital since machinery is so expensive". When the Randalls started farming, they had 80 acres of land and everything from pigs and chickens to cows and horses. Now they have a modest seven acres having sold 70 to the Wellington-Waterloo Airport in 1948 and three acres to a son Lloyd, who built a house next door. And hard work never killed anyone, the couple agree. They managed the chores themselves with their four sons helping out. "We never had any hired help, and I even helped load grain, milk cows, and clean the stables when things got piled up." Mrs. Randall said. Mr. and Mrs. Randall were wed at the home of the bride's parents, RR 1, Preston, where the couple have lived since their marriage. She is the former Ida May Schiedel, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Menno Schiedel, RR 1, Preston. Mr. Randall, 78, is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Randall of Woolwich Township. Their attendants were Mr. Randall's brother, the late Amos Randall, and Mrs. Randall's cousin, the late Mrs. Gerry Keffer. The late Bishop Jonas Snider of Waterloo officiated. "Farming is not the only thing that has changed a great deal. The standard of living is about ten times as high," Mr. Randall said. The couple, who have seven children, said it costs them as much for groceries today for just the two of them as it did years ago for the entire family. "And a honeymoon then was as uncommon as no honeymoon today," he added. He recalled the day after their marriage which entailed a trip to Berlin (Kitchener) to have photos taken; voting in the Dominion election when Sir Wilfred Laurier and his liberal government wre defeated and later in the week in which they travelled by horse and buggy to visit Mrs. Randall's aunt at Puslinch Lake. Monday they were back to farming again. The Randalls have four married sons, Layton of Baden, John of Kitchener, Lloyd, RR 1, Preston, and Elton, RR 2, Preston. Their daughters are Eileen of Preston, Mrs. Robert (Nora) Hammond of Galt, and Alice of Kitchener. They have 13 grandchildren adn one great-grandchild. Two of their sons are still engaged in farming-John was host at his farm for the International Plowing Match in 1954, the year hurrican (sic) Hazel whipped through the area. Members fo Breslau Mennonite Church, the couple enjoy good health. In their spare time, Mr. Randall enjoys a simple stroll through the woods, while Mrs. Randall devotes her free hours to piecing quilts for relief. Tonight the couple will be entertained at a dinner party at Zehr's restaurant with immedate families and close relatives present. Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., the couple will hold open house. They expect more than 200 friends will help them celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. K-W Record abt. Sept 1961

  
  

• 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. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 28, 1973 - Obituary of Ida May Schiedel. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 10. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Randall/ Jacob C./ Randall/ 1883-1975/ Ida May/ Schiedel/ 1887-1973 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 1, 1975 - Obituary of Jacob C. Randall. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Oct 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic, on Farm - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Sep 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1973 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth