Clara Wideman^[1]

1882 - 1961  (78 years)

• Name	Clara Wideman
  Born	25 Mar 1882	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Clara Trussler
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00129-8057.5
  Died	2 Jan 1961	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I349721	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Truman Wideman,   b. 15 May 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1922, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Susannah S. Snider,   b. 26 Sep 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1936  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F3662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Byron Trussler,   b. 22 Feb 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1947, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1908	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Ralph Arthur Trussler,   b. 27 Oct 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1998, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   2. Elsie Lenora Trussler,   b. 27 Dec 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Irvine Byron Trussler,   b. 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 75 years)   4. Mae Clara Trussler,   b. 15 May 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   5. Ray Trussler,   b. 15 May 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ruth Gladys Trussler,   b. 15 Aug 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   7. Ross Trussler,   b. 15 Aug 1918, , Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F251084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. CLARA TRUSSLER Mrs. Clara Trussler, 78, of 830 Queen's Blvd., Kitchener, died of a heart attack at her home Monday, Jan. 2. She had lived in the area all her life. The former Clara Wideman, she was born March 25, 1882 at Elmira, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Truman Wideman. She was a member of Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, Waterloo. the Women's Association and the Women's Society for World Service. Her Husband, Byron Trussfer, died Dec. 27, 1947. She was predeceased also by a son in infancy. Surviving are three sons, Ralph, Irvine and Ross, all of Kitchener: three daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Elsie) Hallman of Kitchener, Mrs. George (Ruth) Scoble of Waterloo. and Mrs. Peter (May) Moody of Hamilton; a brother, Edmund Wide- man of Kicthener, Mrs. Hilda Schmidt of Elmira and Mrs. Em- ma Bauman of Waterloo and nine grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Kitchener, where Rev. Howard L. Brox will conduct the funeral Thursday. Burial will follow in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Jan 3 1961 pg 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..., 637. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 34393-1882 Clara Wideman. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 12. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B Page 12. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 4. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 6. [S2089] Waterloo Region Record, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 19. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Clara Wideman Date of Birth:25 Mar 1882 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Truman Wideman Mother's name:Susannah Snyder [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Byron Trussler Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1880 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario Marriage Date:1 Jan 1908 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:George Trussler Mother:Sarah Schafer Spouse:Clara Wideman Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1883 Spouse Birth Place:Woolwich Tp Spouse Father:Ferman Wideman Spouse Mother:Susanna Snider

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Mar 1882 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1908 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jan 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth