Selma Elizabeth "Sally" Meyschein

1907 - 1999  (92 years)

• Name	Selma Elizabeth "Sally" Meyschein
  Born	20 Aug 1907	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Selma Elizabeth "Sally" Erb
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352659
  Died	27 Sep 1999	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Public Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I352659	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Irvin Edwin Erb,   b. 4 Apr 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1991, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Catherine Lee "Cathie" Erb   2. Margaret Elizabeth "Marge" Erb   3. Rev. Canon John Edwin Erb,   b. 13 Sep 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 2005, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F252213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ERB, Selma Elizabeth "Sally" (nee Meyschein) At Victoria Place, Kitchener, surrounded by her family, on Monday, Sept. 27, 1999, Sally Erb, age 92 years. Wife of Irvin E. Erb for 60 years, who predeceased her in 1991. Beloved mother of Canon John Erb and Didy of Toronto, Cathie Howard and John of Hornby Island, B.C., Margie Carr and Bob of Hamilton. Loved grandmother of Stephen Howard and Rhonda Spence, Mary Howard and Stewart Murray, Thomas Howard and Landys Klyne, Sally Howard and Jim Hamaguchi; Timothy Carr and Kate Feightner, Patrick and Sarah Carr; Nicholas and Katie Erb. Dear great-grandmother of Emily Howard and Alex Lavigne, Duncan, Will and Angus Murray. Sister-in-law of Olly Bennett. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas Meyschein and Catherine Schneider; sister of the late John Meyschein, Frieda Litt and Lydia McCutcheon. Sally was born in Toronto in 1907 and lived and finished her schooling in St. Lambert, Que. She graduated from nursing at Stratford General Hospital in 1928 where she was known as "Miss Sunshine". Her many interests in bettering humankind included the IODE (Regent of the Queen Anne Chapter of Kitchener), the Cancer Society, Red Cross and War Services and Canadian Save the Children in the Kitchener chapter. She was a member of Trinity United Church and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. She will always be remembered as a woman of great dignity and grace and friends and family of all ages adored her. At her request, cremation will take place. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Thursday from 6-9 p.m. A Celebration of Her Life will be held in the chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. The Record Newspaper 28 Sep 1999 pg B4

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Selma Elizabeth Meyschein Date of Birth:20 Aug 1907 Gender:Female Birth Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Nicholas Meyschein Mother's name:Katie Linder

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Aug 1907 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Sep 1999 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Public Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth