Minnie Amelia Witmer^{[1, 2]}

1887 - 1987  (100 years)

• Name	Minnie Amelia Witmer
  Born	20 Jun 1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Art	Mennonite Man
  	This drawing of a Mennonite man, entitled "Traveling," was created by Minnie Hunsberger at age 89. Minnie was a daughter of Levi Witmer (1884-1916) and Mary Cober (1849-1926), of Waterloo Township. She married Rev. Noah Hunsberger (1877-1958) in 1926 and they had two children. Minnie was an amateur artist, creating ink drawings and Scherenschnitte (cut paper works). 2006.002.010 - SH
  		Witmer, MinnieAmelia-0001-Drawing-WRM.jpg This drawing of a Mennonite man, entitled "Traveling," was created by Minnie Hunsberger at age 89. Minnie was a daughter of Levi Witmer (1884-1916) and Mary Cober (1849-1926), of Waterloo Township. She married Rev. Noah Hunsberger (1877-1958) in 1926 and they had two children. Minnie was an amateur artist, creating ink drawings and Scherenschnitte (cut paper works). 2006.002.010 - SH Ken Seiiling Waterloo Region Museum
  Name	Minnie Amelia Hunsberger
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Domestic
  Eby ID Number	00135-8291.4
  Died	25 Dec 1987	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I3554	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Levi R. Witmer,   b. 23 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary G. Cober,   b. 29 May 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	14 May 1878	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F1154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Noah S. Hunsberger,   b. 14 Dec 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1958  (Age 80 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Grace Elizabeth Hunsberger   2. David Leslie Hunsberger,   b. 5 Jun 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 2005  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F6294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hunsberger, Minnie Amelia Witmer, daughter of Levi and Mary Witmer, was born in Cambridge, Ont., June 20, 1887; died at Cambridge, Ont., Dec. 25, 1987; aged 100 y. She was married to Noah Hunsberger, who preceded her in death. Surviving are one son (David), one daughter (Grace Gingerich), 2 stepsons (John and Paul), 15 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 5 - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86 ____________________ HUNSBERGER, Mrs. Minnie A. - At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Friday, Dec. 25, 1987, age 100 years. Mrs. Hunsberger had attended Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo and St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. Dear mother of David and his wife Katherine of St. Jacobs and Grace and her husband Newton Gingerich of Baden. She is also fondly remembered by two step-sons, John and his wife Gladys of London, Ont. and Paul and his wife Edna of Waterloo and Goshen, Ind., 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Rev. Noah Hunsberger, who was pastor of Erb Street Mennonite Church for many years; three brothers, Albert, Jesse and Leslie D. Witmer and one foster sister, Rosie Cober and her parents, Mary and Levi Witmer. Mrs. Hunsberger's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home; 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 7-9 p.m. this evening and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. At noon Monday, transfer will be made to Erb Street Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Wilmer Martin and Rev. Rufus Jutzi officiating. Interment to follow in Erb Street Mennonite cemetery. Donations to the Mennonite Mission Board or Fairview Mennonite Home, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• 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..., 677. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045957-26. Noah S. Hunsberger, 48, occ. Minister of The Gospel, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo, Widower, son of Abraham Hunsberger and Elizabeth Sherk married Minnie A. Witmer, 39, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Kitchener, Spinster, daughter of Levi Witmer and Mary Cober, Witnessed by: Leander Bauman of Waterloo and Rosie Cober of Kitchener, 8 September 1926 in Kitchener. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Minnie Amelia Witmer - February 2, 1988. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 22. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011713 (1878). Name:Levi Witmer Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1845 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:14 May 1878 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Witmer Mother:Nancy Witmer Spouse:Mary Cober

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jun 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Sep 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Dec 1987 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth