Gordon John Hammer^[1]

1913 - 2005  (92 years)

• Name	Gordon John Hammer
  Born	1913	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371458
  Died	13 Apr 2005	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	16 Apr 2005	St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Mennonite Corner, North East Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I371458	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Simon Ortwein Hammer,   b. 29 Jul 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1964, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Anna Catherine Krantz,   b. 8 Apr 1887, Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Jan 1975, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1911  [1]
  Family ID	F267158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zerine Yost,   b. CA 1913,   d. 2 Feb 2005  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Children	1. Mary Hammer   2. Verna Elsie Hammer,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Doreen Hammer   4. Ross Hammer   5. Reid Hammer   6. Leonard Hammer   7. Brenda Hammer
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F256800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hammer, Gordon J. - Peacefully, on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at Heritage House in St. Jacobs, Gordon John Hammer, formerly of Wellesley. Gordon was born in North Easthope Township 92 years ago. Son of the late Simon Hammer and the late Anna M. Krantz. Mr. Hammer was a lifelong member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Easthope. He farmed in North Easthope Township, retiring in 1973. He operated the Sawmill in Amulree from 1954 to 1993. Gordon was a member of the Wellesley Jolly Oldsters and the Wellesley North Easthope Agricultural Society. He also enjoyed sharpening saws and playing cards. Dear father of Mary and her husband, Kenneth Thomas of Kitchener, Verna and her husband, James Coneybeare of RR 4, Listowel, Doreen and her husband, William McCallum of RR 1, Stratford, Ross and his wife, Linda Hammer of Kitchener, Reid Hammer of Millbank, Leonard and his wife, Marilyn Hammer of Dryden and Brenda and her husband, Jeffery Mayhew of Kitchener. Loving brother of Milton and Phyllis Hammer of Tavistock, Lorna Neeb of New Hamburg, Beatrice Yungblut of Stratford, Georgina Hammond of Kitchener and Elsie Stewart of London. Brother-in-law of Jean Hammer of Baden. Cherished grandpa of 23 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his loving wife, Zerine Hammer, Feb. 2, 2005 and by a daughter, June 1948; also by four brothers, Percy and Herb and by 2 infant brothers; 2 sisters, Gladys Neeb and an infant sister; also by five brothers-in-law, Walter Neeb, Harold Neeb, Harold Yungblut, Charles Stewart and Vernon Hammond. Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 1172 Henry St., Wellesley, where family and friends will be received today (Thursday) from 7-9 pm and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be conducted at St. James Lutheran Church on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 2 pm, Rev. Don Thomas will officiate. Interment in the Church Cemetery. Memorials to St. James Lutheran Church. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Simon Hammer. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gordon John Hammer - 2005.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1913 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Apr 2005 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 16 Apr 2005 - St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Mennonite Corner, North East Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth