Ezra John Schwass

1903 - 1998  (95 years)

• Name	Ezra John Schwass
  Born	14 May 1903	Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1992	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37335P
  Died	16 Jun 1998	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I37335	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Vera Geiger,   b. 11 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1968, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Nov 1937
  Children	1. Willard Laverne Schwass,   b. 2 Feb 1940,   d. 23 May 1940  (Age 0 years)   2. Gordon Howard Schwass,   b. 18 Nov 1938,   d. 25 Sep 2020, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F35057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHWASS, Ezra In Stratford General Hospital, on Tuesday, June 16, 1998, Ezra John Schwass, of Tavistock, in his 96th year. Mr. Schwass farmed in South Easthope township for many years after which time he resided in Baden,. Shakespeare and Tavistock. He was a member of Grace United Church and a former member of the church board.. He was predeceased by his wife on August 1, 1968, the former Vera Geiger, whom he had married at New Dundee on November 6, 1937. He was also predeceased by his parents, Jacob and Catherine (Vogt) Schwass; his son, William Laverne Schwass; his son-in- law, Vincent Rumig; his grandson, Daniel Wayne Hatch; his sisters, Sarah Osbourne and Annie Wardrop; his brothers, Henry Schwass, Daniel Schwass, Arthur Schwass and Milton Schwass and his sister-in-law, Ada Geiger. He is survived by his children, Howard and his wife Esther Schwass of Tavistock, Margaret and her husband Bill Tugwood of London, Vernon and his wife Linda Schwass of Tavistock and Jean Rumig of Stratford; nine grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock St. N., Tavistock, today (Wednesday) from 5-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Robert Biggar will officiate. Interment in New Dundee Union Cemetery. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution are asked to consider the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Palliative Care Unit of Stratford General Hospital. (Francis Funeral Home, 1-519-655-2431). 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Ada Geiger - 14 Mar 1992.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 May 1903 - Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1992 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jun 1998 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth