Aaron W. Zehr^{[1, 2]}

1902 - 1993  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Aaron W. Zehr
  Born	Jul 1902	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46332590
  Occupation	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1924	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1975	Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38055
  Died	4 May 1993	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I38055	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Christian S. Zehr,   b. 25 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1938  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Magdelena Wagler,   b. 18 May 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1928, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1886	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F9969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine "Katie" Leis,   b. Mar 1906, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	8 May 1924	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Stanley "Stan" Zehr,   b. 21 Sep 1928,   d. 26 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Gerald Aaron "Gerry" Zehr,   b. 11 Nov 1931, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 2013, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Joanne Zehr   4. Paul Zehr   5. Grace Zehr,   d. 2011, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   6. Ruth Miriam Zehr   7. Rhoda Doreen Zehr   8. Mary Magdalene Zehr,   b. 1924,   d. 1 Jan 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   9. Harold Zehr,   b. 24 May 1926,   d. 3 Feb 1970  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F232943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ZEHR, Aaron W. - Died peacefully on Tuesday, May 4, at his residence, 247 Franklin St. N, Kitchener, age 90 years. He farmed in the Wellesley area until retiring. Son of the late Christian and Mattie Zehr; husband of the former Catherine Leis; father of Mary Zehr of Owen Sound, Stan and his wife Laurene, Gerald and his wife Betty, Joanne Grischow and her husband Doug, Paul and his wife Ginger, all of Kitchener, Grace Lizmore of London, Ruth Yantzi and her husband Wayne of Shakespeare and Rhoda Baechler and her husband Glen of Windsor. Survived by a daughter-in-law, Laurene Zehr of Zurich. Grandfather of 23 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one sister, Mary Erb; one son Harold and a grandson Parry Zehr. Mr. Zehr's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Wednesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services will be held Thursday at 10: 30 a.m. at Kitchener Gospel Temple. Rev. Bruce Brodrecht officiating. Interment Parkview Cemetery. Waterloo. Memorial contributions to the Calcutta Mission of Mercy (Mark Buntain) or the CNIB would be appreciated. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 May 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 19, 1928 - Obituary of Mattie Wagler. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020712-24. Aaron Zehr, 21, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of Christian Zehr and Mattie Wagler married Katie Leis, 18, occ. Factory, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Joseph Leis and Mary Albrecht, Witn: Emanuel W. Schwartzentruber of Petersburg and Amos Lebold of Wellesley, 8 May 1924 in Wellesley [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Aaron W. Zehr - 5 May 1993. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Alice (Leis) Hendry - 2 Apr 1975. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 21, 1938 - Obituary of Christian Zehr. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Christian Zehr Born: Wilmot Township Age: 21 Father: Christian Zehr Mother: Veronica Zehr Born: abt 1865 Spouse: Magdalena Wagle Age: 21 born: Wilmot Township Father: Christian Wagle Mother: Magdalena Wagle married 26 Jan 1886 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1902 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 May 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1975 - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 May 1993 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth