Henry L. "Hank" Stever

1935 - 1978  (42 years)

• Name	Henry L. "Hank" Stever
  Born	14 Dec 1935	Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-387153
  Died	12 Aug 1978	Muskoka District, Ontario   [1]
  Buried	16 Aug 1978	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I387153	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Betty Marie Whittaker,   b. 16 Nov 1940,   d. 24 Dec 2001, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F262065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  STEVER, Henry (Hank) Suddenly, as the result of an airplane accident, on Saturday, August 12, 1978, Hank Stever of Route 32, Cambridge (P), age 42 years. A member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the experimental aircraft Association. Mr. Stever was formerly the proprieter of The Inn in Port McNichol. Born at Shantz Station, a son of Anna Tabbert and the late Emmanuel Stever. Husband of Betty Whittaker; father of John, 7; Laura, 12; Gail, 10 and Karen, 5; all at home; brother of Stanley and Ervin, both of Kitchener, Kenneth of Midland, Mrs. Leonora Schiel of St. Catharines, Helen (Mrs. Arnold Rohr and Shirley (Mrs. Fred Schmidt), both of Kitchener. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon on Wednesday, when removal will be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, for the funeral service, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Fred Zinck officiating. Interment Wanner Mennonite cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Aug 1878 pg 27 Man, 42, killed as home-built plane crashes BALA . A Cambridge area man was killed, Saturday, when his home-built, single-engine airplane, crashed just after taking off, from the Severn River, about 55 kilometres north of Orillia. Dead is Hank Stever, 42, of RR 32, Cambridge. Provincial police said that Stever, had been visiting friends, at a cottage near the scene of the crash. Cottagers who saw the accident, said the plane climbed about 65 metres, before the left wing fell off and the plane plunged into the river. Stever's body was recovered by divers, Saturday, from the aircraft, which landed in about six metres of water. Stever was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Aug 1978 pg 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. STEVER/ Henry L./ Dec. 14, 1935 - Aug. 12, 1978/ Trust in the Lord/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Dec 1935 - Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Aug 1978 - Muskoka District, Ontario Buried - 16 Aug 1978 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth