Vanella H. "Nellie" Sherk^{[1, 2]}

1888 - 1966  (77 years)

• Name	Vanella H. "Nellie" Sherk
  Born	19 Oct 1888	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28668528
  Name	Ella Shirk
  Name	Nellie Sherk
  Name	Vanella H. "Nellie" Schweitzer
  Name	Vanella Sheck  [9]
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00048-3572.12
  Died	24 Aug 1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I401840	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Reuben H. Sherk,   b. 4 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1922, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Leah B. Hallman,   b. 13 Oct 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1895  (Age 50 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F1454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Austin D. Schweitzer,   b. 21 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Clare Schweitzer,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Helen Schweitzer,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Marjorie Schweitzer,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Dorothy Schweitzer,   d. 1959   5. Delton Harold Schweitzer,   b. 6 May 1912, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1996  (Age 83 years)   6. Clinton Earl Schweitzer,   b. 1 Feb 1914, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1919, near, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   7. Clifford M. "Cliff" Schweitzer,   b. 24 Mar 1917, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1997, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F265773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Austin Schweitzer, 77, of 1064 Union St. died today at St. Mary's Hospital following a brief illness. The former Nellie Sherk, she was born Oct. 19, 1888, in Mannheim, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Sherk. She had lived in Kitchener for the past six years, and prior to that had lived on a farm with her husband in Roseville for 20 years. She was a member of the Charles Street United Brethren Church and of the church Women's Missionary Society and the Ladies Aid Society. She was the last surviving member of her family. She was predeceased by her husband in February. Surviving are three sons, Delton and Clare, both of Galt, and Clifford, Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Grant (Helen) Jackson, London, Ont., and Mrs. Ralph (Marjorie) Bale, Woodstock, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Holtzhauer, in 1959, and a son, Clinton, in 1919. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon on Friday when removal will be made to the Charles Street United Brethren Church for a service at 2 p.m. Rev. A. Ward Woolner, minister of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roseville cemetery. Donations to the women's Missionary Society will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Aug 1966, Wed ·Page 31 _______________________ Vanella H. Sherk, "was born October 19th, 1888." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _________________________ Comment: Eby has in two different places her name as Vanella and Subella.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 763. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 764. [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..., 247. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 7. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Schweitzer / Austin D. / Schwietzer / 1888-1966 / Vanella H / ; Sherk / 1888-1966 / Their son / Clinton Ear / 1914-1919 / (A) Mother (B) Father [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 9. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Nellie Sherk - Schweitzer. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Schweitzer/ Austin D./ Schweitzer/ 1888-1966/ Vanella H/ Sherk/ 1888-1966/ Their son/ Clinton Earl/ 1914-1919/ [A] Mother [B] Father/ [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) e-2 Page 7. [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..., 245. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Mar 1864. Mar. 8, 1864 Ruben Scherch and Lea Hallman, both of Wilmot

  
  

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  Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Aug 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth