Elton Shirk Cressman^[1]

1921 - 1968  (47 years)

• Name	Elton Shirk Cressman
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Born	20 Mar 1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1949	Alma, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-46229
  Died	8 Dec 1968  [3]
  Buried	Berea Mennonite Cemetery, Alma, Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I46229	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaiah Horst Cressman,   b. 2 Apr 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1942, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Shirk,   b. 3 Apr 1878, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1949, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1900	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F6194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Mary Shantz,   b. 24 Jun 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 2021  (Age 99 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F61808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman, Elton Shirk, son of the late Isaiah and Magdalena (Shirk) Cressman, was born near Kitchener, Ont., Mar. 20, 1921; died Dec. 8, 1968, as the result of a train-car accident as he was on his way to church; aged 47 y. 8 m. 18 d. On Apr. 19, 1947, he was married to Anna Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Maynard Elton and Myron Laverne), 5 brothers (Leander, Ferhman, Clifford, Harold, and Clayton), and 7 sisters (Vera - Mrs. Simeon Weaver, Olive - Mrs. Alfred High, Edith - Mrs. Lloyd Woolner, Leona, Una, Mabel, and Cora). Funeral services were held at the Berea Church, Dec. 11, with Elvon Burkholder and Elmer Grove officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 1 - January 7, 1969 - pages 23, 24

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Titus Shantz - March 3, 1964,. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 7, 1969 - Obituary of Elton Shirk Cressman. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 19, 1949 - Obituary of Magdalena Shirk.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 20 Mar 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1949 - Alma, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth