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Lydiann Sittler

Female 1890 - 1948  (58 years)


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  • Name Lydiann Sittler 
    Born 14 Mar 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222436742 
    Name Lydiann Kerchner 
    Occupation 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Domestic 
    Residence 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48909P 
    Died 14 Nov 1948  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Buried Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I48909  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John C. Sittler,   b. 29 Jul 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1904, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Lydia Gingerich,   b. 30 Aug 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1932, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F1817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Michael F. "Mike" Kerchner,   b. 14 Sep 1887, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1961, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 5 Jan 1916  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Virginia Kerchner
     2. Wellington Lloyd Kerchner,   b. 25 Sep 1916, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F46590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Michael Kerchner

      ST. JACOBS, Nov. 15. - Mrs. Lydiann Kerchner, wife of Michael Kerchner, of St. Jacobs died yesterday afternoon after a short illness at St. Mary's Hospital, at the age of 58 years. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Sittler of Wellesley Township, she was born in Wellesley Township March 14, 1890. She was married Jan 5, 1916 at St. Jacobs, resided near Bamberg, then moved to St. Jacobs in 1919. Surviving are her husband, one son, Wellington Lloyd of St. Jacobs and a daughter, Mrs. Larry (Virginia) Brooks of near Huntsville, one grandchild, two brothers, Josiah and Noah of Hawkesville and one sister, Mrs. Isaiah Gregory of Yatton. Mrs. Kerchner was a faithful member of the Evangelical United Brethern[sic] church and an active member of the Ladies Aid Society and W.S.W.S. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock with a private service at the home, thence to St. Jacobs Evangelical United Brethern[sic] Church for public service. Burial will be in the Evangelical Cemetery at Heidelberg. Rev. A.E. Pletch will officiate. The body will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock when removal will be made to the residence.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 nov 1948 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 1.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 7.

    3. [S156] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Hillside United CC#4530 Waterloo Region Branchy, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      Kerchner/ in loving memory of/ Mother/ Lydiann Sittler/ 1889-1948/ Father/ Mike F. Kerchner/ 1887- / just gone beyond

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222436742.

    5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Lydiann Kerchner - 15 nov 1948 pg 5.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jan 1916 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Nov 1948 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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