Owen Christian Diefenbacher

1897 - 1983  (86 years)

• Name	Owen Christian Diefenbacher
  Born	28 Feb 1897	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48919P
  Died	12 Mar 1983	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I48919	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Conrad Diefenbacher,   b. 5 Aug 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Kaster,   b. 26 Jul 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1929  (Age 66 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1881	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F12762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edna Bingeman,   b. 25 Nov 1897, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1922	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Helen Lucile Diefenbacher,   b. 25 Jul 1925, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 2007, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   2. Verdon L. Diefenbacher,   b. 1930, Of, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1983, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Irene Dimmock,   b. 9 Jan 1911, Wimbleton, Surrey, England ,   d. 30 Nov 1958, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DIEFENBACHER, Owen -- At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, March. 12, 1983, Owen Diefenbacher, of 143 Concession St., Cambridge, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Laura Moe; dear father of Ernest and Mrs. Helen Musselman, both of Cambridge, Verdun of Vineland, Mrs. Beverly Studiman of British Columbia and Mrs. Lois Blundell of Port Loring, Ont.; step-father of Jim Moe of Cambridge; brother of Eli and Lloyd, both of New Dundee, Nina Diefenbacher and Mrs. Lillian Shantz, both of Kitchener. Also survived by 21 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Predeceased by his first wife, Edna Bingeman and his second wife, Dorothy Dimmock. Mr. Diefenbacher worked as a farmer in the New Dundee and Hespeler areas for many years and later employed with Galt Brass, prior to retiring; he was a member of Lincoln Avenue United Church, Cambridge. Friends will be received at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge, On Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 15, 1983 at 2 p.m. Interment New Dundee cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Mar 1983

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Owen Diefenbacher - 13 Mar 1983. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8598 (1881), Christian Defeinbacher-Elizabeth Kaster. Christian Defeinbacher, labourer of Blenheim, Birth Place: Wellesley Township Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Father Name: George Defeinbacher Mother Name: Magdalena Defeinbacher Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kaster, Residence Blenheim Twp., Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Spouse Father Name: John Kaster Spouse Mother Name: Anna Kaster Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1881 Marriage Place: Oxford, Blenheim Township

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Feb 1897 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Oct 1922 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Mar 1983 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth