Wesley M. Sauder

1921 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Wesley M. Sauder
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Born	22 Jan 1921	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1973	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1978	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55554
  Died	4 Jul 2015	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I55554	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Sauder,   b. 28 May 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1978, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Rosanna Martin,   b. 28 Jul 1901, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1960, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1920  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F27953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luella Mae Holst,   b. 25 Dec 1928, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 2013, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1952	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Sharon Ruth Sauder   2. Margaret Joy Sauder   3. Stewart Wesley Sauder   4. Arnold Stephen Sauder
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SAUDER, Wesley M. With thankfulness for a life well lived, we announce the passing of Wesley M. Sauder, at the age of 94 years, on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Derbecker's Heritage House, in St. Jacobs. Wesley will once again be united with his beloved wife and soulmate, Luella Mae (Holst) Sauder, who predeceased him in 2013. Dear father of Sharon and Len Wideman of Elmira, Margaret and Lester Eby of Fergus, Stewart and Karen Sauder of St. Jacobs, Arnold Sauder and Karen Hutchison of Kitchener. Lovingly remembered by grandchildren Jen (Steve) Shoemaker, Kim Martin (Norbert Mauer), Cindy (Tony) Erb, Steve (Christa) Wideman, Derek (Kim) Wideman, Marybeth (Asher) Dreise, Wesley Eby, Kaitlin (Josh) Zubrickas and Kendra Sauder, and by his great-grandchildren Brandon (Robyn) Shoemaker, Brock (Jessica) Shoemaker, Jessica Martin, Jodi Martin, Nicole (Matt) Bauman, Brady Erb, Cara, Rylee and Zachary Wideman, Emily and Curtis Wideman and Ellie Zubrickas. Brother of Stanley Sauder, Harvey (Alice) Sauder, Miriam Wagler, Joanna Ropp and Maurice (Mabel) Sauder, and brother-in-law of Dianna Sauder. Also remembered by Judy Sauder. Wesley is also lovingly remembered by the Holst family. Wesley was the oldest child of the late Benjamin and Rosanna (Martin) Sauder and stepmother Susanna (Martin). He was predeceased by his son-in-law Ray Wideman, grandson Samuel Eby and great-grand- daughter Ashley Shoemaker. Also predeceased by his brother Mahlon, brothers-in-law Alvin Wagler, Delton Holst and Alfred Ropp, sisters-in-law Gladys Sauder, Dorothy Sauder, Hazel Sauder and Barbara Sauder. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home , Elmira on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A family interment will take place in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery followed by a public memorial service to celebrate Wesley's life and faith on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. Due to renovations at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, the memorial service will be held at Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Road, St. Jacobs, with Pastor Kevin Derksen and Pastor Wendy Janzen officiating. A time of fellowship will follow. In Wesley's memory, donations to Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the management, staff and Dr. Whitby of Derbecker's Heritage House in St. Jacobs for their excellent care of Wesley during his time there. www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 7. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Walter Holst - 28 Apr 1973. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Herbert A. Feil - 24 May 1978. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Dec. 20, 1960 - Obituary of Rosanna Sauder. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin Sauder - July 18, 1978 - page 554.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 22 Jan 1921 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Oct 1952 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1973 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1978 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jul 2015 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth