Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lydia Hunsberger[1]

Female 1874 - 1963  (88 years)


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  • Name Lydia Hunsberger 
    Born 20 May 1874  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
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    Name Lydia Schroedel 
    Residence 1921  Kendall Township, Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number 00113-7193.7 
    Died 1963  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5578  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Wendell Hunsberger,   b. 10 Sep 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1905, , Tuscola Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Shupe,   b. 29 Sep 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1924, , Tuscola Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Schroedel,   b. Feb 1878, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951, Hearst, Cochrane District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F12140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Lydia Schroedel

      By Record Staff Writer PRESTON

      Mrs. Lydia Schroedel, 88, of the Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston, died today after a lengthy illness. Born May 20, 1874 in New Dundee, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hunsberger. She came to the Twin City area in 1951 and had lived in Preston for the past eight years. She was also a resident of Vasser, Mich., for many years. Mrs. Schroedel was a member of Preston Mennonite Church.

      She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Schroedel, in 1951. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Robert J. (Irene) Ferman of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

      The body will be at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, until 11 a.m. Monday when removal will be made to Preston Mennonite Church for the funeral at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev. Albert Martin. Burial will be in Blenheim Mennonite

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Apr 1963, Sat Page 23

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 481.

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 22.

    3. [S2091] Census - Canada - 1921, Canada, Ontario, Temiskaming, Kendall - RG 31; Folder Number: 88; Census Place: 88, Temiskaming, Ontario; Page Number: 1.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Lydia Hunsperger
      Sex: Female
      Father's Name: Wendel Hunsperger
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Shupe
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 20 May 1874
      Event Place: Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 May 1874 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1963 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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