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

Lauretta Lovina Brubacher

Female 1923 - 2008  (85 years)


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  • Name Lauretta Lovina Brubacher 
    Born 25 Oct 1923  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Lauretta Lovina Martin 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55814 
    Died 9 Nov 2008  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I55814  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Clayton E. Brubacher,   b. 31 Mar 1897, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1977, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Lydia Kilmer,   b. 19 Jul 1900, Brutus, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F5680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Zienas B. Martin,   b. 31 May 1923, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Douglas Keith Martin,   b. 4 Oct 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F32978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • LAURETTA MARTIN 1923 - 2008 Lauretta died peacefully in her sleep, at Heritage House in St. Jacobs, on Sunday, November 9, 2008. She had just celebrated her 85th birthday on October 25th. Lauretta will be lovingly remembered by her family who meant everything to her - children Douglas and his wife Margaret Martin of Cambridge and Judith and her husband Terry Jutzi of Kitchener. She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren, Suzanne and Chris Schaefer, Tara and Yvon Deschenes, Chad Martin and Katrina Woerns, Jessica Jutzi and Stephen Kelley, Seth Jutzi and Alicia MacFadden; great-grandchildren, Hanna, Ryan, Sebastien and Keagan. Lauretta is also survived by her sister, Elsie Cathrea of Kelowna, B.C.; sister-in-law, Emma Brubacher of St. Jacobs and brother-in-law, George Maurer of Phillipsburg. She was predeceased by her husband, Zienas Martin; parents Lydia (Kilmer) and Clayton Brubacher; brother, Raymond Brubacher and brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim Cathrea, Luanna Maurer and Ellen and Turk Zess. She was a faithful member of Erb Street Mennonite Church in Waterloo. For over 50 years, Lauretta loved to be at their family cottage at Chesley Lake. Wherever Lauretta was, her gift to others was her unconditional friendship and ability to make people feel special. Relatives and friends are invited to share their memories of Lauretta with her family at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South, Waterloo on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate her life and faith will be held at Erb Street Mennonite Church in Waterloo on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 2 p.m. with Rev. Eleanor Epp-Stobbe officiating. Interment to follow in Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Condolences for the family and donations to Mennonite Central Committee Global Family Program to support children in third world countries or Hallman Chapel at Chesley Lake would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Lauretta's family would like to express their sincere thanks for the loving care she received from all the staff at Heritage House. In living memory of Lauretta, a donation to the Trees for Learning Program will be made by the funeral home.

      WATERLOO REGION RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario, Nov. 10, 2008

  • Sources 
    1. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Lauretta Martin - Nov. 10, 2008.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Nov 2008 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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