Lilly Elizabeth Spaetzel

1852 - 1928  (76 years)

• Name	Lilly Elizabeth Spaetzel
  Born	9 Apr 1852	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lilly Elizabeth Bliehm
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56196
  Died	28 Jul 1928	Bowne Township, Kent Co., Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I56196	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Spaetzel,   b. 9 Dec 1817, Gesarth, Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 15 Apr 1897  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Miesner,   b. 21 May 1822, , Germany ,   d. 17 Dec 1899  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dilman Bliehm,   b. 9 Jun 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1926, Bowne Township, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 68 years)
  Married	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Albert Bliehm,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur Bliehm,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Angeline Bliehm,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Adeline Bliehm,   b. 14 Jan 1891, near, Elmdale, Ionia, Michigan, United States ,   d. 19 Feb 1915, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F14524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bleam. - Lilly Elizabeth, daughter of William and Lilly Spaetzel, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., April 9, 1852. She was united in marriage to Dilman Bleam in Waterloo Co., Ont., and came with him to his parent's home in Bowne, Mich., where they lived for a time. They then went back to Canada where they lived for four years after which they came again to Bowne and she has since lived on the Bleam homestead, where she reared her family of four children and devotedly cared for her husband's parents and invalid sister while they lived. Her eldest daughter, Mrs. Adeline Overholt, passed away in Feb. 1914 and her husband Dilman Bleam passed away Dec. 26, 1926. Mrs. Bleam united with the Mennonite Church in her early married life and her daily life in the home and elsewhere gave plenty of evidence of the fruits of a true devoted Christian life. She was very meek and humble in her manners, kind and gentle to all, and devoted to her home and loved ones. Hers was a life filled with hard work, much sorrow and many cares, but she never wavered in doing her duty and sacrificed health, mentally and bodily in her efforts to be faithful. She had been in very poor health for several years during which time she was tenderly cared for by her son, Albert and wife with whom she lived. She passed away at her home July 28, 1928; aged 76 y. 3 m. 19 d. She is survived by her three children: Albert, at the home; Arthur, of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Angeline Skedgill of Hastings; also ten grandchildren; two brothers, Davis Spaetzel of Saniac Co. Mich., Samuel Spaetzel of Buffalo, N. Y., and a host of other relatives and friends. Sweetly rest, our dearest mother, In the arms of Him who knows, All the heartaches, cares, and sorrows, That have been your lot here below. Funeral services conducted by D. A. Yoder and Aldus Brackbill. Text, Psa. 23. Gospel Herald - Volume XXI, Number 20 - August 16, 1928, page 431

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 16, 1928 - obituary of Lilly Elizabeth Spaetzel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Apr 1852 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jul 1928 - Bowne Township, Kent Co., Michigan Married - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth