Velina B. Martin

1906 - 1991  (85 years)

• Name	Velina B. Martin
  Born	5 Mar 1906	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Nith Valley Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	Velina B. Baer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65268
  Died	21 Oct 1991	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I65268	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Norman F. Martin,   b. 3 Oct 1873, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1928  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bowman,   b. 18 Jan 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1960  (Age 81 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1899	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F5692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oscar N. Baer,   b. 13 Jan 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1993, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1941  [4]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baer, Velina, 85. Born: March 5, 1906, Woolwich Twp., to Norman and Magdalena (Bowman) Martin. Died: Oct. 21, 1991, Kitchener, Ont., of a heart attack. Survivors-husband: Oscar Baer; children: Esther Etchells, Abner; 3 grandchildren, one great-grandchild; brothers and sisters: Norman, Oscar, Lena Schmitt, Almeda Schiedel. Funeral: Oct. 24, Nith Valley Mennonite Church, by Harold Schilk. Burial: Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 84, Number 48 - December 10, 1991 - page 15. _____________________ Baer, Mrs. Velina - On Monday, Oct. 21, 1991, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a very brief illness. She resided in New Hamburg and was born in Woolwich Township, 85 years ago, a daughter of the late Norman and Magdalena (nee Bowman) Martin. She was a member of Nith Valley Mennonite Church, RR 1, New Hamburg, where she was a member of the WMSC. Velina was a member of Haysville Sunshine Club, a member of the Wilmot Horticultural Society and enjoyed crocheting, quilting and gardening as her hobbies. Beloved wife of Oscar Baer, whom she married November 19, 1941. Dear mother of Esther and her husband Allan Etchells and Abner, all of Waterloo; lovingly remembered by three grandchildren, Kimberly and her husband Chris Perkins, Stephanie and Megan and one great-granddaughter, Sarah. Sadly missed by two brothers, Norman and his wife Gladys Martin, Oscar and his wife Dolores Martin, all of St. Jacobs; two sisters, Lena and her husband Harold Schmitt of Kitchener and Almeda and her husband Irvine Schiedel of Stratford. Velina was predeceased by one brother Melvin and one sister Selinda, and her husband Menno Weber. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, after 7 p.m. this evening (Tuesday) and until Thursday at noon, when transfer will be made to Nith Valley Mennonite Church for the service at 2 p.m. with Past Harold Schilk officiating. Interment to follow in the Blenheim Mennonite cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Canadian Diabetes Association. The family will be in attendance at the funeral home on this evening (Tuesday), 7-9 p.m and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Oct 1991

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Velina Baer - December 10, 1991 - page 15. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Velina Baer - 22 Oct 1991. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19453885/velina-b.-baer. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Oscar Baer - 19 Jul 1993. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15792-99. 15792-99, (Waterloo Co..), Norman MARTIN, 26, farmer, Peel Twp, of Peel Twp, s/o Jacob MARTIN & Mary FREY, married Magdalena BAUMAN, 20, Woolwich, of Woolwich, d/o Peter BAUMAN & Nancy BAUMAN, witn: Peter BAUMAN, Woolwich & ?[torn] MARTIN, Peel Twp, on 17 Dec 1899, at Woolwich Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Mar 1906 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Nith Valley Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 21 Oct 1991 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth