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

Alda Leona Snider

Female 1895 - 1969  (73 years)


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  • Name Alda Leona Snider 
    Born 19 Feb 1895  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36521900 
    Name Alda Leona Cressman 
    Residence 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    United Brethern 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-69827 
    Died 9 Feb 1969  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Cause: heart attack 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I69827  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William S. Snider,   b. 22 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1937, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Susannah S. Snyder,   b. 13 Aug 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1939, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1884  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ivan Cressman,   b. 21 Dec 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1919  [2
    Children 
     1. Willis Cressman,   b. 9 Sep 1921,   d. 18 Apr 2008, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Glennys Doreen Cressman,   b. 21 Aug 1923,   d. 25 Oct 2006, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Helen Kathleen Cressman,   b. 16 Mar 1926,   d. 6 Aug 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Maynard James Cressman
     5. Esther Idella Cressman,   b. 5 Jul 1929, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1986, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     6. Rev. David William Cressman,   b. 15 Jun 1933, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 2017, Scottdale, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Cressman, Alda Leona, daughter of William and Susanna (Snyder) Snider, was born Feb. 19, 1895; died at Bridgeport, Ont., of a heart attack, Feb. 9, 1969; aged 73 y. 11 m. 21 d. On Feb. 10, 1919, she was married to Ivan Cressman, who died Aug. --, 1962. Surviving are 6 children (Willis, Glennys, Helen - Mrs. Irvin Brubacher, Maynard, Esther - Mrs. Neil Steinman, and David), 10 grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. Ina Hackborn), and 2 brothers (Ferman and Clayton). She was a member of the Bloomingdale Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 12, with Laurence Martin officiating.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 17 - April 29, 1969 - pages 395, 396

      __________________

      Mrs. Ivan Cressman

      Mrs. Ivan Cressman of Bloomingdale. mother of Mrs. Neil (Esther) Steinman of Bright, died last Sunday at the home of another daughter living in Bridgeport, Mrs. Irvin Brubacher. She was 73.

      She was a widow of the late Ivan Cressman, for many years a Breslau area farmer. The former Alda Snider, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Snider, she was born in Bloomingdale Feb. 19, 1895, and lived in the community all her life.

      Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Laurence Martin at Bloomingdale Mennonite Church last Wednesday, with burial in the Bloomingdale cemetery.

      Note: The edition of the paper dated February 21 should actually have been dated February 19.

      New Hamburg Independent, February 21, 1969

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 8.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 29, 1969 - Obituary of Alda L. Snider.

    3. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 7.

    4. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 4.

    5. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Cressman/ Ivan Cressman/ 1893-1962/ His/ Wife/ Alda L. Snider/ 1895-1969/ Daughter/ Glennys Cressman/ 1923-2006/ In His Will is our Peace

    6. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 311.

    7. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 333.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Feb 1895 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethern - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart attack - 9 Feb 1969 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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