Mary Horlacher^[1]

1856 - 1945  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Horlacher
  Born	17 Oct 1856	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23687470
  Name	Mary Cressman
  Residence	1871	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2140.1
  Died	14 Aug 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Person ID	I7	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Horlacher,   b. 1825, , Switzerland ,   d. 1881  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Lutz,   b. 9 Dec 1839, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1917, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John C. Cressman,   b. 24 Oct 1851, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1908, High River, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1876	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  Children	1. Ida Cressman,   b. 18 Nov 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 95 years)   2. Lucy Jane Cressman,   b. 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nina Cressman,   b. 18 Jan 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Calgary, Alberta, Canada   4. Ivan Cressman,   b. 4 Jan 1883, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1936, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman. - Mary, widow of John C. Cressman, formerly of High River, Alta., was born Oct. 17, 1856; passed away at the home of her daughter, Kitchener, Ont.; aged 88 y. Surviving are one daughter (Ida - Mrs. Allan Chapman), 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Wellington and Frank Horlacher, Pigeon, Mich.), and one sister (Laura Horlacher, Long Beach, Calif.). One daughter (Nina - Mrs. J. A. Knoepfli) and one son (Ivan) preceded her in death. For more than a score of years she was a faithful member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Services were held at the church, in charge of C. F. Derstine and Merle Shantz. Theme: "What Lies Over the Hill?" Text, Rev. 14: 13. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 22 - August 31, 1945, page 423 _________________ MRS. MARY CRESSMAN The death of Mrs. Mary Cressman, widow of John C. Cressman, formerly of High River, Alta., occurred early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allan Chapman, 168 Benton St. She was 88 years old. She was born Oct. 17, 1856, and attended the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Allan (Ida) Chapman of this city: five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren; two brothers, Wellington and Frank Horlacher of Pigeon, Mich.; and a sister, Miss Laura Horlacher of Long Beach, Calif. One daughter, Mrs. J. A. (Nina) Knoepfli, died in Calgary, Alta., and a son, Ivan, died in Okotoks, Alta. The funeral will be held on Thursday at the First Mennonite Church at two o'clock with Bishop C. F. Derstine officiating. Interment will be in the First Mennonite Cemetery. Remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Thursday when removal will be made to the church where friends may pay their respects until the time of the service. The Kitchener Record Tue, Aug 14, 1945 Page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 493. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011034-76. 011034-76 (Waterloo Co.) John CRESSMANN, 25, saddler, Wilmot Twp, New Dundee, s/o Samuel & Barbara married Mary HORLACHER, 18, Wilmot Twp, Blenheim Twp, d/o Henry & Elisabeth, witn Augusta BECK & Catharine SPRING of New Hamburg, 16 December 1876 in New Hamburg [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 19. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 31, 1945 - Obituary of Mary Cressman. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 30. [S2430] Census - Canada - 1871, Census Place: Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9913; Page: 54; Family No: 189. [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..., 492.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Oct 1856 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Dec 1876 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Aug 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth