Selma Jantzi

1909 - 1992  (82 years)

• Name	Selma Jantzi
  Born	19 Dec 1909	, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Selma Litwiller
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73911
  Died	25 Mar 1992	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I73911	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Rudolph B. Jantzi,   b. 2 Dec 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1926, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Katie" Brunk,   b. 16 Feb 1873, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1950, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F49046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clayton Litwiller,   b. 21 Jun 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1976, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1936
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F23054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller, Selma, 83, Tavistock, Ont. Born: Dec. 19, 1909, Minnesota, to Rudy and Katie (Brunk) Jantzi. Died: March 25, 1992, Stratford, Ont. Survivor-sister: Alieda Brunk. Predeceased by: Clayton Litwiller (husband). Funeral and burial: March 28, St. Agatha Mennonite Church, by Victor Dorsch and Steve Gerber. Gospel Herald - Volume 85, Number 19 - May 12, 1992 - pages 14, 15. _______________________ Mrs. Salome On Sunday, March 3, 1991, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Salome Litwiller, of RR 2, Petersburg. She was born in Wilmot township 95 years ago, a daughter of the late John Gascho and the former Mary Schultz. She was a member of the Steinmann Mennonite Church, RR 2, Baden, where she was a member of the WMSC. She enjoyed needlework and quilting. She was a lifelong resident of Wilmot township. She was the last surviving member of her family. Beloved wife of Elmer, Litwiller who predeceased her September 13, 1984. Lovingly remembered by one son, Earl and his wife Mary of RR 2, Petersburg. Dear grandmother of Duane Litwiller and his wife Susan of RR 2, Petersburg, Sheryl and her husband Albert Crabbe of Baden. Fondly remembered by five great-grandchildren, Gregory and Kara Litwiller, Jacqueline, Victoria and Suzanne Crabbe and four sisters-in-law, Mrs. Mabel (Daniel) Gascho of Kitchener, Mrs. Ida (Norman) Gascho of New Hamburg, Mrs. Louise (William) Litwiller of Lowville, N.Y. and Elmeda and her husband Henry Bechler of Pigeon, Mich. She was predeceased by her brothers, Daniel and Norman Gascho and her sisters, Nancy (Mrs. Michael Roth) and Leah (Mrs. Simeon Jutzi). Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, after 7 p.m. this evening (Monday), until Wednesday at noon, when transfer will be made to the Steinmann Mennonite Church for the service at 2 p.m., with Pastor Fred Lichti and Pastor Elmer Schwartzentruber officiating. Spring interment in the adjoining church cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Gospel Echo Prison Ministry or the Mennonite Central Committee. The Record Newspaper 4 Mar 1991

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Selma Litwiller - May 12, 1992 - pages 14, 15. .

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1909 - , Minnesota, USA Died - 25 Mar 1992 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth