Elma E. Bachert^[1]

1901 - 1982  (80 years)

• Name	Elma E. Bachert
  Born	11 Mar 1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66386800
  Name	Elma E. Witmer
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1925	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Domestic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76421
  Died	4 Feb 1982	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I76421	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Gideon Bachert,   b. 5 Dec 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1960  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Eby,   b. 3 May 1872, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1897
  Family ID	F19989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leslie Hubert Witmer,   b. 2 Sep 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1991, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1925	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. June Frances Witmer,   b. 28 Mar 1930, , Norfolk Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Apr 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F35661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer, Elma, daughter of Gideon and Magdalena (Eby) Bachert, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont. Mar. 11, 1901; died at Kitchener, Ont., Feb. 4, 1982; aged 80 y. On July 20, 1925, she was married to Leslie Witmer, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (June-Mrs. Lester Martin), one foster son (Arnold Philippian), 3 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, one brother (Albert), and 2 sisters (Nellie and Elsie-Mrs. Wilfred Schmidt). She was a member of Shantz Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 7, in charge of Ed Kauffman and Gerald Schwartzentruber; interment in Shantz Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 75, Number 10 - March 9, 1982 - pp 173, 174

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020914-25. Leslie Witmer, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Isaiah B. Witmer and Jemima Swartz Married Elma Bachert, 24, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Gideon Bachert and Magdalena Eby, Witnessed by: Vernon Schott and Luella Witmer Both of Petersburg, 20 July 1925 At The Residence of Manasseh Hallman in RR#1 Petersburg [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elma E. Bachert - March 9, 1982 - pp 173, 174.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1925 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Feb 1982 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth