Noah S. Litwiller

1891 - 1969  (78 years)

• Name	Noah S. Litwiller
  Born	8 May 1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14872883
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Servant, Farm
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1969	RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77020
  Died	27 Sep 1969	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I77020	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter J. Litwiller,   b. 7 Apr 1869, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth E. Schwartzentruber,   b. 19 Oct 1865, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1939, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1889  [4]
  Family ID	F20120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Boshart,   b. 18 Jan 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1914	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Oliver Litwiller,   b. 25 Sep 1917,   d. 16 Oct 2004  (Age 87 years)   2. Harold Litwiller,   b. 18 Sep 1919,   d. 14 Apr 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   3. Ruth Ilene Litwiller,   b. 14 Mar 1926,   d. 5 Aug 2003  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F36677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller.- Noah, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Schwartzentruber) Litwiller, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., May 8, 1891; died at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 27, 1969; aged 78 y. 4 m. 19 d. On Feb. 10, 1914, he was married to Lydia Boshart, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Oliver and Harold), one daugher (Ruth - Mrs. Mahlon Yantzi), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Elmer and William), and one sister (Mrs. Henry Bechler). He was a member of the St. Agatha Church, where funeral services were held Sept. 30, with Gerald Schwartzentruber and Allen Schwartzentruber officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 45 - November 18, 1969, pages 1022,1024. _________________________ Noah Litwiller Noah Litwiller of RR 2, Petersburg died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 78. Born May 8, 1891 in Wilmot Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Litwiller and had lived in the Twin City area all his life. He farmed near St. Agatha for many years. In 1946 he joined the Interior Hardwood Co. Ltd. and retired in 1960. He was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Lydia Boshart, whom he married in 1914 in Wilmot Township; two sons, Oliver and Harold both of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Mahlon (Ruth) Yantzi, RR 2, Petersburg; two brothers, Elmer, RR 2, Petersburg, and William, Lowville, N.Y.; one sister, Mrs. Henry (Elmeda) Bechler, Elkton, Mich., and 12 grandchildren. Funeral service was held Tuesday at St. Agatha Mennonite Church, Rev. Gerald Schwartzentruber officiating. Burial took place in the adjoining church cemetery. New Hamburg Independent, October 1, 1969

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 14. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Noah Litwiller - November 18, 1969, pages 1022,1024. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Peter J. Litwiller - October 9, 1930 - pages 606, 607. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Litwiller - November 17, 1970, p. 983, 984.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 May 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Feb 1914 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Sep 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth