Elmer Litwiller

1893 - 1984  (90 years)

• Name	Elmer Litwiller
  Born	30 Sep 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Son
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77021
  Died	13 Sep 1984	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I77021	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  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	Salome Gascho,   b. 25 Nov 1895, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1916  [3]
  Children	1. Earl Litwiller
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F42586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller.- Elmer, son of Peter J. and Elizabeth (Schwartzentruber) Litwiller, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Sept. 30, 1893; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 13, 1984; aged 90 y. On Dec. 13, 1916, he was married to Salome Gascho, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Earl), 2 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, one brother (William), and one sister (Elmeda-Mrs. Henry Bechler). He was preceded in death by one brother (Noah). He was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 17, in charge of Fred Lichti and Elmer Schwartzentruber; interment in Steinmann Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 77, Number 43 -October 23, 1984, page 746. ______________________________ Elmer On Thursday, Sept. 13, 1984, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Elmer Litwiller, of RR 2, Petersburg. He was born in Wilmot township 90 years ago and was a son of the late Peter J. Litwiller and the former Elizabeth Schwartzentruber. He was a member of the Steinman Mennonite Church, RR 2, Baden. Beloved husband of the former Salome Gascho, whom he married December 13, 1916. Dear father of Earl and his wife Mary of RR 2, Petersburg. Sadly missed by his grandchildren, Duane and his wife Susan of RR 2, Petersburg, Sheryl and her husband Albert Crabbe of New Hamburg and great-grandchildren, Gregory and Kara Litwiller, Jacqueline, Victoria and Suzanne Crabbe; dear brother of William and his wife Louise of Lowville, N.Y., Elmeda and her husband Henry Bechler of Pigeon, Mich. Elmer was predeceased by one brother, Noah. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, after 7 p.m. Friday, and until noon Monday, Sept. 17, when transfer will be made to the Steinman Mennonite Church, for service at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Fred Lichti and Rev. Elmer Schwartzentruber officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the House of Friendship, Kitchener or the charity of one's choice. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Sep 1984

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 14. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elmer Litwiller - October 23, 1984, page 746. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Peter J. Litwiller - October 9, 1930 - pages 606, 607.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Sep 1984 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth