Salome Gascho

1895 - 1991  (95 years)

• Name	Salome Gascho
  Born	25 Nov 1895	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Salome Litwiller
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77028
  Died	3 Mar 1991	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I77028	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John E. Gascho,   b. 14 May 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1944  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Schultz,   b. 6 Nov 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F20121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmer Litwiller,   b. 30 Sep 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1916  [4]
  Children	1. Earl Litwiller
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F42586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller, Salome, 95. Born: Nov. 25, 1895, Wilmot Twp., Ont., to John and Mary (Schultz) Gascho. Died: Mar. 3, 1991, Kitchener, Ont. Survivors-son: Earl; 2 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by Elmer Litwiller (husband). Funeral and burial: Mar. 6, Steinmann Mennonite Church, by Elmer Schwartzentruber, Victor Dorsch, and Fred Lichti. Gospel Herald - Volume 84, Number 14 - April 2, 1991 - page 14. _____________________ LITWILLER, 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 3 Mar 1991

  
  

• 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 Salome Litwiller - April 2, 1991 - page 14. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elmer Litwiller - October 23, 1984, page 746.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Nov 1895 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Mar 1991 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth