Gertrude Litwiller

1897 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	Gertrude Litwiller
  Born	9 Aug 1897	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Gertrude Herner
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1978	225 Huron St., New Hamburg, Ontario   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77128
  Died	4 Jan 1978	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I77128	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John R. Litwiller,   b. 11 Oct 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1942, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Magdelena "Mattie" Schwartzentruber,   b. 24 Mar 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1945  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F20149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin R. Herner,   b. 19 Jan 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1966, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1919  [5]
  Children	1. Herner,   b. Abt 1930,   d. Abt 1930  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Herner, Gertrude, daughter of John and Magdalena (Schwartzentruber) Litwiller, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Aug. 9, 1897; died of cancer at Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 4, 1978; aged 80 y. On Mar. 4, 1919, she was married to Benjamin Herner, who died on Dec. 30, 1966. Surviving are 2 sisters (Ida - Mrs. Norman Gascho, Alice - Mrs. Rueben Bender). One child died in infancy and 2 brothers (Herbert and Clayton Litwiller) preceded her in death. She was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 7, in charge of Nelson Martin and Allen Schwartzentruber; interment in St. Agatha Cemetery. 1aGospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 7 - February 14, 1978 - page 142 ______________________________ HERNER, Mrs. Gertrude On Wednesday, January 4, 1978, at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, Gertrude Herner, of 225 Huron St., New Hamburg, aged 80 years. Wife of the late Benjamin Herner. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Ida) Gascho and Mrs. Reuben (Alice) Bender, both of New Hamburg. She was predeceased by one daughter in infancy, her parents the late John Litwiller and the former Magdalena Schwartzentruber and two brothers, Herbert and Clayton Litwiller. The late Mrs. Herner will be resting at the Omand-Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, where friends will be received by the family after 7 p.m. this evening and until noon Saturday, January 7, when removal will be made to the St. Agatha Mennonite Church where funeral service and committal will be conducted at 2 p.m. with Rev. Nelson Martin officiating. Spring interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Church cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Mennonite Central Committee. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Jan 1978

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 15. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Gertrude Litwiller - February 14, 1978. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Gertrude Herner - 5 Jan 1978. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin Herner - February 7, 1967 Pages 134-135.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1897 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1978 - 225 Huron St., New Hamburg, Ontario Died - Cause: cancer - 4 Jan 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth