Lafayette Hostetler^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1956  (80 years)

• Name	Lafayette Hostetler
  Born	17 Aug 1875	Blake Township, Huron Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Jeweller
  Occupation	1907	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Watch Maker
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Jeweller
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical Association
  Eby ID Number	00059-3937.3
  Died	13 Feb 1956	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 8, 9]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I7896	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	David Hostetler,   b. 28 Apr 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1923  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sarah Morningstar,   b. 1835, Humberstone, Welland Co., Ontario ,   d. 21 Nov 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F1724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alberta Johanna Laschinger,   b. 13 Jun 1882, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1906, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Orville Sylvester Hostetler,   b. 31 Dec 1902, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1986  (Age 83 years)   2. Sarah Grace Hostetler,   b. 25 Aug 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1986, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Edmund Lafayette Hostetler,   b. 25 Apr 1906, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1906, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Laura Alberta Ernst,   b. 13 Jul 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1907	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F48478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lafayette Hostetler Called By Death Lafayette Hostetler, well known resident of New Hamburg passed away at his home here Monday morning at the age of 84, after a lingering illness. He had been seriously ill for a week before his demise. In the passing of Mr. Hostetler, the community lost a citizen who spent much time and effort furthering the interests of the town. He had been treasurer of the municipality for some 25 years until retiring from that position about ten years ago. Mr. Hostetler was an honorary life member of the Board of Trade for more than 30 years and was a member of the New Hamburg Planning Board until failing health required him to give up those positions in recent years. He was artistically inclined and suggested the design for the official crest of the village. He also served as manager of the local telephone office for more than 20 years. The late Mr. Hostetler was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethern Church and served as choir leader of that church for over 30 years. He was also a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters. Born in Huron County August 16, 1871, he was a son of the late David Hostetler and the former Sarah Morningstar, and spent the greater part of his life in New Hamburg. As a young man he learned the watch-making trade and operated a jewellery store here for a time before moving to Toronto for several years. Shortly after the end of the first world war he returned to New Hamburg and opened an optical parlor in which he was engaged until about five years ago. He is survived by his wife, the former Bertie Ernst; a son, Orville, of St. Catherines; a daughter, Mrs. W. C. (Grace) McClure, Hamilton, and one grandchild. The body rested at Futher-Omand Funeral Home until Wednesday when removal was made to Zion Evangelical U.B. Church for a memorial service, with internment following in Riverside Cemetery. Rev. M. E. Reuber, pastor, officiated. Pallbearers were Reginald Pfaff, Eugene Hofstetter, Lawrence Ruth, Harry Borth, William Murray and Robert Murray.. New Hamburg Independent, February 17, 1956 ________________________________________- L. HOSTETLER. The only jeweller in New Hamburg is one of the younger business men Mr. L. Hostetler. He is climbing the ladder of success round after round and is bound to go to the top. For a place the size of his town, he carries a remarkably large stock of watches, clocks and jewellry. His store, which is large and well lighted, is literally filled with merchandise. Even to the uninitiated, it is evident that pat-rons need not go to a larger centre for jewellry when such a store is in their midst. And then there is an abundance of silverware, optical goods, fancy and musical goods, including phonographs. Mr. Hostetler is a skilled watchmaker, both experience in the best shops and attendance at the Toronto Horological Institute combining to make him one. He enjoys a very extensive and lucrative repair trade, he and an assistant be-ing kept busy. Mr. Hostetler is popular with all classes. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario ______________ Has Experience As Optometrist Lafayette Hostetler, of New Hamburg, Renders a Very Timely Service. A professional service, the vital importance of which is rapidly being more and more recognized, is that of an optometrist. It is a service that has a great bearing upon the future of any people throughout the entire world. It is a modern day science whose development has been rapid, and all the new discoveries of the science have been carefully followed by Lafayette Hostetler, New Hamburg, optometrist. Mr. Hostetler offers a service to the people of this section that makes it possible for everyone to enjoy the proper attention to their eyes. His practice has distinguished him throughout this district, and his excellent training, together with his years of practical experience, have given him a most comprehensive knowledge of the intricacies of this profession. Unknown to you, your eyes may be defective. The practical and correct way of determining the condition of the eyes is by a scientific examination. Lafayette Hostetler's years in the practice of optometry Assure one of a most thorough examination and if glasses are not required he will frankly tell tion to give you the best possible in in you There is no need for hesitation in There wearing the glasses he provides. They will not only correct the vision but will be attractive and comfort and the charges will be most able, and reasonable. Call or phone for an periment today if you are experiencing trouble with your eyes. He realizes the vital relationship of the eyesight to the entire mental and physical system of the body. and thus understands responsibility he undertakes in assuming the the based encare of your His service to you is judged accordingly, b tirely upon personal and individual requirements. He has spared no expense in equipping his place with the most up-to-date and scientific Instruments, and people of this trading area will find his services most exacting and his prices most reasonable. So well has he met and overcome the various situations that his large clientele is drawn from all over New Hamburg's trading area. Do you know how many years Mr. Hostetler has been engaged in this profession? $3.00 cash prizes for best constructed set of answers to questions in these "Do You Know" stories. Call the above firm to assist you. Waterloo Chronicle 16 May 1935, p. 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 823. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020660-07. Lafayette Hostetler, 31, occ. Watch Maker, b. Blake, res. New Hamburg, widower, son of David Hostetler and Sarah Morningstar married Laura Alberta Ernst, 26, b. New Hamburg, res. New Hamburg, daughter of Jacob Ernst and Clarrisa Merner, Witness(es) Frank Hostetler of Streetsville and Ina Schmidt of Berlin, 1 October 1907 in New Hamburg [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, February 17, 1956. Obituary of Layfayette Hostetler [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, #017083-01. #017083-01 (Waterloo Co.): Lafayette HOSTETLER, 25, jeweller, Blake twp., New Hamburg, s/o David HOSTETLER & Sarah MORNINGSTAR, married Alberta LASCHINGER, 19, New Hamburg, same, d/o Jacob LASCHINGER & Sarah NASH, witn: Charles P. LASCHINGER of Elmira & Emma L. LASCHINGER of New Hamburg, 3 June 1901 at New Hamburg [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 15;. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 51. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. [Front/East] Jacob Ernst/ Born June 12, 1855 - Died Sept. 3, 1926/ Clarissa Merner/ Beloved Wife Of/ Jacob Ernst/ Born Dec. 30, 1855 - Died Feb. 10, 1919/ Their Son Walter Allan/ Born Dec. 10, 1886 - Died Mar. 9, 1901/ Ernst [Back/West] Lafayette Hostetler/ 1871-1956/ His Beloved Wife/ Alberta Ernst/ 1881-1967 [A] [East] Walter Allan/ Only Son Of/ Jacob & Clarissa Ernst/ Died March 9, 1901/ Aged 14 Y'rs 2 Mo's And 27 Days/ [S,W,& N Sides Of Stone: Our Darling Boy] [B] Father [C] Mother [D] Lafay [E] Bertie [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118211639. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. David Hostetler Born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Age: 25 Father: Moses Hostetler Mother: Margaretha Latschan Born: 1843 Spouse: Sarah Morgenstern Age: 28 born: Humberstone Township Res: Waterloo Born: 1840 Father: Benjamin Morgenstern Mother: Leah Steiner married 12 Feb 1868

  
  

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  Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Jeweller - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Jun 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Watch Maker - 1907 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Oct 1907 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Jeweller - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Feb 1956 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth