Irvon Block

1889 - 1954  (65 years)

• Name	Irvon Block
  Born	18 May 1889	Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1944	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79810
  Died	31 Oct 1954  [4, 6]
  	Cause: cerebral hemmorhage
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I79810	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Block,   b. 2 Jan 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Anna Martha Elizabeth "Martha" Faber,   b. 24 Mar 1845, Rambach, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 12 Aug 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F35034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Litwiller,   b. 7 Jun 1889,   d. 16 Mar 1932  (Age 42 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1915	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Children	1. Dorothy Marie Block,   b. 1916,   d. 1992  (Age 76 years)   2. Lillian Ethel Block,   b. 10 Jun 1917, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Adele Leota Block,   b. 18 Jul 1918   4. Delford William "Del" Block,   b. 18 Jan 1921,   d. 12 Oct 2004  (Age 83 years)   5. Norene Nellie Block,   b. 12 Apr 1922,   d. 4 Sep 2010  (Age 88 years)   6. Flying Officer Dalton Irvon Block,   b. 19 Mar 1924,   d. 17 Aug 1944, , Germany  (Age 20 years)   7. MaryBell Block,   b. 5 Aug 1925, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 2020  (Age 95 years)   8. Elizabeth Elaine "Betty" Block,   b. 1 Oct 1927,   d. 4 Dec 2013, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F44997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marion Weber,   b. 20 Jan 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1984  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Block,   b. 16 Aug 1834,   d. 16 Aug 1834  (Age 0 years)   2. Muriel Darlene Block,   b. 29 Jun 1936,   d. 27 Oct 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   3. Sharon Lee Block
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F44998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Block, Irvon, Elmira, Ont., was born at Wilmot Centre, Ont., May 18, 1889; died Oct. 31, 1954; aged 65 y. 5 m. 31 d. Death was very sudden and unexpected after an illness of one day, due to cerebral hemorrhage. He was married to Lydia Litwiller on Jan. 13, 1915. To this union were born 2 sons and 6 daughters (Delford, Edson, Alta.; Dalton, predeceased; Dorothy-Mrs. Michael Sape, Linwood, Mich.; Lillian-Mrs. Daniel Jantzi, Alma, Ont.; Adele-Mrs. Harold Dechert, Kitchener, Ont.; Norine-Mrs. Roy Steinman, Waterloo; Mary Belle-Mrs. Donald Poll Kitchener; and Betty-Mrs. Anthony Alberhardt, Waterloo, Ont.). His first wife predeceased him on March 16, 1932. Later he married Marion Weber of Elmira who survives him. To this union were born one son (Arlin), deceased; and 2 daughters (Muriel and Sharon, at home). There are 22 grandchildren. Funeral services held at the Elmira Mennonite Church, where he was a member, on Nov. 3, were in charge of Oliver D. Snider, Rufus Jutzi, and Howard S. Bauman. Burial was in the cemetery of the Waterloo Mennonite Church. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 48 - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div 2 Pg 80. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Irvon Block - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 80. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58534067/irvon-block. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Block, Dalton Irvon 20 years Birthdate: 1924 Mar 19 Died: 1944 Aug 17 Rank: Flying Officer Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: J27283 Additional Details son of Irvon & Lydia Block of Waterloo, Ontario [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Litwiller Block - March 31, 1932 pages 1131, 1132.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Jan 1915 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth