Leah Lichti^[1]

1890 - 1988  (97 years)

• Name	Leah Lichti
  Born	30 Sep 1890	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23692037
  Name	Leah Roth
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80333
  Died	21 Apr 1988	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I80333	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph F. Lichti,   b. 26 Aug 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1936  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Barbara G. Erb,   b. 6 Jul 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1932  (Age 71 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1879	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F20840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nicholas S. Roth,   b. 31 Dec 1887, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1969, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1915  [4]
  Children	1. Silvin Lee Roth,   b. 17 Jul 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 102 years)   2. Dr. Freeman Lewellyn Vernon Roth,   b. 7 Nov 1931, Punkeydoodles Corners, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Freeman Roth   4. Luella Marie Roth,   b. 15 Jul 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 2005, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   5. Henry L. Roth,   b. 21 Feb 1922,   d. 29 Oct 1990  (Age 68 years)   6. Nelda Roth,   b. 1924,   d. 4 Jun 2006, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   7. Nelson Lloyd Roth,   b. 6 Apr 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F35755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Roth, Leah Lichti, daughter of Joseph F. and Barbara (Roth)* Lichti, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Sept. 30, 1890; died at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Ont., Apr. 21, 1988; aged 97 y. On Jan. 26, 1915, she was married to Nickolas S. Roth, who died on Feb. 17, 1969. Surviving are 4 sons (Silvin, Henry, Nelson, and Freeman), 2 daughters (Luella Zehr and Nelda Watson), 25 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and one sister. She was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr. 24, in charge of Elmer Schwartzentruber and Fred Lichti; interment in Steinmann Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 23 - June 7, 1988-page 406 * It appears the mother of Leah was Barbara Erb - not Barbara Roth as in the above obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Nelson Lloyd Roth. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 16. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leah Roth - June 7, 1988-page 406. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1890). Leah Lichti Roth (1890-1988) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 25 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23692037/leah-roth. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Barbara Erb - January 19, 1933 - page 894, 895. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11387-80. Joseph Lichti, 20, Occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, Res. same, son of Joseph and Magdalena Lichti, married to Barbara Erb, 18, b. Wilmot Twp, Res. same, daughter of Joseph and Magdalena Erb, Witn: Michael Vennel and Christian Litwiller, both of Wilmot Twp, 30 Mar 1880 In The House of Christian K. Lichti; The Bride's Father

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1890 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Apr 1988 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth