Moses L. Schwartzentruber^[1]

1893 - 1979  (85 years)

• Name	Moses L. Schwartzentruber
  Born	19 Dec 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39889767
  Occupation	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Amish
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Amish
  Occupation	1914	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80642
  Died	17 Sep 1979	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I80642	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob F. Schwartzentruber,   b. 13 Jun 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1957  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Litwiller,   b. 19 Apr 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1893  [5]
  Family ID	F20953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leah Lichti,   b. 16 Nov 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1927, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1914	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Edith Boshart,   b. 30 Apr 1899, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Nov 1927  [3]
  Children	1. Willard Schwartzentruber   2. Laverne Schwartzentruber   3. Rev. Gerald Jacob Schwartzentruber
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHWARTZENTRUBER Moses L. On Monday, Sept. 17, 1979, at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Moses L. Schwartzentruber, aged 85 years. He was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church. Loving husband of the former Edith Boshart of Nithview Home, New Hamburg, whom he married in November, 1927 and dear father of Norman Helmuth of Baden, Walter Helmuth of Moorefield, Elmer Schwarzentruber of Cambridge, Willard Schwartzentruber of Listowel, Gerald Schwartzentruber of Wellesley and Laverne Schwartzentruber of Baden, Mrs. Violet Falhafer of Route 4, Stratford and Marie (Mrs. Wallace Gingerich) of Zrurich. Also surviving are 28 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one brother Clarence Schwartzentruber of Route 1, Waterloo. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Leah Lichti, February 15, 1927; his parents the late Jacob E. Schwartzentruber and the former Elizabeth Litwiller; one daughter in infancy and one sister, Rachel (Mrs. Milton Litwiller. The late Mr. Schwartzentruber will be resting at the Omand-Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, after 8 p.m. this evening and until noon Thursday, when removal will be made to the St. Agatha Mennonite Church, for service at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Nelson Martim officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 18 Sep 1979 _________________________ Schwartzentruber.- Moses L., son of Jacob E. and Elizabeth (Litwiller) Schwartzentruber, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Dec. 19, 1893; died at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Ont., Sept. 17, 1979; aged 85 y. He was married to Leah Lichti, who died Feb. 15, 1927. On Nov. 15, 1927, he was married to Edith Boshard Helmuth, who survives. Also surviving are 6 sons (Elmer, Willard, Gerald, and Laverne Schwartzentruber, and Norman and Walter Helmuth), 2 daughters (Mrs. Violet Falhaufer, and Marie-Mrs. Wallace Gingerich), 28 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Clarence). He was preceded in death by one infant daughter and one sister (Rachel-Mrs. Milton Litwiller). He was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite church, where funeral services were held Sept. 20, in charge of Nelson Martin; interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 52 - December 25, 1979, page 1040.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022869-14. Moses Schwartzentruber, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, son of Jacob Schwartzentruber and Lizzie Litwiller Married Leah Lichty, 19, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of Christian Lichty and Annie Roth, Witness(es): Willie Lichti of St. Agatha and Elmer Litwiller of Baden, 1 December 1914 in Wilmot. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 10. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 18 Sep 1979 - Obituary of Moses L. Schwartzentruber. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Litwiller Schwartzentruber - June 6, 1929 - page 206, 207.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1914 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Dec 1914 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Sep 1979 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth