William R. Lichty

1899 - 1979  (80 years)

• Name	William R. Lichty
  Born	15 Feb 1899	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Willie Lichti
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Residence	1979	288 Snyders Rd. E., Baden, Ontario   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80792
  Died	6 Dec 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I80792	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian E. Lichti,   b. 30 Aug 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annie Roth,   b. 19 Nov 1874, , Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Nov 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F20979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Beatrice Mary Jantzi,   b. 13 Sep 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1933  [3]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F20109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Overholt,   b. Abt 1899,   d. 1925  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Feb 1919  [3]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F20959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  .Lichty.- William R., son of Christian and Annie (Roth) Lichty, was born at St. Agatha, Ont, Feb. 15, 1899; died at Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Dec. 6, 1979; aged 80 y. In Feb. 1919, he was married to Lucy Overholt, who preceded him in death in 1925. On Jan. 24, 1933, he was married to Beatrice Mary Jantzi, who survives. He is also survived by 2 sons (Glenden and Keith), 3 daughters (Dorothy- Mrs. Lee Hoist, Delphine-Mrs. Leonard Schwartzentruber, and Gloria-Mrs. Sanford Bender), and 15 grandchildren. He was a member of the Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 9, in charge of Vernon B. Zehr and Fred Lichti; interment in church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 73, Number 1 - January 1, 1980, page 14 ________________ LICHTY, William (Bill) -- On Thursday, Dec. 6, 1979, at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Bill Lichty, of 288 Snyders Rd. E., Baden, aged 80 years. He was a member of Steinman Mennonite Church, Route 2, Baden. Beloved husband of the former Beatrice Jantzi, whom he married January 24, 1933; dear father of Glendon of Baden, Keith of St. Catherines, Dorothy (Mrs. Lee Holst) of Harriston, Delphine (Mrs. Leonard Schwartzentruber) of New Hamburg and Gloria (Mrs. Sanford Bender) of Route 1, Tavistock. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife Lucy Overholt in 1925, his parents, the late Christian Lichty and the former Annie Roth, one brother in infancy and two sisters Leah (Mrs. Moses Schwartzentruber) and Edna (Mrs. Christ Brenneman). The late Mr. Lichty is resting at the Omand- Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg after 7 p.m. this evening and until noon Sunday, Dec. 9, when removal will be made to Steinman Mennonite Church for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev Vernon Zehr officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Dec 1979

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 12. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of William R. Lichty - January 1, 1980, page 14. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), obituary of William (Bill) Lichty - 7 Dec 1979. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1907). Beatrice Mary Jantzi Lichty (1907-1994) - Find A... Retrieved 27 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45549718/beatrice-mary-lichty. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Christian Lichti (occupation: farmer of Wilmot) b. Wilmot Tp Age: 23 born abt 1870 father: Christian K Lichti mother: Leah Lichti (resident of Wilmot) married Anna Roth Age:: 19 born abt 1874 b. Iowa, U. S. father: Nicholas Roth Roth mother: Roth Roth married 26 Nov 1893 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Wilmot both Mennonite

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1899 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1979 - 288 Snyders Rd. E., Baden, Ontario Died - 6 Dec 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth