Lydia Litwiller

1889 - 1932  (42 years)

• Name	Lydia Litwiller
  Born	7 Jun 1889
  Gender	Female
  Birth	20 Jun 1889	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	24 Jun 1889  [6]
  Name	Lydia Block
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Domestic, Farm
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80819
  Died	16 Mar 1932  [3, 7]
  	Cause: influenza & pneumonia
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I80819	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Christian Litwiller,   b. 13 Sep 1848, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Miller,   b. 13 Dec 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1870  [8]
  Family ID	F30996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irvon Block,   b. 18 May 1889, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1954  (Age 65 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1915	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  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	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F44997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Block Lydia Litwiller Block was born in Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., June 24, 1889; died on March 16, 1932; aged 42 y. 8 m. 21 d. She gave her heart to the Lord in her teens and united with the church of her choice in which she was a faithful member until death. Her sickness was of short duration, being sick less than a week. She took the influenza and then pneumonia. She was married to Irvin Block in January, 1915. Her departure is mourned by her bereaved husband, 2 sons, 6 daughters, 3 sisters, 2 brothers and many other relatives and friends. Her mother, father, a sister and 2 brothers preceded her to the Great Beyond. Funeral services were held March 19, at the Waterloo Mennonite Church of which she was a member, conducted by Bros. J. B. Martin and M. Hallman. Texts, Acts 9: 36-42; Matt. 25: 6; I Cor. 15: 26. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIV, No. 53 - March 31, 1932 pages 1131, 1132

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Litwiller Block - March 31, 1932 pages 1131, 1132. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Lydia Litwiller Event Type: Birth Event Date: 20 Jun 1889 Event Place: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Father's Name: Christian Litwiller - farmer - Baden Mother's Name: Maria Miller [S8] News - Gospel Herald. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58534192/lydia-block. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 6, 1921 - Obituary of Maria Miller. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Irvon Block - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151.

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jun 1889 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic, Farm - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Jan 1915 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth