Edward K. Litwiller

1898 - 1943  (45 years)

• Name	Edward K. Litwiller
  Born	12 Jan 1898	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80897
  Died	28 Dec 1943	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I80897	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian R. Litwiller,   b. 15 Dec 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1931, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Catharina Kropf,   b. 8 Jan 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1898	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F21001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura A. Kipfer,   b. 25 Sep 1902, Hickson, Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 12 Dec 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1919  [3]
  Children	1. Harry Kenneth Litwiller   2. James Floyd Litwiller   3. Gordon Ray Litwiller   4. Kenneth Christian Litwiller   5. Violet Marie "Lollie" Litwiller   6. Lorne Edward Litwiller,   d. Bef 1990   7. Dorothy Margaret Litwiller,   b. 11 May 1922, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   8. Walter Howard Litwiller,   b. 15 Oct 1924,   d. 10 Mar 1957  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F40728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller.- Edward Litwiller was born Jan. 12, 1898, in New Hamburg; died Dec. 28, 1943, at his residence in Kitchener, Ont.; aged 44 y. 11 m. 16 d. He succumbed to heart failure after a brief illness. He was a son of Mrs. Christian Litwiller and the late Christian Litwiller. On June 12, 1919, he was united in marriage to Laura Kipfer. This union was blessed with 6 sons and 2 daughters (Lorne, Harry, Dorothy, Walter, James, Gordon, Violet, and Kenneth). He is survived by his wife and 8 children, 2 grandchildren, his mother, 2 brothers (John, Lancaster, N. Y.; and Rudy, New Hamburg, Ont.), and 1 sister (Mrs. Leah Leis, Kitchener). He was a member of the Amish Church at Wellesly for some years, and in 1938 he and his wife united with the First Mennonite Church in Kitchener. Funeral services were held at the above named church, Friday, Dec. 31, in charge of Bro. C. F. Derstine and Bro. Merle Shantz. Theme, "Losses in Three Circles." Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 44 - January 27, 1944, pages 925, 926, 927 and 928

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 14. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Edward Littwiller - January 27, 1944, pages 925, 926, 927 and 928. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014778-1898. Christian Litweiler, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. same, son of Peter and Lea, Married Catherine Kropf, 24, b. Wilmot, res. Wellesley, daughter of Daniel and Christena; Witness(s): Daniel Memman, Christian Nagler, Wilmot. 30 Jan 1898 at Wilmot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jan 1898 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Dec 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth