Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Edward K. Litwiller

Male 1898 - 1943  (45 years)


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  • Name Edward K. Litwiller 
    Born 12 Jan 1898  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Amish Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80897 
    Died 28 Dec 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I80897  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

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

    Family Laura A. Kipfer,   b. 25 Sep 1902, Hickson, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     8. Walter Howard Litwiller,   b. 15 Oct 1924,   d. 10 Mar 1957  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    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 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 14.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 1.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Edward Littwiller - January 27, 1944, pages 925, 926, 927 and 928.

    4. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1898 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Amish Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Dec 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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