Verna May Shoemaker

1895 - 1944  (48 years)

• Name	Verna May Shoemaker
  Born	5 Nov 1895	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139320360
  Name	Verna Koch
  Name	Verna May Lichty
  Name	Verna May Seiling
  Residence	1944	66 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86165
  Died	12 Jan 1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I86165	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	David Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1874,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Lovina S. Brubacher,   b. 17 Apr 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F233086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Aaron Lichty,   b. 30 Nov 1885, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1918, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Children	1. Esther Marion Lichty,   b. 25 Sep 1917,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F233085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Henry Steffler Seiling,   b. 15 Feb 1882, Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1962, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1920	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Edward Irvin Seiling,   b. 12 Jun 1921, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1991, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Frederick George "Fred" Seiling,   b. 2 May 1925,   d. 27 Nov 2014, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   3. Valera Betty Seiling,   b. 2 Mar 1927,   d. 27 Sep 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   4. Wilson Valentine Seiling,   b. 1929,   d. 14 Jan 2012  (Age 83 years)   5. Glen Harry Seiling,   b. 1932,   d. 2010  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F27217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. VERNA MAY SEILING A brief illness terminated the life last night of Mrs. Verna May Seiling. Erb Street East, Waterloo, who died at St. Mary's Hospital. She was 48 years old. She was born on Nov. 5. 1895, In Woolwich Township. She formerly lived in Elmira. Mrs. Seiling belonged to St John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo and also to the Ladies' Aid Society of that church. She is survived by Mrs. David Koch of this city, her mother, five sons, Edward. R.C.N.V.R., Howard of Waterloo, Frederick, R.C.N.V.R. Wilson and Glen of Waterloo, four daughters, Mrs. Percy Soehner of Kitchener. Mrs. Albert Hickman and the Misses Valera and Elaine Seiling of Waterloo, two brothers Elvin and Howard Koch of Kitchener and two sisters. Mrs. Noah Ziegler of Floradale and Miss Lenora Koch of Kitchener. One grandchild also survives. The funeral will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Saturday at 2 o'clock with interment in the Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. C. S. Roberts will officiate, Remains. are resting at the Funeral Home. Kitchener Record Thu, Jan 13, 1944 Page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Henry Sieling Born: Dorking Age: 38 Est. Birth: abt 1882 Father: John Henry Sieling Mother: Sophie Steffler Sieling married Vernice Lichty Age:: 24 Est. Birth: abt 1896 Born: Woolwich Father: David Shoemaker Mother: Lovine Brubacher married 30 Mar 1920 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Elmira [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1895). Verna M. Shoemaker Seiling (1895-1944) - Find A... Retrieved 12 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139320369/verna-m_-seiling. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Verna May Seiling Gender:Female Age:48 Birth Date:5 Nov 1895 Birth Place:Ontario, Canada Death Date:12 Jan 1944 Death Place:Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Shoemeker Mother:Alvina Shoemeker Spouse:Henry S. Seiling Res: 66 Erb St. E., Waterloo [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Henry S. Seiling - Jan 31 1962 pg 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Nov 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Mar 1920 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - 66 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jan 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth