Vernon H. Witmer^[1]

1902 - 1989  (87 years)

• Name	Vernon H. Witmer
  Born	25 Jul 1902	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1923	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1933	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86995
  Died	20 Sep 1989	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I86995	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Wesley Witmer,   b. 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Almeda Hallman,   b. 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F5695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vinetta Rose Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1923	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Margaret Witmer   2. Dorothy Witmer   3. Robert Witmer   4. Ross Witmer   5. Glenn Witmer   6. Marjorie Rose Witmer,   b. 22 Nov 1924,   d. 22 Aug 2003  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F12436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer.- Vernon H., son of J. Wesley and Almeda (Hallman) Witmer, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., July 25, 1902; died at Cambridge (Ont.) Hospital on Sept. 20, 1989; aged 87. On June 20, 1923, he was married to Vinetta Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Marjorie Shantz, Margaret Hoover, and Dorothy Phillips), 3 sons (Robert, Ross, and Glenn), 3 brothers (Edward, Eldon, and Melvin), and one sister (Grace Sider). He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Fairview Centre on Sept. 23, in charge of Amzie Brubacher; interment in Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 42 - October 17, 1989, page 742

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022446-23. Vernon Witmer, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of J. Wesley Witmer and Almeda Hallman married Vinetta Shantz, 20, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Wendell R. Shantz and Priscilla Swartz, Witnessed by: Vernon F. Schott and Luella Witmer both of RR#2 Petersburg, 20 June 1923 At The Home of The Bride in Waterloo Co. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Vernon H. Witmer - October 17, 1989, page 742. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 21, 1933 - Obituary of Selina Knechtel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jul 1902 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Jun 1923 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1933 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Sep 1989 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth