Edna Cressman^[1]

1885 - 1980  (95 years)

• Name	Edna Cressman
  Born	22 May 1885	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Dressmaker
  Religion	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Dress Maker
  Religion	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2166.2
  Died	8 Jul 1980	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I89	Generations
  Last Modified	19 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Levi Cressman,   b. 1 Oct 1858, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1894, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Leah Schmidt,   b. 10 Apr 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1884	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CRESSMAN, Miss Edna -- At Fairview Mennonite Home on Tuesday, July 8, 1980,following a lengthy illness, Edna Cressman, aged 95 years, of Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge. She was a member of the Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. She was the daughter of late Levi Cressman and the former Leah Schmitt. Sister of John of Cambridge, Mrs. Effie Snyder of New Hamburg; six nieces and eight nephews also survive. She was predeceased by her parents; one brother, Ervin and one sister, Mrs. Joseph (Sadie) Steckley. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W. ,Kitchener, after 2 p. m. today, until noon Thursday, when removal will be madeto Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, for funeral service at 3 p. m. , with Rev. James Reesor and Rev. Simeon Horst officiating. Interment First Mennonite cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Jul 1980

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 498. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 14. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Edna / Cressman / May 21, 1885 / July 8, 1980 / until the day break [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Miss Edna Cressman - 9 Jul 1980. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 19. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Mar. 13 1884. Mar. 11 1884 Levi Kressmann of Blenheim & Leah Schmidt of Wilmot, were married in Preston by Pastor Wuster.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 May 1885 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dressmaker - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Religion - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dress Maker - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Religion - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1980 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth