Amanda Ethel Byler

1893 - 1956  (63 years)

• Name	Amanda Ethel Byler
  Born	29 Apr 1893	Pulaski, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19768825
  Name	Amanda Ethel Cressman
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90865
  Died	11 Aug 1956	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I90865	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Rev. Bishop Curtis Clement Cressman,   b. 31 May 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Lillian Richardson,   b. 28 Aug 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ruth Cressman,   b. 2 Aug 1921,   d. 23 Apr 1955  (Age 33 years)   3. Elsie Cressman,   b. 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 2012, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Howard Wilson Cressman,   b. 15 Dec 1924,   d. 20 Sep 1999  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F19983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. C. C. Cressman Died After Brief Illness (By Southwest Wilmot corres.) Mrs. Curtis C. Cressman, 63, of R.R. 1, New Hamburg, wife of Bishop Curtis C. Cressman, died suddenly on Friday night at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, following a very brief illness which was a complication of a diabetic condition. Mrs. Cressman, the former Amanda Ethel Byler, was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Byler. In 1919 she was married to Bishop Cressman, and since that time has lived in the New Hamburg area. She served in various capacities in the Biehn Mennonite Church by wise counsel and spirtual guidance as well as the many manual tasks which she encountered. She was well loved by all her neighbors who learned over the years to admire and respect her cheerful disposition and unbiased opinion. She recently assisted with four weeks of summer Bible school work, two weeks at the Bright Mennonite Mission, and two weeks at the Biehn Community Summer Bible School. Surviving Surviving beside her husband are one son, Howard, of New Hamburg; two daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Lillian) Bean, New Dundee; Miss Elsie, a missionary in Tanganyika, East Africa; four brothers, Elmer, Freeport, N.Y.; Joseph, Clarence Centre, N.Y.; Archie and Raymond, of LaGrange, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Amos (Mary) Yoder, of Aberdeen, South Dakota; Mrs. Christopher (Alice) Miller, of Lindville, Virginia; Mrs. Roy (Elsie) Frey, Akron, N.Y.; and nine grandchildren. She was predeceased by two children in infancy, Paul and Lydia, and by Mrs. Clifford (Ruth) Strubhar. A very large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral service which was held at the Biehn Mennonite Church on Tuesday afternoon with Bishop Moses Roth and Rev. Moses N. Baer conducting the service. Interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the church. Mourners were in attendance from LaGrange, Ind.; Freeport, 111.; Akron, N.Y.; Lindville, Va.; Uniontown, O.; Culp, Ark.; St. Clair, Mich., and from many Ontario centres. New Hamburg Independent 17 Aug 1956

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Apr 1893 - Pulaski, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 11 Aug 1956 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth