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

Martha Stauffer

Female 1898 - 1981  (83 years)


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  • Name Martha Stauffer 
    Born 15 Jun 1898  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-94393 
    Died 28 Sep 1981  Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I94393  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Norman B. Stauffer,   b. 30 Dec 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1927, Aldersyde, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein,   b. 28 May 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1924, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F26917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shank, Martha, daughter of Norman B. and Elizabeth (Otterbein) Stauffer, was born at Breslau, Ont., June 23, 1898; died of a heart attack at Scarborough Centenary Hospital, Scarborough, Ont., aged 83 y. On Mar. 5, 1919, she was married to Jacob Shank, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Grace-Mrs. Delbert Bontrager and Edith-Mrs. Erle Dyer*), one son (Donald), 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mary Snider and Florence Hoover), and 2 brothers (Howard and Byron Stauffer). She was preceded in death by one sister and 3 brothers. She was a member of the Wideman Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 1, in charge of James Shantz; interment in the Wideman Mennonite Cemetery.

      GOSPEL HERALD - Volume 75, Number 5 - February 2, 1982 - pp 85, 86

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21067136/martha-shank.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012068-94.
      Norman Stauffer, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Benjamin Stauffer and Mary Betzner married Elizabeth Otterbein, 22, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Henry Otterbein and Lydia Kolb, Witn Titus Kolb of Waterloo Twp and Elizabeth Betzner, 17 October 1894 in Waterloo Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jun 1898 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1981 - Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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