Martha Stauffer

1898 - 1981  (83 years)

• Name	Martha Stauffer
  Born	15 Jun 1898	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-94393
  Died	28 Sep 1981	Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I94393	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Norman B. Stauffer,   b. 30 Dec 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1927, Aldersyde, Alberta  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein,   b. 28 May 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1924, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1894	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21067136/martha-shank. [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

  Born - 15 Jun 1898 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Sep 1981 - Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth