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

Jacob "Jake" Schwartzentruber[1, 2]

Male 1946 - 2002  (56 years)


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  • Name Jacob "Jake" Schwartzentruber 
    Born 2 Apr 1946  Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership Livingston Presbyterian Church, New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Employer Uniroyal, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Employer Electric Tractor Company, Baden, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name Jake Schwartzentruber 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-99126 
    Died 23 Nov 2002  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: cancer 
    Buried Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I99126  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Allan Schwartzentruber,   b. 1916, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1984, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Winnifred Roth,   b. Abt 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 2010, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1936  [3
    Family ID F45530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Doreen Bechtel 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob SCHWARTZENTRUBER, (Jake) - Died, peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener. Jake resided in Baden. He was born 56 years ago in Zurich a son of Winnifred (Roth) Schwartzentruber of New Hamburg and the late Allan (Jim) Schwartzentruber. Jake was a member of the Livingston Presbyterian Church. He had been employed with Uniroyal Goodrich for 27 years and more recently with Electric Tractor Company, Baden. Jake was an avid fan of the Kitchener Rangers, loved woodworking and camping and cherished time spent with his grandchildren. Beloved husband of Nancy Doreen Bechtel, whom he married May 11, 1968. Loving father of Sheryl and Brad Shantz of Bloomingdale and Gregory and Janet Schwartzentruber of Baden. Dear grandfather of Jessica, Mackenzie and Ryan Shantz and Carter Schwartzentruber. Beloved brother of Joyce and Earl Wettlaufer of Red Bay, Nancy and Larry Livingston of Baden, Jim Schwartzentruber and friend Margaret of Kitchener, Bonnie and John Jokic of New Hamburg. Dear son-in-law of Delford Bechtel of New Hamburg and the late Pearl Bechtel. Also remembered by sisters and brothers-in-law, Muriel and Marvin Bowman of Goderich, Gerald and Sheila Bechtel of Elmira, Brenda Neave of Cambridge, Bev and Harold Subject of Brussels and Darlene Wegford of New Hamburg. Special uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg today (Monday) from 7- 9 p.m. and again on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 1: 30 p.m. at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden with Pastor Bob Duncanson officiating. Burial to follow in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society of the Canadian Diabetes Association.


      The Record Newspaper 25 Nov 2002 pg B.7

  • Sources 
    1. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Winnifred (Winnie) Schwartzentruber - 12 Jan 2010.

    2. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Jacob (Jake) Schwartzentruber - 25 Nov 2002 pg B.7.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Allan (Jim) Schwartzentruber - 23 Aug 1984.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Apr 1946 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Livingston Presbyterian Church, New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - - Uniroyal, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - - Electric Tractor Company, Baden, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cancer - 23 Nov 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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