Harold Wismer^[1]

1908 - 1968  (60 years)

• Name	Harold Wismer
  Born	10 Jan 1908	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66202268
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-102302
  Died	27 Feb 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I102302	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Dilman George "George" Wismer,   b. 11 Jul 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Anna Green,   b. 13 Feb 1871, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1948  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1899	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F21043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vera Nafziger,   b. 15 Sep 1912, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 2013, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Children	1. Raymond George Wismer,   b. 13 Jun 1942, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Melvin "Shorty" Wismer,   b. 6 Apr 1948, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F47640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WISMER, HAROLD W., son of Mrs. and Mrs. Dilman Wismer, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Jan 10, 1908; died while at work in Kitchener, Ont., Feb. 27, 1968; aged 60 y. 1 m. 17 d. On July 1, 1938, he was married to Vera Nafziger, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Eleanor--Mrs. Gerry Roth, Raymond, and Melvin) and 2 brothers (Norval and Melvin). Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death. He was a member of the Steinman Church, where funeral services were held Mar. 1, with Elmer Schwartzentruber and Orland Gingerich officiating. ______________ HAROLD WISMER Harold Wismer, 10 Byron St., New Hamburg, died suddenly February 27 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was 60. Mr. Wismer was born Jan. 10, 1908, in Wilmot Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dilman Wismer. A resident of New Hamburg for the past 10 years, he was employed with B.F. Goodrich Canada Ltd., Kitchener. He was a member of the Steinman Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Vera Nafziger; two sons, Raymond of Kitchener and Melvin at home; one daughter, Mrs. Gerry (Eleanor) Roth, New Hamburg; two brothers, Norval, Battle Creek, Mich., and Melvin, Kitchener, and two grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother predeceased him. The body was a Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home until noon last Friday, when removal was made to Steinman Mennonite Church for the afternoon service. Bishop Orland Gingrich and Rev. Elmer Swartzentruber officiated. Temporary entombment was in Graff Memorial Chapel and Interment will follow later in Steinman Mennonite Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nancy Nafzinger - August 13, 1974 - page 622. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66202268/harold-wismer. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015649-99. George Wismer, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Same, son of Henry Wismer And Maggie Smith, married Annie Green, 27, b. North Easthope, res. Same, daughter of Henry Green And Minnie Kropp, Witness(es): Jacob Green and Maggie Stick of North Easthope And John Hostetter and Sarah Green of Wilmot, Feb. 28, 1899 at New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Feb 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth