Lydia Heer

1889 - 1971  (81 years)

• Name	Lydia Heer
  Born	7 Jun 1889	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Elmira Mennonite Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Name	Lydia Reist
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Servant
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Domestic
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-468.600
  Died	2 Feb 1971	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I23718	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Heer,   b. 20 May 1853, , Germany ,   d. 16 May 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Catherina "Catheine" Ringler,   b. 31 Dec 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1920  (Age 66 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1877	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F14142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moses B. Reist,   b. 2 Jul 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Salome Reist   2. Edwin Reist,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1991  (Age 79 years)   3. Lucinda Reist,   b. 15 Apr 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2000  (Age 84 years)   4. Percida Reist,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada   5. Perceda Reist,   b. 1918,   d. 22 Jan 2006, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   6. Oliver Reist,   b. 13 May 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1922  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. MOSES REIST Conestogo Mrs. Menno Reist, formerly of Elmira, died here today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Gingrich, after a brief illness. She was 81. The former Lydia Heer, she was born June 7, 1889, in Wilmot Township, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Herr. She was a member of the Elmira Mennonite Church. Her husband predeceased her in 1960. Surviving are one son, Edwin of RR 1, New Hamburg; three daughters, Mrs. Jesse (Perceda) Gingrich of Conestogo; Salome and Lucinda, both of Elmira; one brother, Albert of Waterloo; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by one son, three brothers and six sisters. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until noon Thursday when removal will be made to Elmira Mennonite Church where Rev. Vernon Leis will conduct a service at 2: 30 p.m. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Feb 1971

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. In memory of/ Moses B.Reist/ 1886-1960/ his beloved wife/ Lydia Heer/ 1889-1971/ Asleep in Jesus/ [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 9. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 8. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Moses Reist - 4 Feb 1971. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 9. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Catharine Ringler Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Albert Ringler Mother: Catherine Ringler Born: abt 1854 Spouse: Jacob Heer Age: 23 born: Germany Father: Michael Heer Mother: Barbara Heer married 4 Feb 1877 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jun 1889 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Elmira Mennonite Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Feb 1971 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth