Ion Weber

1896 - 1949  (53 years)

• Name	Ion Weber
  Born	2 Sep 1896	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23819
  Died	19 Sep 1949	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I23819	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Josiah Weber,   b. 13 Oct 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1940  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Lichty,   b. 20 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1921  (Age 53 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1889  [4]
  Family ID	F2822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geneva Kinzie,   b. 17 Oct 1892, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Helen Weber,   b. 19 May 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 2005, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   2. Emerson Weber,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2000  (Age 80 years)   3. Lawrence Weber,   b. 4 Jan 1923,   d. 1996  (Age 72 years)   4. Walter Weber,   b. 25 May 1925,   d. 27 Oct 1926  (Age 1 years)   5. George Kinzie Weber,   b. 28 Jul 1929,   d. 6 Jan 2003, Basra, , Al Basrah, Iraq  (Age 73 years)   6. Donald Weber,   b. 29 Apr 1932,   d. 4 Jul 2010, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 78 years)   7. Isabel Weber,   b. 1938,   d. 1939, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F231224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ION WEBER Ion Weber, 53, of R.R. 2, Alma, died suddenly at K-W Hospital Monday. He had suffered a stroke Friday. Son of the late Josiah Weber and Mary Ann Lichty, he was born in Woolwich Township and resided in the neighboring district all his life. He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church. Surviving, in addition to his widow are two daughters, Mrs. Uhrias (Helen) Frey, of R.R. 3, Waterloo, and Beatrice, at home; five sons, Emerson and Lawrence, both of Alma, and George, Donald and Franklin, all at home. There are two brothers, Orton and Nelson; and three sisters, Mrs. Morris Kinzie, Mrs. Reuben Detweiler and Mrs. Altana Martin. Also surviving are two grandchildren. One son and one daughter predeceased him. The funeral service was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the late residence, R.R. 2. Alma, to Elmira Men-nonite Church for services. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. KW Record obit. of Mon., Sept. 19, 1949 _______________ WEBER - Ion, s/o the late Josiah and Mary Ann (Lichty) Weber, was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont. Sept. 2, 1896; passed away Sept. 19, 1949 aged 53 yrs, 17 days. On March 14, 1917 he was married to Geneva Kinsie, of Breslau, Ont. who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons and 2 daughters (Helen - Mrs. Urias Frey, Waterloo, Ont.; Beatrice, at home; Emerson and Lawrence, Fourteenth Line, Peel Twp.,Ont.; George, Donald and Franklin, at home), 2 brothers and 3 sisters (Orton and Nelson, Mrs. Altana Martin, Mrs, Maurice Kinsie, Mrs. Rueben Dettwiller) and 2 grandchildren. One son (Walter) and one daughter (Isobel) predeceased. He had been enjoying good health; his death, which took place at the KW Hospital, caused by a stroke, was unexpected. Funeral services were held at the Elmira Mennonite Church and interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald, Oct. 1949 _______________ "Ion and Geneva Weber (nee Kinzie) purchased this 200 acre farm with its large bank barn in 1940, and moved here with their seven children. Ion and Geneva farmed her until Ion's untimely death from a stroke in 1949..... After Ion's death, Geneva continued running the farm with the help of her children. Lawrence and Emerson soon bought their own farms at Goldstone and Conc. 14 of Peel. George operated the farm for a few years, followed by Don and his wife Naomi (nee Yantzi). Geneva bought a house in Elmira at this time. Don rented the farm for five years." Portraits of Peel" pg. 318 re: Lot 19, Conc. 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Sep 1896. 2 Sep 1896 The wife of Josiah Weber, in Woolwich, a son. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 10. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 585.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Sep 1896 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Sep 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth