Magdalena Westfall^[1]

1882 - 1960  (77 years)

• Name	Magdalena Westfall
  Born	15 Nov 1882	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Magdalena Heer
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Servant
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55463
  Died	20 Jun 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I55463	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Westfall,   b. 13 Aug 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1934, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharine Sauder,   b. 30 Jul 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1940, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1883	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F9112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Ringler Heer,   b. 7 Jan 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1938, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1904	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Agnes Heer,   b. 24 Sep 1905, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Seleda Heer,   b. 30 Jul 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1972  (Age 64 years)   3. Albert William Heer,   b. 1 Aug 1909, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. John Simon "Simon" Heer,   b. 15 Jan 1914,   d. 10 Jul 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   5. Jacob Heer,   b. 7 Dec 1915,   d. 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Moses Heer,   b. 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)   7. Eleanor Heer,   b. 3 Mar 1923,   d. 2 May 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F165461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Magdelene Heer, 77, of 2 South St., Elmira, died Monday, June 20, in St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 15, 1882 in Heidelberg, she had lived in Breslau for 40 years. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Westfall and was a member of Cressman Mennonite Church. Her husband, John R. Heer, died April 20, 1938. Surviving are four sons, Albert of St. Jacobs; Simon and Jacob of Breslau and Moses of Kitchener; three daughters, Miss Agnes Heer and Mrs. Seleda Orth of Elmira and Mrs. Frank (Eleanor) Clark of Kitchener; five sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Wilkie of Bloomingdale, Mrs. Christina Brubacher of St. Jacobs, Miss Amanda Westfall, Mrs. David Martin and Miss Catherine Westfall of Elmira, 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was also predeceased by a son and a daughter. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Thursday at 11 a.m. when removal will be made to Cressman Mennonite Church where friends may pay their respects until service at 3 p.m. Rev. Carl J. Rudy of Breslau and Howard Bauman of Elmira will officiate. Burial will be in Cressman Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18853-1904. John Heer, 22, Occ. Laborer, b. Ontario, Res. of Waterloo Twp, son of Jacob Heer and Catharine Ringler, married Magdalena Westfall, 22, b. Woolwich, Res. of Woolwich, daughter of William Westfall and Catharine Sauder, Witn: Jacob Heer, Waterloo Twp and William Westfall, Woolwich, On 20 Dec 1904, at Woolwich [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 6. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 6. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . John R. Heer/ 1883-1938/ his wife/ Magdalena Westfall/ 1882-1960/ At rest/ Heer [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18721187/magdalena-heer. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William Westfall Born: Dumfries Ont Age: 25 Father: Frederick Westfall Mother: Sophia Westfall Born: abt 1858 Spouse: Catharine Sauder Age: 23 born: Wellesley Township Father: Jacob Sauder Mother: Barbara Sauder married 30 Jan 1883 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Feb 1883. Jan. 30, 1883 Catharine Sauder and William Westphal, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor D.B. Sherk, Berlin (in residence of Joseph Koch).

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1882 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Dec 1904 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jun 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth