Deacon Eldon E. Hunsberger^{[1, 2]}

1896 - 1953  (56 years)

• Name	Eldon E. Hunsberger
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	21 Nov 1896	Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Shantz Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farming, Father's farm
  Residence	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1923	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-70434
  Died	7 Feb 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 8]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Person ID	I70434	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Enos S. Hunsberger,   b. 4 Feb 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1929, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Angeline Erb,   b. 7 Dec 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1950  (Age 83 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F3332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Cressman,   b. 12 Apr 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1923	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Enos Eric Hunsberger,   b. 13 Mar 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   2. Amy Lorene Hunsberger,   b. 1 Jul 1927,   d. 24 Nov 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Willis Ward Hunsberger,   b. 5 Jan 1929, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   4. Elsie Estelle Hunsberger   5. Floyd Elverne Hunsberger,   b. 5 Aug 1932,   d. 7 May 2002  (Age 69 years)   6. Erma Kathryn Hunsberger,   b. 17 Mar 1934,   d. 29 Jun 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   7. Mary Angeline Hunsberger   8. Kenneth Eldon Hunsberger
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F37070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Cressman,   b. Between 1900 and 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 Jan 1923	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F291246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hunsberger, --- Eldon, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Enos Hunsberger, was born near Kitchener, Ont., Nov. 21, 1896; died Feb. 7, 1953; aged 56 y. 2 m. 16 d. He was married to Mary Cressman on Jan. 24, 1923. Surviving are his wife, 4 sons (Enos, Willis, Floyd, and Kenneth, all of Baden, Ont.), 4 daughters (Amy, Elsie, Erman, and Mary, all of Baden, Ont.), and 2 sisters (Nora-Mrs. Dilman Snyder, Waterloo, Ont.; and Mary-Mrs. Edmund Cressman, New Hamburg, Ont.). He served faithfully as deacon of the Shantz Mennonite Church from 1946 until his sudden passing, and won the respect of a wide circle of friends both in the church and in the community. Funeral services were held at the Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden, Ont., Feb. 10, by J. B. Martin, M. H. Roth, and L. H. Witmer. Burial was made in the Shantz Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 8 - February 24, 1953 --- page 189, 190 _____________________________ Eldon Hunsberger BADEN - A well-known farmer, Eldon Hunsberger, 56, of RR 2, Baden, died Saturday at the K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Hunsberger served as a commissioner with the Wilmot Township Municipal Telephone System and was a church deacon at Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden. He farmed near Baden for the past 29 years. He was born Nov. 21, 1896, at Lexington, Ont., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Enos Hunsberger. He married Mary Cressman Jan. 24, 1923, in Wilmot Township. She survives. Also surviving are four sons, Enos, Willis, Floyd and Kenneth of RR 2, Baden; four daughters, Miss Amy, Miss Elsie, Miss Erma and Miss Mary of RR 2, Baden, and two sisters, Mrs. Dilman Snyder of Waterloo and Mrs. Edmund Cressman of New Hamburg. The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, and was removed to the residence today. A private service will be held at the residence Tuesday at 2: 30 p.m., followed by a public service at Shantz Church, Baden, at 3 p.m. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Leslie Witmer of the church will officiate. Flowers are gratefully declined The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Feb 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Lovina Hallman - Cressman - 6 Feb 1931. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022082-23. Eldon Hunsberger, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Enos S. Hunsberger and Angeline Erb married Mary Cressman, 22, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Enos M. Cressman and Lovina Hallman, Witnessed by: Orphen Weber and Katie Cressman both of RR#1 New Hamburg, 24 January 1923 At The Bride's Home in Waterloo Co. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 11. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Eldon Hunsberger - February 24, 1953. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Eldon Hunsberger - 9 Feb 1953. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44810237/eldon-hunsberger. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012192-90. Enos S. HUNSBERGER, 24, farmer, Wilmot Twp, Waterloo Twp, s/o Abraham & Elizabeth married Angeline ERB, 22, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Enoch & Catherine, witn: Moses HUNSBERGER & Matilda ERLE both of Waterloo Twp, 17 September 1889 at the bride's parents home.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Nov 1896 - Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Shantz Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farming, Father's farm - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1923 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Jan 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Jan 1923 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Feb 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth