Lydia Boshart

1893 - 1970  (77 years)

• Name	Lydia Boshart
  Born	18 Jan 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14872894
  Name	Lydia Litwiller
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Domestic, on Farm
  Residence	1969	RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76990
  Died	8 Oct 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I76990	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel B. Boshart,   b. 24 Sep 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1950  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Magdalena E. Schwartzentruber,   b. 30 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1947  (Age 77 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1892	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F20112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Noah S. Litwiller,   b. 8 May 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1914	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Oliver Litwiller,   b. 25 Sep 1917,   d. 16 Oct 2004  (Age 87 years)   2. Harold Litwiller,   b. 18 Sep 1919,   d. 14 Apr 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   3. Ruth Ilene Litwiller,   b. 14 Mar 1926,   d. 5 Aug 2003  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Litwiller, Lydia, daughter of Daniel and Magdelena (Schwartzentruber) Boshart, was born in Wilmot Twp., Jan. 18, 1893; died at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 8, 1970; aged 77 y. 9 m. 10 d. On Feb. 10, 1914, she was married to Noah Litwiller, who died Sept. 27, 1969. Surviving are 2 sons (Oliver and Harold), one daughter (Ruth - Mrs. Mahlon Yantzi), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Noah and Milton), and 2 sisters (Edith - Mrs. Moses Schwartzentruber and Irene - Mrs. Joel Jantzi). She was a member of the St. Agatha Church, where funeral services were held Oct. 11, with Gerald Schwartzentruber and Allen Schwartzentruber officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXIII, Number 45 - November 17, 1970, p. 983, 984. _________________ Mrs. Noah Mrs. Noah Litwiller of RR 2, Petersburg, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 77. Born in Wilmot Township, she was the former Lydia Boshart, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Boshart. She lived in the Twin City area all her life, and was a member of the St. Agatha Mennonite Church. Her husband predeceased her on Sept. 27, 1969. Surviving are two sons, Harold and Oliver, both of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Mahlon (Ruth) Yantzi of RR 2, Petersburg; two brothers, Noah of Batavia, N.Y., and Milton of St. Agatha; two sisters, Mrs. Moses (Edith) Schwartzentruber and Mrs. Joel (Irene) Jantzi, both of Baden; and 12 grandchildren. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Sunday noon when removal will be made to the St. Agatha Mennonite Church where Rev. Gerald Schwartzentruber will conduct a service at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Newspaper unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 13. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Litwiller - November 17, 1970, p. 983, 984. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012319-92. Daniel Boshart, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Same, son of Peter and Magdalena Boshart, Married Matty Schwartzentruber, 22, b. Wilmot, res. Same, daughter of Michael and Barbara Schwartzentrubuer, Witn: Christian Zehr and Jacob Lichty, Both of Wilmot, 14 Feb. 1892 at Wilmot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jan 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Feb 1914 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Oct 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth