Daniel H. Rudy

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• Eby ID Number: 00097-5453
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waggonmaker
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1886, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Car Builder, Car & Coach
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1937, 226 Dover St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Daniel H. Rudy, "was born April 24th, 1861. He is married to Nancy Shantz and resides at Blair, Ontario. They have three children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Daniel married Nancy Shantz 26 Jan 1886, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nancy (daughter of Levi S. Shantz and Lydia Rosenberger) was born 8 Jan 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Daniel — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00097-5453.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00097-5453.3
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Ice Wagon
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1960, RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Clarence Rudy

PRESTON, Clarence Rudy, 76, of RR 1, Hespeler, died Saturday, at South Waterloo Hospital, Galt. Mr. Rudy, was born at Blair and had resided at RR 1, Hespeler since 1927, Prior to that he lived in the Preston area. He was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church and had been missionary superintendent of that church for a number of years. Surviving are his wife, the former Ada Snyder, who he married March 18, 1913; two sons, Arthur P. of Waterloo and Wilfred of Ottawa; three daughters, Mrs. Homer (Anna) Burkhart of Guelph, Mrs. Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger of Waterloo and Mrs. Jesse (Lucile) Markle of RR 1, Hespeler; two brothers, Clayton of Burlington and Levi of Los Angeles, Calif. and 18 grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, Howard. The body will be at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, until noon Tuesday, when removal will be made to Wanner Mennonite Church, for the funeral service, at 2: 30., interment will be at Wanner Mennonite cemetery. Rev. Howard Schmitt, church pastor, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Rufus Jutzi of Preston.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Nov 1964 pg 23

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Rudy, Clarence, was born at Blair, Ont., Sept. 27, 1890; died at Galt, Ont., Nov. 5, 1966; aged 76 y. 1 m. 9 d. On March 18, 1913 he was married to Ada Snyder, who survives. Also surviving are 5 children (Arthur, Wilfrid, Anna, -Mrs. Homer Burkhart, Margaret, -Mrs. Melvin Bearinger, and Lucille, -Mrs. Jesse Markle), 2 brothers (Clayton and Levi), and 18 grandchildren. He was a member of the Wanner Church, where funeral services were held Nov. 8, with Howard Schmitt and Rufus Jutzi officiating.

Gospel Herald - Volume LX, Number 3 - January 17, 1967 Pgs. 70-71

Clarence married Ada Katie Snyder 18 Mar 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ada (daughter of Levi Snyder and Sarah S. Reist) was born 5 Mar 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1976, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Dec 1976, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00097-5453.4
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1960, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: 00097-5453.22
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker Apprentice, Shoe Factory
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Alvin Rudy

PRESTON, The funeral for Alvin Rudy, 65, who died at his home, 116 George St., Hamilton, yesterday, will be conducted, Monday. The body will be at the J. B. Marlatt Funeral Home, 615 Main St., Hamilton, until Monday morning, when removal will be made to the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, Preston, where the funeral will be conducted, at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Hagey cemetery. Mr. Rudy is survived by three brothers, Clarence of RR 1. Hespeler, Clayton of Burlington and Lee of California.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Apr 1960 pg 5

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• Occupation: merchant - confectionery
• Eby ID Number: 00097-5453.456
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1937, 226 Dover St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Melvin Rudy

The funeral of the late Melvin Rudy, who died on Thursday, was held on Saturday afternoon at his Preston home to the Hagey Mennonite Church, of which deceased was a member, and interment was made in Hagey cemetery.

Mr. Rudy was in his 40th year. He was born at Blair, a son of Daniel Rudy and the late Mrs. Rudy.

He is survived by his father, four brothers, Clarence, Fisher's Mills, Clayton and Alvin at Hamilton, and Levi of Detroit. His mother predeceased him 5 years ago.

Waterloo Chronicle, 13 Jul 1937, p. 8

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-229134
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1960, , California, USA

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• Name: Anna Ilene Burkard
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24457
• Residence: 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Burkhart.- Anna Rudy, 79, Breslau, Ont. Born: March 21, 1914, Preston, Ont., to Clarence and Ada Snyder Rudy. Died: March 21, 1993, Guelph, Ont. Survivors-husband: Homer Burkhart; sons: Nelson, Delton, James, Laverne, Edward; brothers and sister: Wilfred, Arthur, Lucille Markle; 7 grandchildren. Funeral and burial: March 24, Wanner Mennonite Church, by Eric Rempel and Paul Martin.

Gospel Herald - Volume 86, Number 17 - April 27, 1993, page 15.

Anna married John Homer Burkard 6 Sep 1941, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Henry Elias Burkard and Irena Woolner) was born Abt 1914, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39544

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Truck Hit On Breslau Area Line

A Breslau district farmer and his three young children, were killed instantly late yesterday afternoon, when their pick-up truck was struck by a twin-diesel freight train, on township road 1, near Shantz Station. Dead are Howard Levi Rudy, 43, of RR 2. Breslau; his two daughters, Nancy Ann, 10 and Phyllis Marie, 8 and son, Walter Eugene, 5. The accident took place on a railway crossing at the Waterloo-Wellington county line, only a few hundred yards from the Rudy farm laneway and about 10 miles east of Kitchener. RETURN FROM SCHOOL

Mr. Rudy was returning from Vance School, about 11/2 miles south of his farm, after picking up his two daughters. The young boy, who doesn't attend school, went along for the ride. The truck was struck on the passenger side of its cab, by the westbound freight train, wrapped itself around the front of the engine and was carried down the tracks for half a mile. The railway tracks run parallel to the Rudy farm buildings. The wrecked truck and its four victims, were carried past the Rudy home, where Mrs. Rudy was in the barn cleaning out a milk tank. She said she heard a "bump" at the time of the impact, but thought it could have been a noise made by cows, shuffling in their stalls.
INQUEST PLANNED

Dr. C. C. Belyea, coroner, said an inquest will be held. He described the victims' injuries as "very extensive" and was of the opinion death was instantaneous. "It was one of the worst tragedies I have seen in this area," he said. A postmortem was performed on Mr. Rudy, at K-W Hospital today. Howard Hicks, 43 Chrisholme Ave., Toronto, in charge of the train, told Waterloo Township Chief Livingstone, he noticed the truck on the tracks but was unable to halt the diesel in time. The truck started to fall apart after it reached a laneway, directly behind the Rudy home, more than a quarter mile from the main crossing.

DEBRIS STREWN

A wheel with chains, a hubcap and other pieces of debris were strewn along the tracks. The crossing where the tragedy took place has no signals and is unlighted. There were no known witnesses. Police said the truck's tires left 21 feet of skid marks, leading to the tracks. One theory is that the truck, a 1953 model, stalled on the tracks. The accident occurred at 4: 35 p.m. A member of the train crew notified police. Chief Livingstone said there haxe been many tragic accidents in the township, but I think this is one of the worst in which I have taken a part in the investigation Assisting the chief were constables, John Stevenson, Nyle Soehner and Donald Herman. Chief Livingstone removed the bodies from the twisted wreckage.

SURVIVORS LISTED
Besides his wife, Mr. Rudy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rudy, RR 1, Hespeler: two brothers, Arthur of Waterloo and Wilfred of Edmonton; three sisters, Mrs. Homer (Anna) Burkhardt, RR 5, Galt: Mrs. Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger, RR 3, Waterloo and Mrs. Jesse (Lucile) Markle, RR 1, Hespeler. Mrs. Rudy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Lichti, live at 236 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. The former Erma Lichti, Mrs. Rudy was once employed at the John Forsyth Ltd. plant in Waterloo. The bodies are at the Harry K. Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queen St., Preston, until Friday night. Funeral service will be conducted, Saturday, at 2: 30 p.m., at the Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale (near Hespeler). Rev. Merle Shantz will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Jan 1959 pg 1

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Rudy, Howard, son of Clarence and Ada (Snyder) Rudy; born May 6, 1915, in Waterloo Twp. , Ont.; died Jan. 7, 1959, when hit at a level railroad crossing; aged 43 y. 8 m. 1 d. Married July 27, 1946, to Erma Lichty, who survives. In the same accident their three children were also killed; Nancy Ann, aged 10; Phyllis Marie, aged 6; and Walter Eugene, aged5. He is survived by his parents of Hespeler and 5 brothers and sisters (Anna- Mrs. Homer Burkhart, Galt, Ont. ; Arthur and Margaret-Mrs. Melvin Bearinger, Waterloo; Lucille- Mrs. Jesse Markle, Hespeler; and Wilfrid, Edmonton, Alta. ) . He was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church near Hespeler, where services were held Jan. 10 for the father and his three children with Merle Shantz in charge; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 10 - March 10 1959

Howard married Erma B. Lichty 27 Jul 1946. Erma (daughter of Sidney Z. Lichty and Lovina Bauman) was born 23 Nov 1919, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Aug 2006, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24459
• Residence: 1959, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Arthur — Helen Mary Ann Mank. Helen was born 1920; died 2000; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Church Membership: Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario
• Name: Margaret Stella Bearinger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24460

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Bearinger, Margaret S. Rudy, daughter of Clarence and Ada (Snyder) Rudy, was born in Hespeler, Ont., Apr.16, 1920; died of cancer at Kitchener, Ont., July 10, 1990; aged 70. On May 26, 1945, she was married to Melvin Bearinger, who survives. Also surviving are 4 daughters (Joanne Hurst, Sharon Cooper, Janet Buchholtz, and Beverley Padilla), 2 sons (Robert and Douglas), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Arthur and Wilfrid Rudy), and 2 sisters (Anna Burkhart and Lucille Merkle). She was preceded in death by one brother (Howard). She was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on July 13, in charge of Doug Snyder; interment in Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 83, Number 33 - August 14, 1990 page 566

Margaret married Melvin Earl Bearinger 26 May 1945. Melvin (son of Ephraim Bearinger and Anna Shantz) was born Jul 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ada Lucile "Lucile" Markle
• Name: Lucille Rudy
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24462

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MARKLE, Lucile Passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in her 85th year. Beloved wife of the late Jesse (2002), loving mother of Harold (Lynn) of Cambridge, Susan Kurtz of Stratford, Ruth Markle of Waterloo, Kathy (Rick) Wilkinson of Kitchener and Sandra (Robert) Bethell of Ayr. Dear grandmother of Shannon, Tracy, Pamela, Kyle, Danny, Amber, Jessica, Cameron, Jacob, Aidan, and step-granddaughter, Jessica; loving great-grandmother of Suria, Maddox, Sierra, McKaylah, November, Roman, Sarah and Megan. Dear sister of Arthur and Wilfred Rudy; sister-in-law of Homer Burkhart. Predeceased by her parents Clarence and Ada Rudy; infant son, Douglas Wayne; her sisters, Anna and Margaret and brother Howard. Lucile's family will receive friends at the Lounsbury Funeral Home , 1766 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge on Sunday, June 3 from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Saint Luke's United Church, 1620 Franklin Boulevard on Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. with interment at Zion Cemetery. Those who wish may make a memorial donation in Lucile's memory to Saint Luke's Place Foundation, The Alzheimer Society, or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The family wishes to extend their thanks to the nurses of 4B North, and to Dr. Flamond and Dr. Matthews at Cambridge Memorial Hospital for their exceptional care. Condolences/donations/directions www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com (519) 658-9366.


The Record Newspaper 1 Jun 2007

Ada — Jesse Bertram Markle. Jesse (son of Bertrum Jesse "Bertram" Markle and Pearlena Mondy) was born 28 Feb 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2002; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386650

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Truck Hit On Breslau Area Line

A Breslau district farmer and his three young children, were killed instantly late yesterday afternoon, when their pick-up truck was struck by a twin-diesel freight train, on township road 1, near Shantz Station. Dead are Howard Levi Rudy, 43, of RR 2. Breslau; his two daughters, Nancy Ann, 10 and Phyllis Marie, 8 and son, Walter Eugene, 5. The accident took place on a railway crossing at the Waterloo-Wellington county line, only a few hundred yards from the Rudy farm laneway and about 10 miles east of Kitchener. RETURN FROM SCHOOL
Mr. Rudy was returning from Vance School, about 11/2 miles south of his farm, after picking up his two daughters. The young boy, who doesn't attend school, went along for the ride. The truck was struck on the passenger side of its cab, by the westbound freight train, wrapped itself around the front of the engine and was carried down the tracks for half a mile. The railway tracks run parallel to the Rudy farm buildings. The wrecked truck and its four victims, were carried past the Rudy home, where Mrs. Rudy was in the barn cleaning out a milk tank. She said she heard a "bump" at the time of the impact, but thought it could have been a noise made by cows, shuffling in their stalls.
INQUEST PLANNED
Dr. C. C. Belyea, coroner, said an inquest will be held. He described the victims' injuries as "very extensive" and was of the opinion death was instantaneous. "It was one of the worst tragedies I have seen in this area," he said. A postmortem was performed on Mr. Rudy, at K-W Hospital today. Howard Hicks, 43 Chrisholme Ave., Toronto, in charge of the train, told Waterloo Township Chief Livingstone, he noticed the truck on the tracks but was unable to halt the diesel in time. The truck started to fall apart after it reached a laneway, directly behind the Rudy home, more than a quarter mile from the main crossing. DEBRIS STREWN
A wheel with chains, a hubcap and other pieces of debris were strewn along the tracks. The crossing where the tragedy took place has no signals and is unlighted. There were no known witnesses. Police said the truck's tires left 21 feet of skid marks, leading to the tracks. One theory is that the truck, a 1953 model, stalled on the tracks. The accident occurred at 4: 35 p.m. A member of the train crew notified police. Chief Livingstone said there haxe been many tragic accidents in the township, but I think this is one of the worst in which I have taken a part in the investigation Assisting the chief were constables, John Stevenson, Nyle Soehner and Donald Herman. Chief Livingstone removed the bodies from the twisted wreckage.
SURVIVORS LISTED
Besides his wife, Mr. Rudy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rudy, RR 1, Hespeler: two brothers, Arthur of Waterloo and Wilfred of Edmonton; three sisters, Mrs. Homer (Anna) Burkhardt, RR 5, Galt: Mrs. Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger, RR 3, Waterloo and Mrs. Jesse (Lucile) Markle, RR 1, Hespeler. Mrs. Rudy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Lichti, live at 236 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. The former Erma Lichti, Mrs. Rudy was once employed at the John Forsyth Ltd. plant in Waterloo. The bodies are at the Harry K. Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queen St., Preston, until Friday night. Funeral service will be conducted, Saturday, at 2: 30 p.m., at the Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale (near Hespeler). Rev. Merle Shantz will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Jan 1959 pg 1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24455

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Truck Hit On Breslau Area Line

A Breslau district farmer and his three young children, were killed instantly late yesterday afternoon, when their pick-up truck was struck by a twin-diesel freight train, on township road 1, near Shantz Station. Dead are Howard Levi Rudy, 43, of RR 2. Breslau; his two daughters, Nancy Ann, 10 and Phyllis Marie, 8 and son, Walter Eugene, 5. The accident took place on a railway crossing at the Waterloo-Wellington county line, only a few hundred yards from the Rudy farm laneway and about 10 miles east of Kitchener. RETURN FROM SCHOOL
Mr. Rudy was returning from Vance School, about 11/2 miles south of his farm, after picking up his two daughters. The young boy, who doesn't attend school, went along for the ride. The truck was struck on the passenger side of its cab, by the westbound freight train, wrapped itself around the front of the engine and was carried down the tracks for half a mile. The railway tracks run parallel to the Rudy farm buildings. The wrecked truck and its four victims, were carried past the Rudy home, where Mrs. Rudy was in the barn cleaning out a milk tank. She said she heard a "bump" at the time of the impact, but thought it could have been a noise made by cows, shuffling in their stalls.
INQUEST PLANNED
Dr. C. C. Belyea, coroner, said an inquest will be held. He described the victims' injuries as "very extensive" and was of the opinion death was instantaneous. "It was one of the worst tragedies I have seen in this area," he said. A postmortem was performed on Mr. Rudy, at K-W Hospital today. Howard Hicks, 43 Chrisholme Ave., Toronto, in charge of the train, told Waterloo Township Chief Livingstone, he noticed the truck on the tracks but was unable to halt the diesel in time. The truck started to fall apart after it reached a laneway, directly behind the Rudy home, more than a quarter mile from the main crossing. DEBRIS STREWN
A wheel with chains, a hubcap and other pieces of debris were strewn along the tracks. The crossing where the tragedy took place has no signals and is unlighted. There were no known witnesses. Police said the truck's tires left 21 feet of skid marks, leading to the tracks. One theory is that the truck, a 1953 model, stalled on the tracks. The accident occurred at 4: 35 p.m. A member of the train crew notified police. Chief Livingstone said there haxe been many tragic accidents in the township, but I think this is one of the worst in which I have taken a part in the investigation Assisting the chief were constables, John Stevenson, Nyle Soehner and Donald Herman. Chief Livingstone removed the bodies from the twisted wreckage.
SURVIVORS LISTED
Besides his wife, Mr. Rudy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rudy, RR 1, Hespeler: two brothers, Arthur of Waterloo and Wilfred of Edmonton; three sisters, Mrs. Homer (Anna) Burkhardt, RR 5, Galt: Mrs. Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger, RR 3, Waterloo and Mrs. Jesse (Lucile) Markle, RR 1, Hespeler. Mrs. Rudy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Lichti, live at 236 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. The former Erma Lichti, Mrs. Rudy was once employed at the John Forsyth Ltd. plant in Waterloo. The bodies are at the Harry K. Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queen St., Preston, until Friday night. Funeral service will be conducted, Saturday, at 2: 30 p.m., at the Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale (near Hespeler). Rev. Merle Shantz will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Jan 1959 pg 1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386647

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Truck Hit On Breslau Area Line

A Breslau district farmer and his three young children, were killed instantly late yesterday afternoon, when their pick-up truck was struck by a twin-diesel freight train, on township road 1, near Shantz Station. Dead are Howard Levi Rudy, 43, of RR 2. Breslau; his two daughters, Nancy Ann, 10 and Phyllis Marie, 8 and son, Walter Eugene, 5. The accident took place on a railway crossing at the Waterloo-Wellington county line, only a few hundred yards from the Rudy farm laneway and about 10 miles east of Kitchener. RETURN FROM SCHOOL
Mr. Rudy was returning from Vance School, about 11/2 miles south of his farm, after picking up his two daughters. The young boy, who doesn't attend school, went along for the ride. The truck was struck on the passenger side of its cab, by the westbound freight train, wrapped itself around the front of the engine and was carried down the tracks for half a mile. The railway tracks run parallel to the Rudy farm buildings. The wrecked truck and its four victims, were carried past the Rudy home, where Mrs. Rudy was in the barn cleaning out a milk tank. She said she heard a "bump" at the time of the impact, but thought it could have been a noise made by cows, shuffling in their stalls.
INQUEST PLANNED
Dr. C. C. Belyea, coroner, said an inquest will be held. He described the victims' injuries as "very extensive" and was of the opinion death was instantaneous. "It was one of the worst tragedies I have seen in this area," he said. A postmortem was performed on Mr. Rudy, at K-W Hospital today. Howard Hicks, 43 Chrisholme Ave., Toronto, in charge of the train, told Waterloo Township Chief Livingstone, he noticed the truck on the tracks but was unable to halt the diesel in time. The truck started to fall apart after it reached a laneway, directly behind the Rudy home, more than a quarter mile from the main crossing. DEBRIS STREWN
A wheel with chains, a hubcap and other pieces of debris were strewn along the tracks. The crossing where the tragedy took place has no signals and is unlighted. There were no known witnesses. Police said the truck's tires left 21 feet of skid marks, leading to the tracks. One theory is that the truck, a 1953 model, stalled on the tracks. The accident occurred at 4: 35 p.m. A member of the train crew notified police. Chief Livingstone said there haxe been many tragic accidents in the township, but I think this is one of the worst in which I have taken a part in the investigation Assisting the chief were constables, John Stevenson, Nyle Soehner and Donald Herman. Chief Livingstone removed the bodies from the twisted wreckage.
SURVIVORS LISTED
Besides his wife, Mr. Rudy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rudy, RR 1, Hespeler: two brothers, Arthur of Waterloo and Wilfred of Edmonton; three sisters, Mrs. Homer (Anna) Burkhardt, RR 5, Galt: Mrs. Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger, RR 3, Waterloo and Mrs. Jesse (Lucile) Markle, RR 1, Hespeler. Mrs. Rudy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Lichti, live at 236 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. The former Erma Lichti, Mrs. Rudy was once employed at the John Forsyth Ltd. plant in Waterloo. The bodies are at the Harry K. Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queen St., Preston, until Friday night. Funeral service will be conducted, Saturday, at 2: 30 p.m., at the Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale (near Hespeler). Rev. Merle Shantz will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Jan 1959 pg 1

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145869P