Mary Groh

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49288086
• Name: Mary Cober
• Eby ID Number: 00045-3411

Notes:

Mary Groh, "was born October 12th, 1819. She was married to Jacob Cober who was born July 8th, 1815. They resided near Hespeler. Their family consisted of twelve 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Mary married Jacob Cober 6 Mar 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Nicholaus Cober and Eva Fischer) was born 8 Jul 1815, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 30 Mar 1890, Puslinch, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Birth: Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario
• Name: Catharine Peterman
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1989

Notes:

Catharine Cober, "was born December 9th, 1838. She is married to Samuel Peterman, a farmer. They reside in Vaughan Township, York County."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Catharine married Samuel James Peterman 23 Mar 1887, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario. Samuel was born 1822, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 23 Sep 1901, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susanna Witmer
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1990
• Residence: 1866, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Susan Cober, "was born July 6th, 1840. She is married to Benjamin Witmer, a farmer. They reside in Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario. Their family consists of five children, no names received."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Susanna married Benjamin Witmer 16 Sep 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Benjamin (son of Abraham E. Witmer and Catharine Groh) was born 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: story, pioneer
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1991
• Residence: 1866, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1875, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

Solomon Cober, "was born July 22nd, 1842. He was first married to Hannah Strome and after her decease to Elizabeth Pletsh. They reside three miles east of Hespeler where he is farming. He has a family of ten children but names were not received"


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.].

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SOLOMON COBER MARK 94TH BIRTHDAY

One of the towns oldest residents and a member of one of Puslinch Township's pioneer families, Solomon Cober on Wednesday quietly celebrated the 94th anniversary of his birth. He was the Son of Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Cober, who came to Puslinch Township from Pennsylvania shortly after the turn of the century.

Mr. Cober was born in Puslinch Township and with the exception of a few years spent in Huron County, had resided there most of his life.

Some 13 years ago he moved to Hespeler. He was married 52 years and he and Mrs. Cober marked their golden wedding anniversary 2 years ago. Mrs. Cober observed her 77th birthday in March. The Herald joins with his many friends in extending congratulations to Hespeler's grand old man, and wishes him continued health and happiness.


Hespeler Herald Thursday 23 July 1936

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HESPELER'S OLDEST MANN PASSES
SOLOMON COBER LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF DISTRICT PASSES IN 95TH YEAR

In the passing of Solomon Cober at his home here on Saturday afternoon, Hespeler's oldest man has gone to rest. Another link with the past has disappeared, for Mr. Cober had been a member of one of the Pioneer families of Puslinch Township and this district, and had spent almost his entire life within this community. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cober who came to this district with the immigration of the early nineteenth century, the late Mr. Cober had watched his township and the nieghbouring towns grow from small Hamlets. During the long course of his lifetime he had made a very wide circle of friends and he held their respect and high esteem of all who knew him. Death came to Mr. Cober, in his 95th year, following an illness of some duration. Born in Puslinch Township, Mr Cober spent his youth there. He was married twice, his first wife being Miss Hanna Strome. Shortly after his marriage he moved to Huron Township where he farmed for several years. While he was residing there his wife passed away. In 1882 he was married at Zurich to Miss Elizabeth Pletch. Some time after that he returned to his native Puslinch and to farm, and fourteen years ago he and Mrs. Cober celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding. The late Mr. Cober was a member of the Mennonite Church and had taken an active interest in the work of the church. Surviving are his wife in Hespeler and ten children. Mrs Cyrus Gingrich of Stevensville, David Cober of Kossuth, Simon Cober of Strussburg, Mrs. Jessie Winger of Wambleet, Mrs. Ralph Elston of Aberfoyle, Jacob Cober of Toronto, Mrs Isaiah Beer of Clearview, Mrs. Carl Baker of Kindesly, Sask., Wesley Cober of Toronto, and Mrs. Norman Rieck of Hespeler. Two sons, Henry and Edward Cober, predeceased their father. A brother Isaac Cober of Kossuth, and a sister Mrs. E. Gingrich of Akron, Ohio also survive. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon with a short service at his late residence. The funeral then moved to Union Cemetery, Puslinch where service was held prior to interment in Union Cemetery. Rev Ernest Swalm of Stayner and Rev Bert Shirk of Stevensville conducted the services. The pallbearers were Nelson Cober and Jeniah Cober of Staynor, Ben Winger and Earl Winger of Wainfleet Howard Cober of Toronto and Ervin Cober of Strasburg.

Hespeler Herald Thursday 15 October 1936

Solomon — Elizabeth Pletsh. Elizabeth was born 10 Mar 1859; died 6 Feb 1946; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Solomon married Hannah Strome 20 Feb 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of David Strome and Catharine Sararas) was born 24 Oct 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1881; was buried , Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Wismer
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1992

Notes:

Elizabeth Cober, "was born September 7th, 1844. She is married to Daniel Wismer. They reside at Rodney, Elgin County, Ontario. Their family consists of seven 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.].

Elizabeth married Daniel M. Wismer 10 Sep 1867. Daniel (son of Henry Wismer and Nancy Moyer) was born 29 Dec 1839, , Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Witmer
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1993

Notes:

Sarah Cober, "was born September 12th, 1846. She is married to George Witmer. They reside in Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario. Their family consists of five children. No names received."


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.].

Sarah married George Witmer 9 Feb 1869. George (son of Christian Witmer and Mary Bechtel) was born Sep 1842; died 28 Aug 1921; was buried , Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20605090
• Name: Mary G. Witmer
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1994
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Cober, "was born May 29th, 1849. She is married to Levi Witmer, a farmer. They reside between Preston and Hespeler. They have four 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.].

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Witmer--Mary G. Cober, relict of late Levi Witmer, was born May 29, 1849; died April 22, 1926; aged 76 y. 10 m. 24 d. On May 14, 1878 she was married to Levi Witmer and lived on the Witmer homestead near Preston, Ont., until after the death of her husband (May 7, 1916) following which she resided in Kitchener. Two sons predeceased (Albert E. and Jesse A.). One son (Leslie D.) and one daughter (Minnie A.) survive; also four grandchildren, three brothers, and two sisters, six sisters having predeceased her. Grandma Witmer as she was favorably called was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church for many years. She lived a devout Christian life. Her deep anxiety was to leave no stone unturned in her preparation to meet God in peace. She not only trusted the Lord for pardon, she sought to live a life pleasing to God. She had an intense longing to be more holy and better in her daily life and conduct. A large gathering of relatives and friends attended the funeral held at the Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. Burial at the Wanner Church Cemetery, Hespeler, Ont., Bro. C.F. Derstine preached, assisted by Oscar Burkholder, Theme, Immortality."


Gospel Herald - Vol. XIX, No. 6 - May 6, 1926, Pages 126-127

Mary married Levi R. Witmer 14 May 1878, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Levi (son of Jacob Witmer and Anna "Nancy" Reist) was born 23 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00025-1995
• Occupation: 1875, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

John Cober, "was born July 28th, 1851. He is married to Sarah Groh. They reside three miles east of Hespeler where he is farming. Their family consists of six 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.].

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^{COBER, JOHN G.}

At his home on Cooper St. in Hespeler, at noon on Sunday, June 1, 1930, in his 79^th year, He was born in Puslinch Township and resided on a farm on the 3^rd concession of Puslinch, previous to his coming to Hespeler about eight years ago. He was a member of the German Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, four sons, Oliver and Albert of Barrie; Wellington of Guelph; Milton of Winnipeg; Ida and Isabel at home; and one brother, Solomon Cober of Hungerford Rd. The funeral was held on Tuesday at 2 from his residence. Please omit flowers. Interment took place in Hespeler Cemetery. Rev. H. R. Frey conducted the services. Pallbearers: Nelson Bechtel of Hespeler; Lesie Witmer and Elton Holm of Preston; A. Wismer and Charles Cober of Kossuth; and Jacob Cober of Toronto.

-Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch on July 28, 1851, son of Jacob Cober and Mary Groh. Death due to lobar pneumonia.

-Information from birth certificates: Children of John G. Cober and Sarah A. Groh were: Oliver (b. Mar. 24, 1877); Wellington (b. Oct. 14, 1878); Milton (b, Nov. 12, 1881); Albert (b. Jul. 31, 1883); Ida (b. Jan. 24, 1886); Isabella (b. Jan. 31, 1892).

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

John married Sarah Ann Groh 28 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Groh and Margaret Miller) was born 24 Dec 1853, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Annie Dettweiler
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1996
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Annie Cober
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

Notes:

Annie Cober, "was born September 22nd, 1853. She is unmarried and resides at home with her mother."


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.].

Annie married Jonas B. Dettweiler 17 Dec 1900, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jonas (son of Rudolph W. Dettweiler and Susannah Bingeman) was born 28 Apr 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1921; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Rebecca Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1997
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Rebecca Cober, "was born September 24th, 1855. She is married to Jesse Bechtel, a farmer. They reside at Hespeler, Ontario, and have had a family of five 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.].

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Bechtel. - Rebecca (Cober) Bechtel was born Sept. 24, 1855; died near Hespeler, Ont., May 14, 1909; aged 53 y. 7 m. 20 d. She had been in poor health for some time. Her end came unexpectedly but she was ready to go to her heavenly home. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. She leaves to mourn her departure a sorrowing husband, one son, three daughters and many friends and relatives. Funeral services conducted by A. B. Snyder, text II Tim. 4: 8 were held at Wanners Mennonite church, May 16, at which time a large concourse of people assembled. Interment in the cemetery nearby. May God comfort the bereaved ones.


Gospel Herald - Vol. II, No. 9 - May 27, 1909, page 142, 143

Rebecca married Jesse C. Bechtel 21 Nov 1882, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Jesse (son of Solomon Bechtel and Esther Clemens) was born 25 Jun 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Nov 1931, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Eva Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1998

Notes:

Eve Cober, "was born February 5th, 1857. She is married to Amos Gingerich, a farmer. They reside at Akron, Michigan. Their family consists of four 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.].

Eva married Amos Bechtel Gingrich 18 Nov 1877, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Amos (son of Tobias Wanner Gingrich and Magdalena Bechtel) was born 17 Dec 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1932, Fairgrove, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; was buried , Demorest Cemetery, Akron, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Matilda Holm
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1999
• Residence: 1883, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Retired: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Matilda Cober, "was born November 9th, 1860. She is married to Cyrus Holm, a farmer. They reside at Puslinch Lake and have a family of seven 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.].

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Mrs. Matilda Holm

The death occurred on Sunday, at the home of her son, Elton Holm, Hewitt street, of Mrs. Matilda Holm, in her 68th year, after a lingering illness. The deceased whose maiden name, was Matilda Cober and was born in Puslinch and had lived practically all her life in the district. Her husband, Siras Holm, predeceased her 23 years ago. She is survived by five sons, Elton and Alvin, of Preston; Ruldan of Witchekan, Sask., Claude of Yale, Mich., Earl of Hamilton, also five daughters, Miss Pearl Holm of Guelph, Mrs. Harry Higgins of Gooderich, Mich., Mrs Wallace Burrows of Eden Mills. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon, from the residence of her son, on Hewitt street, to Wanner's cemetery.

Kitchener Daily Record 3 Jul 1928 pg 3

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HOLM, MATILDA (Nee Cober)

The funeral of Matilda Cober, relict of Cyrus Holm, who died on Sunday, July 1, 1928, was held on Wed., July 4^th at the home of her son, Elton Holm of 174 Hewat St. in Galt to Wanner's Cemetery. She was in her 68^th year. Mrs. Holm was well known and the funeral was largely attended. Rev. A. O. W. Foreman, pastor of the United Church, was in charge of the services, which were held at the house. Pallbearers: Earl Holm of Hamilton; Alvin Holm of Preston; Wallace Burrows of Eden Mills; Elton Holm of Preston; Isaac Wismer and Ralph Wismer, both of Preston.

-Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch Township on November 9, 1860, daughter of Jacob Cober and Mary Groh. Died age 67 years, 7 months and 22 days. Informant - her son, Elton Holm.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Matilda married Cyrus Holm 25 Dec 1883, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Cyrus (son of Daniel Holm and Esther Pannebecker) was born 1 Dec 1862, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00025-2000
• Residence: 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Isaac Cober, "was born January 4th, 1864. He is married to Caroline Jahn. They reside near Kossuth, Ontario, where he is farming. They have no family."


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.].
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Cober, Isaac, son of Jacob and Mary (Groh) Cober, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Jan. 4, 1864; died at Hespeler, Ont., July 18, 1962; aged 98 y. 6 m. 4 d. On April 5, 1887, he was married to Caroline Jahn, who died Sept. 1, 1928. Surviving are one son (Charles), 3 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Cressman Church, where funeral services were held July 21, in charge of Albert Martin.

Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 32 - August 14, 1962 - page 726.

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COBER, ISAAC G.

Of R. R. #1, Preston. Son of Jacob Cober and Mary Groh, born in Puslinch Township on Jan. 4, 1864, he died at Spruce Haven Lodge at Hespeler, on Wednesday, July 18, 1962, aged 98 years, 6 months, 14 days. He had been in failing health for the past eight months. On April 5, 1887, he was married to Caroline Jahn, who died on Sept. 1, 1928. Surviving are one son, Charles of R. R. #1, Preston, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Cober had lived in Waterloo County for the past sixty-six years. He was the last surviving member of the Jacob Cober family, one of the pioneer families of this district. Mr. Cober was a farmer all his life. Mr. Cober was a member of the Cressman Mennonite Church in Breslau, where funeral services were held on July 21 at 2, in charge of Rev. Albert Martin. Pallbearers: Lloyd Snider, Clem Snider, John Snider and Ivan Lichty, all of Breslau; Jacob Randall of R. R. #1, Preston; and Jacob Cressman of Kitchener. Interment Cressman Mennonite Cemetery. Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St. in Hespeler.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Isaac married Caroline Jahn 5 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Charles Jacob Jahn and Lydia Ann Strickler) was born 24 Sep 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1928; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32355P
• Historic Building: Abt 1860, 1664 Huron Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; stone house 1 1/2 stories
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

Notes:

Kitchener to spend $730,000 to move heritage house, reuse as park washroom
NEWS 07: 04 PM by Catherine Thompson Waterloo Region Record

KITCHENER - Kitchener councillors voted unanimously Monday to spend $730,000 to move an 1861 heritage house and renovate it as a washroom and change room for the new South Kitchener District Park .

The stone cottage at 1664 Huron Rd. is right where soccer fields are planned in the new park at Huron and Fischer-Hallman roads. Drainage, grading and other issues make it difficult to move the soccer fields, so the house must either be moved or demolished.

While the price tag for moving the house seems high, said Coun. Scott Davey, "the reality is we're potentially saving $80,000 by reusing a heritage building ... I think this is as good a solution as we're ever going to get in a situation like this."

Reusing a heritage building is better for the environment, noted Coun. Yvonne Fernandes. "We're reusing materials that would go to a landfill if demolished," she said.
A heritage study determined the house was worth saving, since it is one of about a half-dozen stone houses built between 1850 and 1870 in a unique Scottish-English enclave in southwest Kitchener.

But councillors delayed a decision last fall when preliminary estimates suggested it would cost anywhere from $640,000 to almost $1 million to move the house, compared to $600,000 or $700,000 to build a new washroom. There was enough money in the park's budget to cover the cost of either option.

Firmer cost estimates presented on Monday say the house could be moved and renovated for about $730,000, while building a new structure would cost about $810,000, roughly $80,000 more than reusing the stone cottage.

Under the plan approved Monday, the stone cottage would be moved this year, but sit boarded up until 2022 when there is money in the budget to carry out the renovations to transform it into a washroom building. Crews would demolish modern additions and strip the interior this year, then move it to a concrete slab near a planned splash pad, playground and basketball courts.
The move would include the construction of a "haul road" along which the cottage will travel for about 200-300 metres.

The history of the cottage and the families that lived there would be explained in commemorative plaques, said Leon Bensason, the city's co-ordinator of cultural heritage. Having the building reused and recognized, in a well-used public space such as a park, is " a unique and good opportunity for the city," he said.


The Cober family, which lived in the house for many years, told council last September they weren't thrilled to see their old family home used as a public washroom. Coun. Kelly Galloway-Sealock voted in favour of the move, but asked staff to notify the Cober family before council the issue comes to council for ratification on Feb. 25.

The park is to be built in phases. The $10.3-million first phase of the park will include a splash pad and sports fields. The house will be repurposed as washrooms in the second phase, which is budgeted at $5.5 million and will also add trails and sports courts. Phase 3 will add a bike track and skateboard park for $3.2 million, with an indoor pool and arenas coming later.
cthompson@therecord.com, Twitter: @ThompsonRecord

Thompson, C. (2018). Kitchener to spend $730,000 to move heritage house, reuse as park washroom. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8111500-kitchener-to-spend-730-000-to-move-heritage-house-reuse-as-park-washroom/

Historic Building:
1 1/2 story stone cottage. Constructed by Richard Sheard, later bought by Simon Cober in 1904

Simon — Mary Hesse. Mary (daughter of Henry Hesse and Anna Dorothy Fritzler) was born 12 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1930; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Simon — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176760

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193983

Notes:

WINGER, Catherine - at Sunset Haven, Welland on Tuesday, November 27, 1979, Catherine Winger, in her 96th year. Wife of the late Jesse Winger. Mother of Irvine of Buffalo, New York; Annie (Mrs. Bruce Sider), Stevensville; Benjamin, Evelyn (Mrs. Jacob Traver), Earl, all of RR #1 Wainfleet; Beulah (Mrs. Glen Shoup), Strophory and the late Melvin. Sister of Mrs. Ella Rick, Cambridge. Loving grandmother of 23 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. Predeceased by four grandchildren. Friends may call at the Ballard-McDonald Funeral Home, 315 Broad Street East, Dunnville, until Friday noon. Services will be held at the Wainfleet Brethren in Christ Church, Winger, at 2 p.m. Interment Zion Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Wainfleet Brethren in Christ Church Building Fund would be appreciated

WELLAND TRIBUNE, NOV. 28, 1979

Other Events:

• Name: Annie Elston
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220738

Notes:

ELSTON, ANNIE (Nee Cober)

Early Friday night, February 12, 1954, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Guelph, in her 69^th year. Born in Hay Township, she was the daughter of the late Soloman Cober and Elizabeth Pletsch. She lived there until the age of 4 years, when the family moved to Puslinch Township. She was married at her home there on November 12, 1913. Mrs. Elston was an adherent of the United Missionary Church in Hespeler. Surviving are four daughters, Emily (Mrs. Jack Thornborow) of Waterdown; Alice (Mrs. Henry Broeckel) of Guelph; Hilda (Mrs. Ivan Tweedle) of Dundas; Miss Helen Elston of Hamilton; two brothers, Jacob Cober of Toronto; Wesley Cober of Cookville; five sisters, Mrs. Susannah Gingrich of Stevensville; Mrs. Jessie Winger of Wainfleet; Mrs. Mary Beer of Hespeler; Mrs. Carl Baker of Kindersley, SK; Mrs. Norman Rieck of Hespeler; and six grandchildren. Service at the Stager Funeral Home in Hespeler on Tues., Feb. 16 at 2: 30. Rev. J. W. Colley officiated. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. Pallbearers: Leslie Witmer and Abraham Wismer of Preston; Elton Holm of Galt; Charles Cober of Kossuth; Cecil Holm and Nelson Bechtel of Hespeler.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Annie married Ralph J. Elston 12 Nov 1913. Ralph was born Aug 1888, , England; died 8 Feb 1963, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220739

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220740

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-243880
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
• Epidemic: 10 Oct 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Spanish Influenza

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176191

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COBER, WESLEY

Of 1836A Avalon St. in London, ON, on Monday, May 6, 1968, at Victoria Hospital in London, aged 71 years. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Cober of Hespeler. He settled in Saskatchewan as a young man and farmed there for many years. Upon his retirement, he moved to Cooksville and later to London, where he lived for the past fifteen years. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Stoddard; three daughters, Helen (Mrs. Albert Hyden); Jean (Mrs. John Lang), both of Toronto; Margaret (Mrs. James Baker) of Erindale; four sisters, Mary (Mrs. Isaiah Beer); Eliza (Mrs. Norman Rieck), both of Hespeler; Catherine (Mrs. Jesse Winger) of Wainfleet; Clara (Mrs. Carl Baker) of Kindersley, SK; and nine grandchildren. Predeceased by his first wife, Nellie Jones (1935). Service at the Carruthers Funeral Home, 843 Dundas St., London, ON, on Thursday at 2. Interment Memory Gardens.

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• Name: Eliza Rieck
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202778

Eliza — Norman Rieck. Norman (son of Heinrich Schienbein "Henry" Reick and Sarah Kramp) was born Mar 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susanna Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82358
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant

Susanna — Cyrus Gingrich. Cyrus (son of Solomon Gingrich and Anna "Annie" Cober) was born 10 Aug 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1945, Stevensville, Bertie Twp., Welland Co. , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bertie Brethern in Christ Cemetery, Bertie Township, Welland Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145142

David — Lucinda Cassel. Lucinda (daughter of Oliver D. Cassel and Barbara S. Geiger) was born 1892; died 1974; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23621
• Occupation: 1904, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

Menno married Lovina Honsberger 13 Oct 1904, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lovina (daughter of Moses H. Hunsberger and Elizabeth Snyder) was born 31 May 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1952; was buried , Stayner Brethern in Christ Cemetery, Clearview Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25364

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25365

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• Name: Matilda Cassel
• Eby ID Number: 00021-1577.690
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Grave of Matilda Wismer
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Matilda — Oliver D. Cassel. Oliver (son of Adam B. Cassel and Anna W. Detweiler) was born 16 Jun 1863, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Nancy Schmiedendorf
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238879
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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Schmiedendorf.- Nancy, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Wismer, was born in Hay Twp., Ont., April 11, 1872; died at the Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston, Ont., Aug. 28, 1969; aged 97 y. 4 m. 17 d. In Dec. 1890, she was married to Frederick Schmiedendorf who died in April 1919. Surviving are 8 children (Mrs. Minnie Main, Elizabeth, Fred, Mrs. Rose Kirkbride, Mrs. Mary Leland, John, Isabel-Mrs. Henry Hurst, and Edna-Mrs. Simeon Hurst), 24 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Abram Wismer). She was preceded in death by one son (Charles), who died in 1964. She was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held with Rufus Jutzi officiating.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 29 Aug 1969

Nancy married Frederick Theodore Christian "Fritz" Schmiedendorf 25 Dec 1890, Rodney, Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario. Frederick (son of John Theodore Schmiedendorf and Maria Rohda Rohde) was born 28 Feb 1866, , Germany; died 16 Apr 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6066.1000
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Snyder, Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wismer, was born in Rodney, Ont., March 9, 1874; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Aug. 14, 1962; aged 88 y. 5 m. 5 d. She was married to Moses B. Snyder, who died in 1953. Surviving are one son and 2 daughters (Howard, Doon; Mrs. Gladys Cressman, New Hamburg; and Norma-Mrs. Gordon Shantz, Harriston), one brother (Abram, Preston), 2 sisters (Mrs. Nancy Schmiedendorf, Preston; and Mrs. Rebecca Winger, West Lorne), and 13 grandchildren. One brother and 2 sisters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Erb Street Church. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, in charge of C. F. Derstine, Irvin Cressman, and J. B. Martin.

Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 35 - September 4, 1962 pages 790, 791

Mary married Moses B. Snyder Dec 1903. Moses (son of Moses K. Snyder and Lydia Bechtel) was born 15 Feb 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1953, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00025-1992.1888

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25367

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• Name: Abram Wismer
• Eby ID Number: 00065-4092.401
• Occupation: 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Wismer, Abram C., son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cober) Wismer, was born in Rodney, Ont., Aug. 31, 1883; died at the South Waterloo Hospital, Cambridge, Ont., May 30, 1973; aged 89 y. 8 m. 29 d. On Feb. 17, 1909, he was married to Lydia Ann Kinzie, who preceded him in death on Apr. 24, 1973. Surviving are 4 sons (Henry, Mervin, Clayton, and Wilfred), and 3 daughters (Elizabeth, Ada, and Hazel). He was a member of the Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on June 2, in charge of Rufus Jutzi and Howard Good: interment in Hagey Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 66, Number 28 - July 17, 1973 - pages 565, 566

Abraham married Lydia Ann Kinzie 17 Feb 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Henry M. Kinzie and Elizabeth Steiner) was born 27 Nov 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Apr 1973, Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170828

David — Louisa Koehler. Louisa was born Abt 1875; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Babylon Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-218538

Sylvanus — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00135-8291.2
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son

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Death:
Tombstone Reads 7 Jan 2007

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• Residence: Mennonite
• Eby ID Number: 00135-8291.3
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Witmer. - Jesse Andrew Witmer was born in Waterloo Tp., Waterloo Co., Ont. On July 9, 1882; died Sept. 15, 1916; aged 34 y. 2 m. 6 d. On Jan 10, 1910, he was united in marriage to Sophia Snyder, who with a young daughter and son, his mother, a sister, and a brother survive to mourn his untimely departure. His father predeceased him only last May. Eight days previous to his death he had the misfortune to fall into the cylinder of a threshing machine which necessitated the amputation of 3 toes. Later tetanus or lockjaw developed, which was the cause of his death. Early in life he united with the Mennonite Church and has been an ardent worker in the Sunday school, being superintendent for three years past. He will indeed be missed much in the home, the church, and the community; but we trust in Him who doeth all things well. Funeral services were conducted at the Wanner Church on Sept. 18 by Oscar Burkholder and Benjamin Schantz. Text, Psa. 39: 4.

Gospel Herald - Volume IX, Number 29 - October 19, 1916 - 543, 544

Jesse married Sophia Snyder 10 Jan 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of Enoch D. Snyder and Priscilla Scheifley) was born 4 Jun 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1962, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Nov 1962, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48304
• Residence: 1921, 43 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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COBER, Rosanna (Rosie)

At the Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Thursday, July 14, 1977, Rosy Cober, beloved sister of Leslie Witmer and Mrs. Minnie Hunsberger of Cambridge, in her 95th year. Miss Cober was born in Puslinch Township and has been a resident at Fairview Mennonite Home, since 1958. A member of Evangel Missionary Church, Kitchener. Family will receive friends at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge (Preston), Friday afternoon and evening. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 16, at 10: 30 a.m. Interment in Hagey cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Jul 1977 pg 27

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• Art: Mennonite Man
• Name: Minnie Amelia Hunsberger
• Eby ID Number: 00135-8291.4
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic

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Hunsberger, Minnie Amelia Witmer, daughter of Levi and Mary Witmer, was born in Cambridge, Ont., June 20, 1887; died at Cambridge, Ont., Dec. 25, 1987; aged 100 y. She was married to Noah Hunsberger, who preceded her in death. Surviving are one son (David), one daughter (Grace Gingerich), 2 stepsons (John and Paul), 15 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.

Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 5 - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86

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HUNSBERGER, Mrs. Minnie A. - At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Friday, Dec. 25, 1987, age 100 years.

Mrs. Hunsberger had attended Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo and St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.

Dear mother of David and his wife Katherine of St. Jacobs and Grace and her husband Newton Gingerich of Baden. She is also fondly remembered by two step-sons, John and his wife Gladys of London, Ont. and Paul and his wife Edna of Waterloo and Goshen, Ind., 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Rev. Noah Hunsberger, who was pastor of Erb Street Mennonite Church for many years; three brothers, Albert, Jesse and Leslie D. Witmer and one foster sister, Rosie Cober and her parents, Mary and Levi Witmer.

Mrs. Hunsberger's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home; 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 7-9 p.m. this evening and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. At noon Monday, transfer will be made to Erb Street Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Wilmer Martin and Rev. Rufus Jutzi officiating. Interment to follow in Erb Street Mennonite cemetery.

Donations to the Mennonite Mission Board or Fairview Mennonite Home, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.


Art:
This drawing of a Mennonite man, entitled "Traveling," was created by Minnie Hunsberger at age 89. Minnie was a daughter of Levi Witmer (1884-1916) and Mary Cober (1849-1926), of Waterloo Township. She married Rev. Noah Hunsberger (1877-1958) in 1926 and they had two children. Minnie was an amateur artist, creating ink drawings and Scherenschnitte (cut paper works).

2006.002.010 - SH

Minnie married Rev. Noah S. Hunsberger 8 Sep 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Noah (son of Abraham Hunsberger and Elizabeth Sherk) was born 14 Dec 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1958; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00135-8291.5
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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WITMER, Lesley D., son of Levi and Mary (Cober) Witmer, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., June 30, 1889; died at the Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Dec. 1, 1978; aged 89 y. He was married to Elma Cressman, who died on Oct. 5, 1977. Surviving are 2 sons (Stewart and Bruce), 2 daughters (Beatrice - Mrs. Norman Shantz and Helen - Mrs. Joseph Burkholder), 16 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one sister (Minnie Hunsberger). He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 4, in charge of Rufus Jutzi and Amos Martin; interment in Hagey Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 3 - January 16, 1979 - page 46

Leslie married Elma Cressman 7 Jun 1916. Elma (daughter of Jacob S. Cressman and Villina Snider) was born 4 May 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-1807
• Residence: 1941, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28405
• Residence: 1927, Glen Christie, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co. , Ontario
• Residence: 1941, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

Wellington — Mary Ann Breuls. Mary was born 11 Dec 1883; died 15 Jan 1960; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220733

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220686
• Residence: 1941, Scotland, Brant Co., Ontario

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COBER, ALBERT

In Brantford General Hospital, on Tuesday morning, December 4, 1945, in his 63^rd year. Mr. Cober lived in Hespeler for some time, before moving to Brantford, where he has been employed for the past twelve years. Surviving is his wife, Martha Cooney; three daughters, Mrs. Wilfred White, Mrs. Roy Seaton and Mrs. Elsie Greening, all of Brantford; two brothers, Wellington Cober of Guelph; Oliver Cober of Hespeler; and one sister, Miss Isabella Cober of Hespeler. Service at the Thorpe Bros. Funeral Home, 96 West St. in Brantford on Thursday at 3: 30. Interment, Mount Hope Cemetery in Brantford.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Albert — Martha Jane Cooney. Martha was born Feb 1885, Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; died 1963; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220731

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COBER, IDA

Word was received of the death of Miss Cober in Hamilton, on Wednesday, November 29, 1944, in her 59^th year. Daughter of John G. Cober. Funeral on Fri., Dec. 1 at 4 from the Stager and Co. Funeral Home, Galt St., Hespeler. Rev. I. Brubacher, pastor of the Mennonite Church conducted. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. Pallbearers: Leslie Witmer of Preston; Charles Cober, Alvin Cober and A. Wismer of the Hespeler district.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220732
• Residence: 1941, Cooper St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0666.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0666.3
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer, Farm
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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BECHTEL, Nelson

20 Sunset Ave., Galt, March 20, Boca Raton,Fla., 81 years.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Mar 1968 pg 25

Nelson married Martha Snyder 22 Aug 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of Rev. Absalom B. Snyder and Mary Groff) was born 5 Feb 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1945, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Mar 1945, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0666.4

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231547 
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Ada Bechtel
• Name: Mary Adah "Ada" Witmer
• Name: May Ada Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0666.5
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Witmer.-Mrs. J. W. Witmer, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bechtel, was born near Hespeler, Ont.; passed to be with the Lord, after a serious operation at the Galt Hospital; aged 54 years. She was a member of Wanner's Mennonite Church, of which her husband is pastor. Besides her husband, she is survived by one brother (Nelson, of Hespeler) and 2 sisters (Mrs. Linda Lovegrove, of Galt, and Mrs. Edwin Kinzie, of Blair). She was known for her Christian dignity, high ideals of life, and deeply interest in the abiding things of life. She will be missed by her family, the church, and the community. Funeral services were held at the Wanner Mennonite Church, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Theme, "The Home-going of Believers." Text, 11 Cor. 5: 8.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 32 - November 10, 1944, page 647

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In Memory of Mary Adah Witmer Born September 12, 1890 Passed Away October 25th, 1944 Funeral Service Will be conducted at her late residence, Rife Avenue, on Friday. October 27th, at 1.45 p.m., thence to Wanner's Mennonite Church for service at 2.30 p.m. Clergyman Bishop C.F. Derstine Interment Wanner's Cemetery. Crossing the Bar Sunset and evening star, [etc] Alfred Tennyson.

Funeral Card

Mary — Rev. John Wesley Witmer. John (son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear) was born 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Linda Bechtel
• Name: Malinda Lovegrove
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0666.6
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Malinda married Levi Montressah "Monty" Lovegrove 5 Jan 1928, , Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada. Levi (son of Thomas Lovegrove and Elizabeth Wittington, son of Thomas Lovegrove and Elizabeth Whittington) was born 12 Sep 1868, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1946, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 May 1946, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alice Ina Kinzie
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0666.850
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1944, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Alice married Edwin Kinzie 11 Jan 1928, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edwin (son of Henry M. Kinzie and Elizabeth Steiner) was born 29 Jan 1898, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Holm's Dairy
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-225330
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ? Picker
• Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Woolen Mill
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1928, 150 Hewat St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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HOLM, ELTON LEWIS

Of R. R. #6, Galt, former well-known Preston citizen and businessman for many years, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, suddenly of a heart attack, late on Tuesday afternoon, aged 72 years. He was born in Puslinch Township, near Hespeler. He came to Preston in his early years and lived here until ten years ago, when he moved to Galt. For some years, he was employed as a conductor with Grand River Railway. Then, for twenty-three years, he operated Holm's Dairy in Preston. Keenly active in the work of the Loyal Orange Lodge, he was a member of the Galt Lodge and the Royal Black Preceptory of Waterloo County, past master of L. O. L. in Preston and past county master of the County Orange Lodge, while he was also past preceptor of the Royal Black Preceptory of Waterloo County. Mr. Holm was a staunch member and elder of Lincoln Avenue United Church in Galt. Surviving are his wife, Clare MacKenzie; five daughters, Mrs. Ross Armstrong of Waterloo Township; Mrs. Wilbert Ernst of Preston; Mrs. Norman Rae of Hespeler; Mrs. Felix Walters of Galt; Mrs. Grafton Downer of Lydenhurst, Long Island, NY; four brothers, Alvin of Preston; Earl of Hamilton; Ruldan of Baupaume, SK; Claude of Goodalls, Ml; four sisters, Mrs. Isaac Wismer of Galt; Mrs. Glen Turner of Lapeer, Ml; Mrs. William Bidelman of Yale, Ml; Mrs. Wallace Burrows of R. R. #2, Hespeler; and thirteen grandchildren. His first wife, Lucy Stark, predeceased him in Preston in 1947 and a sister, Mrs. Harry Higgins died at Marlette, Ml in 1956. Service was conducted by Rev. Arthur Lewis of Lincoln Ave. United Church in Galt.

-Son of Cyrus Holm and Matilda Cober.

-Information from the marriage certificate of Isabel Salome Holm: Born c. 1889, daughter of Cyrus Holm and Matilda Cober. On Nov. 10, 1909, she married Isaac Wismer.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Elton married Ellen Lucy "Lucy" Stark 27 Apr 1910, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of Christian William Stark and Catherine Hirtzel) was born 22 Aug 1890, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 22 May 1947, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Elton — Clara Rosetta Tuffin. Clara was born 22 Nov 1885, Pointe Ste. Claire, Quebec; died 15 Apr 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Apr 1977, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93793
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ? Picker
• Residence: 1920, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Residence: 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Isaac — Edith McClinchey. Edith was born 1900; died 18 Dec 1989; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Hester Priscilla "Priscilla" Higgins
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93794
• Residence: 1928, Goodrich, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Hester married Harry L. Higgins 18 Mar 1914, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA. Harry was born 1887, , Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Salome Isabella "Isabella "Bella" Wismer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-230745
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Mrs. Isaac Wismer

PRESTON\emdash Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday for Mrs. Isaac Wismer, 77. of RR 1, Galt, who died Sunday at South Waterloo Hospital. The body will be at Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2: 00 p.m. Burial will be in Preston cemetery. Mrs. Wismer, the former Isabelle Holm, is survived by her husband, a son Ralph, Preston, and a daughter, Mrs. Garry (Viola) Sipes, RR 1, Galt. Other survivors are three brothers, Alvin, Preston: Buldan, Saskatchewan, and Claude, California: two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Tuner and Mrs. William (Pearl) Bidleman, both of Yale, Mich,: four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wismer was born near Hespeler and lived a short while in Preston before moving to Galt then to RR 1 Galt. She was a member of Wesley United Church.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Oct 1966 pg 31

Salome married Isaac B. Wismer 10 Nov 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isaac (son of Isaac Henry Wismer and Mary Burkholder) was born 4 Mar 1886, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1970, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Mar 1970, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ruldon L. Holm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93796
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver, Factory
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1928, Witchekan, Saskatchewan

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93797
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder, Factory
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1928, Yale, Brockway Twp., Wayne, Michigan
• Residence: 1958, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-189418

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93798
• Residence: 1958, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93799
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93800
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1928, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Gertrude Laurene Burrows
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204494
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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BURROWS, GERTRUDE LAURENE (Nee Holm)

Funeral for Mrs. Burrows was held at the McLanaghan-Wall Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. Hugh Wilson. After a lengthy illness, at her home R. R. #2 Hespeler, on Monday, March 17, 1958. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Holm of Waterloo Township, where she was born 55 years ago. In 1912, she and her mother moved to Guelph. She was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Crieff. She married Wallace William Burrows on March 17, 1928, spending fifteen years at Eden Mills and fifteen years at R. R. #2, Hespeler. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Bryce and Neil; two daughters, Donna (Mrs. Ken Ritchie) of Chatham; and Laurie; three sisters, Bella (Mrs. I. Wismer) of Galt; Mabel (Mrs. G. Turner) of Lapeer, Ml; Pearl (Mrs. W. Bidleman) of Yale, Ml; brothers, Alvin of Preston; Raldon of Saskatoon; Claude of Pontiac, Ml; Elton of Galt; Earl of Hamilton; and one grandchild, Peggy Burrows. One sister, Priscilla (Mrs. H. Higgins) predeceased her. Pallbearers were: Bryce and Neil Burrows, her sons; Ken Ritchie, her son-in-law; Lome Burrows, her brother-in-law; Jack Mast and Frank Rolfe. Interment Crieff Cemetery.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Gertrude married Wallace William Burrows 17 Mar 1928. Wallace was born Between 1897 and 1898, Eden Mills, Wellington Co., Ontario; died 4 Jul 1969, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crieff Cemetery, Crieff, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93752

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• Name: Charles Cober
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42167
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Jacob — Lillian K. Wilhelm. Lillian (daughter of Christian S. Wilhelm and Catharine Koch) was born Apr 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1989; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Ann Steckley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-243876
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

Elizabeth — Steckley. died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Raymond Sider 24 Mar 1926, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Raymond (son of Girvin Sider and Ida Scholtz) was born 1907, Wainfleet, Welland Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-133786
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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COBER, Irvine H. - On Thursday, Oct. 6, 1983, at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Mr. Irvine Cober, of 218 Boulee St., New Hamburg, and formerly of 1404 Huron Rd., Kitchener, aged 76 years. He was a member of the Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church, where he had served as deacon for 42 years and was a member of the original committee for the Mennonite Relief Sale. Son of the late Simon Cober and the former Mary Hesse. Lovingly remembered by his wife, the former Olivia Knechtel, whom he married June 4, 1930. Sadly missed by his children, Wilbert and Annie and daughter-in-law, Audrey, all of RR 2, Petersburg, Edward and Kathaleen of 1384 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Russel and Mae of RR 2, Petersburg, Donald and Ellen of RR 1, Wellesley, Roger and Miriam of RR. 2, Baden, Joyce and Les Fulcher of Sault Ste. Marie, Rev. James and Doris of Port Colborne, Bruce and Pauline of RR 3, Wellesley, Ardys and Richard Brenneman of Hew Hamburg; Catherine and Jim Winger of Fort Erie and Dorothy of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, Peter. Also surviving are 38 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Steckley (Sider) of Fairview Rome, Preston., Mabel (Mrs. Lloyd Battler) of Kitchener. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark-Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg after 7 p.m. this evening until Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m., when transfer will be made to the Rosebahk Brethren in Christ Church for service at 3 o'clock, with Rev. John Zuck officiating. Interment to follow in the Rosebank Cemetery.


The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Oct 1983

Irvine married Olivia G. Knechtel 4 Jun 1930. Olivia (daughter of Jacob Toman Knechtel and Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger) was born 17 Nov 1911, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mabel Pearl Battler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-162902

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BATTLER- Mabel P.- At K-W Hospital, on Monday, Feb. 22, 1993, peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer, the former Mabel Pearl Cober, of 16 Cedarwoods Cres., Kitchener, age 74 years. Mabel was a member of Stanly Park United Brethern In Christ Church, and the Helena Feasby Women's Institute. Mother of Murray and his wife Sandra and Marlene and her husband Gerry Heimpel, all of Waterloo, Dianne and her husband Ray MacDonald of Kitchener; sister of Elizabeth Steckley of Cambridge. Ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cober; her Husband Lloyd in 1989 and one brother, Irvine Cober. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, from 7-9 p.m. this evening(Wednesday) and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, until noon on Friday, when removal will be made to Stanley Park United Brethern in Christ Church where sevice and committal service will be held at 2 p.m., with Rev. Bob Cotie officiating. Interment will be made in the Rosebank Cemetery.


Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Feb 1993

Mabel — Lloyd Ervin Battler. Lloyd (son of Thomas Ervin Hervy Battler and Lucinda Bock) was born 17 Jun 1916; died 11 Apr 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Apr 1989, Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mildred Grace Pinders
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220741

Mildred — Robert C. Pinders. Robert was born 18 Sep 1922; died 22 Dec 2007; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Beatrice Elizabeth Saddler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202779

Beatrice — Robert Leo Saddler. Robert was born 11 Feb 1925; died 14 Apr 1996, Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199682
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199683
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199684
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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• Eby ID Number: 00021-1577.691

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227758
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1940, Gormley, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario

Harvey — Bernice Mat Henderson. Bernice was born 30 Sep 1908, Gormley, York Co., Ontario; died 17 Sep 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227759
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227760
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Percy — Catharine Epp. Catharine was born 19 Aug 1907, Altonau, Ukraine, Russia; died 5 May 1990, Greencroft, Goshen, Indiana; was buried , Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227761
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Kenneth — Aleda Cressman. Aleda (daughter of Levi H. Cressman and Elmina Woolner) was born 25 Dec 1914; died 6 Jan 2018, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24379
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Grave of Annie Cassel
• Residence: 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Minnie Main
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-349842

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MAIN, Mrs. Minnie

Of 627 Garden St., Cambridge (Preston), at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Monday, Dec. 8, 1975, Minnie Schmiedendorf, beloved wife of the late Herman Main and dear father of Robert of Brampton, Ruth (Mrs. Robert Gordon) of Cambridge (Galt), and Edna (Mrs. Herbert Spencer) of Cambridge (Preston), in her 85th year. Mrs. Main was born in Preston, and had lived there all her life; a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church; survived by two brothers, Fred of Cambridge, and John of Alberta; five sisters, Mrs. Rose (Kirkbride) and Mrs. Mary Leland of Cleveland, Ohio, Miss Elizabeth Schmiedendorf Cambridge (Galt), Isabele (Mrs. Henry Hurst) of Virginia, Edna (Mrs. Simeon Hurst) of Elora; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Preston, for funeral service Wednesday, at 1 p.m. Interment Preston cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Dec 1975 pg 33

Minnie married Herman Ernest Main 8 Feb 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Herman (son of John Gilbert Main and Catharina Ernstina "Kate" Hagedorn) was born 16 Oct 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353547

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353545

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• Name: Rosie Kirkbride
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353546

Rosie married Wilbers Chester Kirkbride 4 Jun 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilbers was born Abt 1899, , Ohio, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353548

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348479

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350458
• Residence: 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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SCHMIEDENDORF, Frederick Louis

Of 1055 Fountain St. N., Cambridge, on Sunday, March 24, 1991, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 88th year. Frederick Schmiedendorf, beloved husband of the late Bertha Grumble (1981). Dear father of Robert, George, David, Dorothy (Mrs. George Poore), all of Cambridge, Evelyn (Mrs. Albert England) of Whitby and Grace (Mrs. John England) of Scarborough. Lovingly remembered by one brother, John of Alberta; 28 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one son, Earl; one brother and six sisters. Mr. Schmiedendorf was born in Cambridge (P) and lived there all his life. He was a retiree of the Grand River Railway. A private family funeral service was held at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Monday, March 25, 1991 (today). Cremation followed.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Mar 1991 pg A11

Frederick — Bertha Kathleen Grumble. Bertha (daughter of Corporal George Grumble and Alice Mary Rolston) was born 28 Feb 1910, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1981; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144559

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• Name: Isabel Pearl Hurst
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353551

Isabel married Henry Martin Hurst 10 Aug 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of David B. Horst and Mary G. Martin) was born Abt 1911, , Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Edna Melinda Hurst
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353550

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Hurst.- Edna, daughter of Frederick and Nancy Schmiedindorf, was born in Preston, Ont., Jan. 10, 1913; died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Nov. 1, 1982; aged 69 y. On Dec. 27, 1939, she was married to Simeon Hurst, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Ellwood), 3 daughters (Nancy Ann Hurst, Mary-Mrs. Harvey Frey and Ruth-Mrs. David Rice), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Fred and John), and 4 sisters (Elizabeth, Rose Kirkbride, Mary Leland, and Isabel Hurst). She was preceded in death by an infant son, Daniel, in 1946. Edna and her husband served as missionaries in East Africa for 25 years. She was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Preston Mennonite Church, in charge of Gerry Vanderworp and Donald R. Jacobs.

Gospel Herald - Volume 75, Number 52 -December 28, 1982, page 901.

Edna married Rev. Simeon W. Hurst 27 Dec 1939. Simeon (son of Daniel B. Horst and Annie Weber) was born 29 Apr 1913, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157425
• Adopted: Bef 1911
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Gladys Cressman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157423
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Gladys married Lloyd S. Cressman 2 Aug 1939. Lloyd (son of Noah M. Cressman and Mary Ann "Millie" Snyder) was born 6 Aug 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1942, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157424
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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SNYDER, Howard -- At K-W Hospital, on Saturday, Nov 20, 1982, aged 71 years, of 31 Doonbrook Place, Kitchener. Son of the late Moses and Mary (Wismer) Snyder; husband of Charlea (Kolb) Snyder; father of Pat (Mrs. Robert Janowski) of Water- loo, Linda Snyder of Waterloo, Bob of Waterloo, Bill and his wife Kathy of Conestogo, Joh, and his wife Kathy of Toronto and and Mar- ybeth Snyder of Kitchener; grandfather of Jillian and Jennifer Janowski adn Nathaniel, Kirsten and Nicholas Snyder. Also survived by two sisters, Gladys (Mrs. Aaron Grove) of Markham and Norma (Mrs. Gordon Shantz) of Cam- bridge. Mr. Snyder was a member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where he served for many years as Sunday school teacher, chairman of the stewardship board and church council. He was one of the founders of the Mennonite Credit Union. A retired employee of Bell Canada and former general manager-treasurer of the Ontario Telephone Employees Credit Union. From 1942 to 1945, he served in England with Corps of Canadian Fire Fighters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon Tuesday, when removal will be made to First Mennonite Church for funeral service at 3 p.m., with Rev. Glenn Brubacher and Brice Balmer officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. Donations to the Mennonite Central Committee as expressions of sympathy, would be appreciated. "What is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from it's restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?" Gibran.

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Snyder - Howard, son of Moses and Mary (Wismer) Snyder, died at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Nov. 20, 1982; aged 71 y. He was married to Charlea Kolb, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Pat-Mrs. Robert Janowski, Linda Snyder, and Marybeth Snyder), 3 sons (Bob, Bill, and John), 5 grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Gladys-Mrs. Aaron Grove and Norma-Mrs. Gordon Shantz). He was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 23, in charge of Glenn Brubacher and Brice Balmer; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

Gospel Herald, December 21, 1982

Howard — Charlea Lorraine Kolb. Charlea (daughter of Titus L. Kolb and Priscilla Shantz) was born 16 Sep 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 2009; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-302201
• Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23014
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Henry — Luanna Cressman. Luanna (daughter of Levi H. Cressman and Elmina Woolner) was born 11 Nov 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Bessie Wismer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23018

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WISMER, Elizabeth Ida (Bessie) - Went to be with the Lord, on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at Fairview Mennonite Nursing Home, in her 96th year. Dear sister of Clayton, Ada, Hazel and Wilfred and his wife Audrey. Predeceased by Mervin (2003) and Henry (2004). Elizabeth was a member of Preston Mennonite Church where she was active with the Fidelia Women in Mission. In the early years she taught Sunday School and Bible School. She was also an inspector at Cambridge Towels for 30 years. Elizabeth's family will receive relatives and friends on Monday from 2-4 p. m. (Auditorium) and 7-9 p. m. (dining room) at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr. , Cambridge, and from 1-1:45 p. m. on Tuesday at Preston Mennonite Church. Funeral service 2 p. m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Preston Mennonite Church (791 Concession Rd. , Cambridge). Pastor Claire Osinkosky officiating. Spring interment in the family plot at Hagey Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston Mennonite Church or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 519-749-8467). Visit www. henrywalser. com for Elizabeth's memorial.

THE RECORD - Dec. 15, 2007

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23016

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331536

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331539

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• Business: Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harry Witmer Garage
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59226811
• Name: Harry Witmer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126582
• Residence: 1928, 23 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Harold married Alice Vera Cook 12 Apr 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alice (daughter of Samuel John Cook and Henrietta Strassburger) was born 23 Apr 1909, Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; died 20 Jul 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fairmont Fish & Chip
• Business: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Town and Country Resturant
• Name: Leila May Wells
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-218527

Leila — Edward "Ted" Wells. Edward (son of George Wells and Ann Patterson) was born 18 Mar 1897, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died 14 Sep 1969, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ida Witmer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203640
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Witmer.-Verena Ida, the only daughter of Mrs. Jesse A. Witmer, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., on Nov. 18, 1910; passed away at Preston, Ont., May 24, 1936; aged 25 y. 6 m. 6 d. She had been in failing health for some time and the end came peacefully on the above date. In her early years she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and became a member of the Blenheim Mennonite congregation. She bore her affliction with Christian fortitude, expressing a love for her Savior, keeping on the victory side, and manifested a keen interest in the mission cause. She left a bright testimony and expressed a desire to depart and be with her Lord. Her mother is the lone survivor, her father having died twenty years ago, and a brother a year later. Funeral services were held on May 26 with services at the home by Bro. B. B. Shantz and at the Hagey Church with Bro. B. B. Shantz in charge, assisted by M. H. Shantz. Text, Psa. 39: 4, 5. Burial in the Wanner Cemetery.

Gospel Herald, June 11, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.11 - page 239, 240

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65316

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Witmer. - Gordon Levi Witmer was born near Preston, Ont., July 27, 1913; died Jan. 7, 1917; aged 3 y. 5 m. 11 d.His death was caused by diphtheria from which he suffered only about ten days.He leaves to mourn his early departure his mother, one sister, grandmother, and other relatives and friends, who deeply sympathize in this hour of sad bereavement.Burial took place on Jan. 7 at Wanner,s cemetery beside his father, who died nearly four months ago and his grandfather who died eight months ago.Memorial services were held on Jan. 21, at Hagey's church, conducted by Bro. Ben. Shantz.

1aGospel Herald - Volume IX, Number 43 - January 25, 1917 - page 790, 791, 792

Grace — Newton Roy Gingerich. (son of Edmund G. Gingerich and Anna G. Roth) [Group Sheet]

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• Business: St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laughing Horse Gallery
• Interesting: photographer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169001

David — Katherine Anne "Kate" Nafziger. Katherine (daughter of Amos Nafziger and Nancy Gerber) was born 12 Jan 1933; died 8 Mar 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Edward — Joyce Margaret Dechert. (daughter of Milton Carl Dechert and Amy Catherine Philips) [Group Sheet]

Edward — Patricia "Pat" Kimpel. (daughter of Gordon F. Kimpel and Beatrice Arabella Lohr) [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Stewart Witmer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-198832

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WITMER, W. Stewart "Gone to be with his Lord" Passed away peacefully at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge on Friday, July 2, 2010 at age 91. Beloved husband of Mary E. Witmer (nee Shantz) for 63 wonderful years. Loving father of Paul and Mary Witmer, Elsie and Jim Hochstedler and Esther and Bruce Cressman. Dearly loved grandfather of Heather and husband Anthony Willemsen, Lorie and husband Mark Cressman, Kevin and Joni Witmer, Andrew and Melissa Cressman, Jonathan Cressman and Mark Cressman and his fiancé Katy Duerrstein and great-grandfather of Carter and Makenna Cressman, Julia and Evan Willemsen. Dear brother of Beatrice and Norman Shantz, Helen and Joe Burkholder, Bruce and Pat Witmer and brotherin- law of Irene Kinzie. He will be sadly missed by his extended family and friends. Predeceased by his parents Leslie and Elma Witmer, son John Witmer (1959), grandson Jeremey Hochstedler (1983) and sister-in-law Joyce Witmer (2009). Stewart was a lifelong resident of Cambridge and an active member of Preston Mennonite Church and the Holstein Friesian Association. He volunteered for the Canadian Cancer Society for 20 years as well as House of Friendship. The family will receive friends at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 2-4 p.m. and at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service at Preston Mennonite Church, 791 Concession Road, Cambridge on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. Interment Hagey Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family.


The Waterloo Region Record 3 Jul 2010

Wilfred married Mary Emmaleen Shantz 1946. Mary (daughter of Amos Shantz and Emma Spaeth) was born 25 Aug 1921, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Beatrice Marie Shantz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-265573

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Beatrice Marie (nee Witmer) Passed away peacefully at Fairview Mennonite Home on April 22, 2012 in her 89th year. Beloved wife of the late Norman Shantz (March 1, 2012) for 67 years. Mother of Jim (Lorraine), Richard, Ruth Lawrence (Bruce), Ed (Diane), Kathy Shantz (Reg Good), Robert (Judy). Lovingly remembered by 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Survived by sister, Helen Burkholder (Joe), brother Bruce Witmer (Pat) and sister-in-law Mary Witmer. Predeceased by brother Stewart Witmer, sister-in-law Joyce Witmer, brother-in-law Gordon Shantz (Elizabeth) and sister-in-law Irene Kinzie (Elton). Born in Preston and after her marriage to Norman moved to the Shantz homestead near Black Horse Corners, Ayr. Longtime faithful member of Nith Valley Mennonite Church, New Hamburg. Was dedicated to her family, church and community and was known for her love of quilting, cross-stitching, baking and volunteering. Family and friends will be received at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 7-9 p.m. and Friday, April 27, 2012 from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Committal at Detweiler Cemetery, Roseville. The family wishes to thank the staff at Fairview for their caring and compassion. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home or Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to Coutts Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge. (519-621-1650)^/1a


The Waterloo Region Record 23 Apr 2012

Beatrice — Norman Edward Shantz. Norman (son of Amos Shantz and Emma Spaeth) was born 1919; died 1 Mar 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Viola Sarah Sophie Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150521

Viola married Walter Carl Brubacher 23 Feb 1928, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Walter (son of Christian Brubacher and Mary Rahm) was born 26 Jul 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104404
• Residence: 1927, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154468
• Residence: 1927, Glen Christie, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co. , Ontario

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COBER, WILLIS

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Cober of Glen Christie. At his home at 6: 30 on Friday evening, August 12, 1927. He was 16 years of age and had been ill for a considerable time. He had been a resident of this district since his birth and was well known and liked by a large circle of friends. Survived by his parents, three sisters and one brother, Rosanna in Hespeler; Viola, Dorothy and John at home. Funeral on Sunday at 2 from the Glen Christie Church to Hespeler Cemetery. A large number of friends were present. Rev. H. R. Frey of the local Mennonite Church conducted the services at the church and at the grave. Pallbearers: Lome Campbell, George Johnston, Kenneth Johnston, Archie Johnston and George Bruels of Toronto; and Archie Bagg.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-141972
• Residence: 1927, Glen Christie, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co. , Ontario

John — Matilda "Tillie" Bruder. Matilda (daughter of Carolus Albert "Charles" Bruder and Ida Odilia Lehman) was born 18 May 1914; died 8 May 1991. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothy Alma McKendry
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126854
• Residence: 1927, Glen Christie, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co. , Ontario

Dorothy — Archibald "Archie" McKendry. Archibald was born 25 Jun 1920, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1990, Burks Falls, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Dorothy Helen Grove
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121164

Notes:

GROVE, Dorothy Helen (nee Bechtel) Dorothy has passed peacefully, Saturday morning, November 6, 2010. She is survived by her children Bruce (Suzanne), Pauline, and David (Gwen), her grandchildren Andrew, Desiree, Zara, Julian, and Tim, and her siblings Janet, Ruth, and George (Grace). A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Thursday, November 11th with visitation from 1-2 p.m. and funeral service following at 2 p.m. Those who wish may make a memorial donation to Project Ploughshares or Mennonite Central Committee. Condolences/donations/directions www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com (519) 658-9366.


The Waterloo Region Record 8 Nov 2010

Dorothy married Merlin Russell Grove 11 Sep 1951. Merlin was born CALC 9 Feb 1929, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1962, Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia; was buried , Catholic Cemetery, Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet May Inglis
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386719

Notes:

INGLIS, Janet May (nee Bechtel)

1918 - 2013. Passed away peacefully, in her sleep at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Thomas Inglis, her parents, Nelson and Martha (Snyder) Bechtel, her stepmother Margaret McTavish, her sister, Mary Alma (Charles) Goodrich, Dorothy (Merlin) Grove. Survived by her step-son, Ian (Christine) Inglis, step-daughter, Marlene (Thys) Kloostra and their children Michelle (Greg) Williams, Melanie (Jelani) Johnson, Aaron (Bea) Henry and Miranda Henry, five great-grandchildren, her sister, Ruth (John 2007) Hess and brother, George (Grace) Bechtel. Janet's first employment, was at Eaton's order office in Hespeler, Waterloo Chronicle, Waterloo and the Sudan Interior Mission, Toronto. This was followed by, twenty three years at the Golden Rule Bookstore (later Provident) and ten years at the Kitchener Public Library. For many years, Janet lived beside Victoria Park, where her shared apartment was the centre for numerous family dinners and picnics. In Belmore, where Tom and Janet lived in a home, Tom had built on an acreage planted with his pine trees, Janet continued to make new friends and to knit children's clothes for relatives and friends, plus pneumonia vests, for a leprosy mission in Africa. Tom and Janet took several trips in the eleven years they were married, including to the town of Kelso, Scotland, where Tom's forefathers came from. Janet was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Belmore, Ontario. Janet enjoyed living at Fairview Mennonite Home and was grateful for the care she received. Thank you to the care givers at Fairview for the excellent support. Janet's family, will receive family at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge on Saturday, March 2nd from 2 p.m., until the time of the funeral service at 3 p.m. Spring interment will be held at McIntosh Cemetery, Belmore.

Waterloo Region Record 28 Feb 2013

Burial:
MacIntosh Cemetery, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario

Janet — Thomas L. "Tom" Inglis. Thomas was born 1918; died 27 Dec 1994, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried 30 Dec 1994, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Alma "Alma" Goodrich
• Name: Mary Alma "Alma" Goodrich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114872

Notes:

GOODRICH, Mary Alma

Passed away peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home on Friday, June 11, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Charles Samuel Goodrich and lovingly remembered by her sisters; Janet (the late Tom) Inglis, Ruth (the late John) Hess, Dorothy (the late Merlin) Grove and brother, George (Grace) Schott and sister-in-law, Helen Chandler, as well as nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Martha (nee Snyder) and Nelson Bechtel and step-mother, Margaret McTavish. Alma was an accomplished pianist and spent many years teaching piano, at Three Hills Prairie Bible Institute, in Three Hills, Alberta. She brought much pleasure playing for the Bible Study Group at the Preston School House apartments. Alma was a devout and active Christian, who expressed her faith in many ways. She taught Bible School at Markstay, in northern Ontario and a Voluntary Service assignment in Mathis, Texas, helping Spanish children learn English. When Alma and Charles moved to Sacramento, California, she took a special course and worked as a librarian, in the State Library. Alma's family will welcome friends at the Fairview Mennonite Home Auditorium, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Wednesday afternoon, from 3-4 p.m., with a memorial service being held at 4 p.m. The interment service will take place privately at Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Waterloo Region Record 14 Jun 2010

Mary — Charles Samuel Goodrich. Charles died Bef 2010; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Mary — Charles Samuel Goodrich. Charles was born 1922, , Kentucky; died 30 Apr 1992, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ruth Evelyn Hess
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386723

Ruth — Rev. John Henry Hess. John was born 15 Aug 1922, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died 22 May 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothy Helen Grove
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386725

Notes:

GROVE, Dorothy Helen (nee Bechtel)

Dorothy has passed peacefully, Saturday morning, November 6, 2010. She is survived by her children; Bruce (Suzanne), Pauline and David (Gwen), her grandchildren Andrew, Desiree, Zara, Julian, and Tim and her siblings Janet, Ruth, and George (Grace). A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Thursday, November 11th with visitation from 1-2 p.m. and funeral service following at 2 p.m.

Waterloo Region Record 9 Nov 2010

Dorothy married Rev. Merlin Russel Grove 11 Sep 1951. Merlin was born 9 Feb 1929, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1962, Mogadiscio, Somalia; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-266356

Notes:

George Bechtel

Farmer, animal lover, singer, husband, teacher, father, gardener, train enthusiast, transportation advocate, and cyclist, George passed from this life on May 3, 2019, aged 86 years.

He was the beloved husband of Grace (Schott), father of Trevor (Susan Hunsberger), and Gini (Tamara Shantz). He was the son of Nelson (1968) and Martha (Snyder, 1945) and stepson of Margaret (McTavish, 1985), and the brother of Janet (2013, Tom Inglis 1994), Mary Alma (2010, Charles Goodrich, 1992), Ruth, who survives (John Hess, 2007), and Dorothy (2010, Merlin Grove, 1962).

George spent the first part of his life working on his father's farm, established in 1816. His love of animals began here, particularly as he nursed his badly injured peacock Birdy back to health from a near fatal attack, and related to the dairy cattle with his characteristic gentleness. George taught at the secondary level and community college level for 29 years forming lifelong relationship with many students and colleagues. In retirement he volunteered at Doon Heritage Crossroads and researched early farm gardens building on his lifelong vocation as a gardener. George introduced many people in Waterloo County to the beauty of the dried strawflower producing many blooms for sale at the farmer's market and for Grace's bouquets.

George had a sought after tenor voice, singing in choirs and quartets\endash notably the Junior Farmers Quartet and Renaissance Singers\endash and leading singing and soloing throughout the Mennonite community. He was both a lover of British cars and an advocate of alternatives to the automobile. He was known publicly as an advocate of passenger rail publishing regular articles and letters to the editor and planning yearly family train trips. The family had two dogs, Avey and Bo, after which George took up weekend sitting for National Service dogs. Most recently George and Grace welcomed Mabel the cat into their home. George was rejuvenated by summer family camping trips, being outside and cooking on the hibachi. He was also an avid cyclist and recorded his mileage daily. He travelled the circumference of the earth more than two and a half times on short and long bicycle trips in Ontario. Late in life he suffered a significant bicycle accident and subsequently became interested in the results of concussions.

A longtime interest in family and local history took shape in the Society for the Preservation of the Samuel Bechtel Burial Ground, a registered non-profit he founded with others to protect the site were Mennonites first gathered 200 years ago.

George will be remembered by many relatives and friends.

"George Bechtel - Friday, May 3Rd, 2019". 2023. Memorials.Henrywalser.Com. https://memorials.henrywalser.com/Bechtel-George/3825427/obituary.php.

George married Grace Almeda Schott (daughter of Vernon Floyd Schott and Luella Mae Witmer) [Group Sheet]

Harold — Dorothy Pettersen. (daughter of Peter Gernilius Pettersen and Lillie Mae Geiger) [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Myrtle Ella Armstrong
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68444P

Myrtle — Elgin Ross Armstrong. Elgin (son of Thomas Howie Armstrong and Charlotte "Lottie" Patterson) was born 16 Jul 1905, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Beatrice Luella Ernst
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-381245

Beatrice — Wilbert Edward Ernst. Wilbert (son of Alton Berton "Alt" Ernst and Mary Magdalene "Magdalene" Steffler) was born 11 Feb 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1978, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jan 1979, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Irelene L. Rea
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92697

Irelene — Norman Clarence Rea. Norman was born 1915, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; died 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Leona R. Quirt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-208064

Leona — William T. Quirt. William was born 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 1997; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348535
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Ralph E. Wismer

PRESTON - Ralph E. Wismer, 641 Dover St. S., died today at his residence. He was 60. Mr. Wismer was born in Preston and had resided here all his life. He was a model maker employed at the Canada Last Co. Ltd., for many years. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Rose Golding; two daughters, Mrs. Andre (Ruth Ann) Roy of Preston and Mrs. Jeffrey (Roberta) Wilbee of Galt: one sister, Mrs. Gary (Viola) Sipes of Hespeler and nine grandchildren. The body is at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home where the funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. Interment will be in Preston Park Lawn cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Jun 1971 pg 21

Ralph — Rose Florence Golding. Rose (daughter of Arthur S. Golding and Florence Barnard) was born 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Jan 2002, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Viola "Viola" Sipes
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348534

Mary — Charles Thomas Garfield "Gary" Sipes. Charles was born 27 Jan 1907, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1986; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]