Sarah D. Shantz

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• Name: Sarah D. Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Sarah D. Shantz, " was born June 3rd, 1853. She is married to Isaac C. Shantz, a farmer."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Shantz. - Sarah Shantz was born in Wilmot Twp., Ontario, June 3, 1853; died at her home in Breslau, Ont., Dec. 20, 1921; aged 68 y. 6 m. 17 d. On Feb. 28, 1875, she was united in marriage to Isaac C. Shantz. To this union were born eight children, four (Sarah, Herman, Viney, and Laura) preceding her in death and four (Edwin, Luanna, Mary and Edith), with her husband and ten grandchildren, are left to mourn her departure. Sister Shantz united with the Mennonite Church in her girlhood days and remained a consistent member until death claimed her. The last few weeks of her life were spent in intense suffering, but through it all her continual desire was to bear it faithfully and uncomplainingly until she could go home. The funeral services were held at the Breslau Mennonite Church on Dec. 23, 1921, and were conducted by Brethren Jonas Snider and U. K. Weber.

Gospel Herald - Volume XIV, Number 40 - January 5, 1922 - page 783

Sarah married Isaac C. Shantz 28 Feb 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isaac (son of Isaac Y. Shantz and Catharine Clemens) was born 20 Jan 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1928, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.2 
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.3
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Occupation: 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; rubber worker
• Residence: 1924, 77 Water St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Shantz.-Edwin Shantz was born near Breslau, Mar. 28, 1877; died at his home in Kitchener, Ont., on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934; aged 57 y. 3 d. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in young manhood, united with the Mennonite Church at Breslau, in which communion he remained until he departed this life. In June, 1902, he was united in marriage with Lydia Ann Good, who predeceased him in 1903. To this union was born one son, Merle. In August, 1924, he was united in marriage with Rosetta Knox. To this union were born two daughters, June and Jean. There remain to mourn his departure, his sorrowing wife; one son, (Merle of South Hero, Vt.); two daughters (June and Jean at home); three sisters (Mrs. Simon Baer, Kitchener, Miss Edith Shantz, Waterloo, and Mrs. Elias Rudy, Kitchener); also a host of relatives and friends. The funeral services and burial were held at the First Mennonite Church in charge of C. F. Derstine and W. K. Weber.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 2 - April 12, 1934, page 46, 47

Edwin married Lydia Ann Good Jun 1902. Lydia (daughter of Henry B. Good and Sarah Reist) was born 1882, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1903, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Edwin married Rosetta Knorr 9 Aug 1924, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Rosetta (daughter of Daniel P. Knorr and Sophia Caroline Schliemann) was born 8 Oct 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Family Photograph: Simon B. Baer and wife Luanna Shantz
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36371163
• Name: Luannah Baer
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.4
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Luanna
• Birth: 15 Oct 1879, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Baer, -- Luanna, passed away at her home in Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 20, 1953; aged 73 y. 11 m. 5 d. She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Sarah Shantz and was born at Shantz Station, Ont., Oct. 15, 1879. She was united in marriage to Simon Baer in 1902. She is survived by her husband, 3 sons (Arthur and Raymond, Kitchener, Ont.; and Manasseh, Orillia, Ont.), 4 daughters (Verna;Mrs. Omar Rudy, West Montrose, Ont.; Lillian;Mrs. Ronald Snider, Waterloo, Ont.; Florence;Mrs. Vernice Smith, Miller, S. Dak., and Grace;Mrs. Mervin Weber, Kitchener, Ont.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Mary Rudy and Edith, Kitchener, Ont.), 18 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter (Edith), and 2 sons in infancy. Whenever her health permitted she was active in the Ladiesí Aid and faithful in church attendance. Funeral services took place at the First Mennonite Church with C. F. Derstine and J. H. Hess in charge. Interment was made in the Kitchener Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 42 - October 20, 1953 --- page 1014, 1015

Luannah married Simon B. Baer 1902. Simon (son of Deacon Henry Baer and Leah C. Bowman) was born 22 Dec 1878, Near Zurich, , Ontario; died 15 Jul 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maryann Rudy
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.5
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saleslady, Dry Goods Store
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Old Mennonite
• Residence: 1945, 63 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Rudy, Mary Ann, daughter of Isaac C. and Sarah (Shantz) Shantz, was born near Breslau, Ont., Feb. 9, 1882; passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Aug. 3, 1954, after an illness of seven years' duration; aged 72 y. 5 m. 25 d. She was united in marriage June 17, 1918, to Elias Y. Rudy. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1945, 6 brothers and sisters. She is survived by one sister (Edith, Kitchener, Ont.) with whom she lived until her hospitalization two years ago. In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour and united with the Cressman Mennonite Church at Breslau. During her years in Saskatchewan after her marriage she was a member of the Sharon congregation near Guernsey. In the last years of her life she became affiliated with the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Funeral services were held Aug. 6 at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., in charge of Merle Shantz and John H. Hess, with interment in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 34 - August 24, 1954 --- page 814, 815

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Maryann married Elias H. Rudy 17 Jun 1918. Elias (son of Benjamin Rudy and Mary Ann Hoffman) was born 13 Jun 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-377238
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.6
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Shantz, Edith, Kitchener, Ont., daughter of the late, Isaac C. and Sarah Shantz, was born near Breslau, Ont., Feb. 10, 1884; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, March 20, 1956, after a traffic accident which had occurred the same evening; aged 72 y. 1 m. 10 d. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 5 sisters, and is survived by 9 nieces and nephews. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her teens and was a member of the last baptismal class of the Cressman congregation to receive that ordinance in the nearby river. Her life was one of self-effacing sacrificial service. In her later years she was employed in a Kitchener department store where she made a large circle of friends and among whom she maintained a positive Christian witness. Funeral services were held March 23 at the Cressman Church at Breslau, where she was a member form the time of her baptism, were in charge of Oscar Burkholder, with Carl Rudy and Merle Shantz assisting. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 17 - April 24, 1956 - page 406, 407

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.7

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.8

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• Name: Laura May Burkholder
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.9
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1913, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic

Laura married Bishop Oscar Burkholder 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Oscar (son of A. W. Burkholder and Agnes Wood) was born 24 Sep 1886, near, Stouffville, , Ontario; died 29 Oct 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-205128
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386615
• Residence: 1934, South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA

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SHANTZ, Merle (Rev.)

At Cambridge, on Monday, June 19, 1989, in his 87th year. Husband of Pheobe (Bengtson), father of Margaret, Stephen, John, Ruth and Edith Ann; brother of June and Jean. Predeceased by his first wife, Mildred (George). During his active life, Mr. Shantz was a tireless worker for the cause of Christ, whom he loved. In more recent times he served as pastor of Old Windham United Church, Simcoe and of Wanner Mennonite Church, Cambridge. A private family graveside service, will be followed by a memorial service, at Fairview Apartments, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge, on Wednesday, June 21, 1989, at 7 p.m., to which the public is cordially invited.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Jon 1989 pg A11

Merle — Mildred Louise George. Mildred was born 8 Nov 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1961, RR4 Simcoe, Norfolk Co., Ontario; was buried 13 Nov 1961, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Merle — Pheobe Bengtson. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-39975

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145807

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44971327
• Name: Verna Rudy
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115355
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Verna Baer
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1943, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1947, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Rudy, Verna --- At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Tuesday, July 31, 1984, Verna (Baer) Rudy, a resident of Fairview Mennonite Home since 1978, in her 81^st year.

Wife of the late Omar Rudy; mother of Robert of Burlington, David of Kitchener and Joan (Mrs. Clare Scheerer) of London, Ont.; sister of Arthur of Cambridge, Manasseh (Ted) of Orillia, Raymond of Kitchener, Mrs. Lillian (Lily) Snider of Waterloo, Florence ( Mrs. V. Smith) of North Chily, NY and Grace ( Mrs. M. Weber) of Kitchener. Also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by her parents; two brothers in infancy and one sister Edith.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy farmed near Bloomingdale until 1961 and attended the Kitchener Farmers Market for approximately 30 years. She was very active in her church life and was a member of the WMSC of the church.

Friends may call at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m today (Wednesday). Visitation from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral service in the Bloomingdale Mennonite Church on Friday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. O. Gingerich and Rev. J. Snider officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

Donations to Fairview Mennonite Home would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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Verna Rudy

Funeral service was held Friday in Bloomingdale for Verna Baer of Fairview Mennonite home, Cambridge, formerly of Bloomingdale. She died July 31, 1984, at her home. She was 80.

She was the mother of Robert Rudy of Burlington, David Rudy of Kitchener, and Joan (Mrs. Clare Scheerer) of London; sister of Arthur Baer of Cambridge, Manasseh (Ted) Baer of Orillia, Raymond Baer and Grace ( Mrs. M. Weber), both of Kitchener, Lillian (Lily) Snider of Waterloo, and Florence ( Mrs. V. Smith) of North Chily, New York; also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; predeceased by her husband, Omar Rudy, her parents, two brothers in infancy, and one sister Edith Baer.

Burial was in Bloomingdale Mennonite Church cemetery.

Donations to Fairview Mennonite Home would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Verna married Omar R. Rudy 24 Mar 1926, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Omar (son of William H. Rudy and Rachel Reist) was born 9 Sep 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115141
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1943, Ipperwash, Lambton Co. , Ontario

Arthur — Florence Evelyn Sievenpiper. Florence (daughter of Rev. Ephraim Sievenpiper and Sylvina Honsperger) was born 7 Nov 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ted Baer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204638
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1943, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario

Mannasseh married Violet Becker 11 Sep 1929. Violet (daughter of David Allan "Allan" Becker and Annie Maria Dedels) was born 11 Sep 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lilian Mae Bauer
• Name: Lillian Mae "Lily" Snider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115490
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Lillian Mae Baer
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1943, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Snider, Lillian Baer, 85, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Feb. 6, 1908, New Hamburg, Ont., to Simon and Luanna Shantz Baer. Died: June 20, 1993, Cambridge, Ont. Survivors-children: Joy Witmer, Ann Morgan, Glenn; sisters and brothers: Florence Smith, Grace Weber, Ray Baer; 6 grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Predeceased by: Ronald E. Snider (husband). Funeral and burial: June 23, Erb Street Mennonite Church, by Pat Falk and Doug Snyder.

Gospel Herald - Volume 86, Number 29 - July 20, 1993 - page 15.

Lillian married Ronald E. Snider 24 Jun 1931. Ronald (son of Deldon H. Snider and Loretta K. Erb) was born 25 Oct 1908; died 9 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204884
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00003-616.8000
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Edith Baer

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Baer - Edith was born near Breslau, Ont., April 2, 1912, and went home to be with her Lord from her father's residence, Kitchener, Ont., on June 7, 1943; aged 31 y. 2 m. 5 d. She leaves to mourn her departure her father and mother (Mr. and Mrs. Simon Baer), 3 brothers (Arthur, Ipperwash; Menasseh, Orillia; and Raymond, Kitchener), 4 sisters (Mrs. Omar Rudy, West Montrose; Mrs. Vernice Schmitt, London; Mrs. Ronald Snider, Waterloo; and Mrs. Mervin Weber, Kitchener), and a large number of relatives and friends. On July 12, 1925 she was baptized and received into the Mennonite church at Breslau. She was a faithful Christian, loyal to her Lord and her church. Among her greatest earthly pleasures was attendance at the regular services in the house of the Lord. She was afflicted with an incurable malady for 21 years, but accepted her lot in a true Christian way. She frequently expressed her desire that her departure might come quickly, and this wish the Lord graciously granted. Physician despaired of her life a number of times, but a kind heavenly Father allowed her the extra years to witness for Him. She will be greatly missed because of her cheerful disposition, her patient acceptance of painful disappointments, and her fine spirit of Christian courage which grew as her life on earth was prolonged. We may all see more clearly for having seen such a shining spiritual light. Funeral services were conducted on June 9 at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mervin Weber and at the First Mennonite Church. Interment in adjoining cemetery. The ministers were S.F. Coffman, Merle Shantz, and Oscar Burkholder. Text, I Peter 5: 10.

Gospel Herald - - Vol. XXXVI, No . 13 - June 24, 1943, Page 263

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• Name: Florence Beatrice Smith
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115356
• Residence: 1943, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Florence — Vernice Wakefield Smith. Vernice (son of George E. Schmitt and Gertrude Reier) was born 28 Mar 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1995, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States; was buried , Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Grace Violet Weber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24435
• Residence: 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Grace — Mervin H. Weber. Mervin (son of Ephraim H. Weber and Maria Steckle) was born 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115352
• Residence: 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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"BAER, Raymond Erle - Passed away peacefully at Sunnyside Home, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, inhis 83rd year. Ray is survived by his loving wife, Nettie Baer (nee Redekopp) of Kitchener and his sister Grace Weber of Eastwood Community in Kitchener. Ray was predeceased by his parents, Simon and Luanna Shantz Baer and by his siblings Verna (Omar) Rudy, Arthur (Florence Sievenpiper), Manassah'Ted' (Violet Becker), Lillian (Ronald) Snyder, Wilfred, Harold, Edith and Florence, (Vernice) Smith and brother-in-law Mervin Weber. Dearly loved by many nieces and nephews from both the Baer and Redekopp families who will miss him deeply. Ray was born in Breslau on April 11, 1921; the family moved to Kitchener in 1927. Ray was a long-time member of First Mennonite Church in Kitchener. His hobbies included sculpting, writing and singing. Ray participated in numerous choirs including the Nightingale Chorus, the Mennonite Hour Chorus, the Goshen College Touring Choir, the Philharmonic Choir and the Menno Singers, of which he was a founding member....First Mennonite Cemetery

The Record 15 Oct 2003

Raymond — Aganetha "Nettie" Redekop. Aganetha was born 4 Aug 1922; died 28 Jul 2012, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.3000

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6654.3001

Robert — Ida Gwendolyn Hagey. (daughter of Carl M. Hagey and Mary Eileen Snyder) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160603
• Residence: 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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David Rudy
1932 - 2020

With grief and with love, we announce the death of David Rudy on October 19, 2020 at St. Mary's General Hospital at age 88. Husband of Norma (Erb) for 65 years, father of Duane Rudy, Lynne Martin, and Gayle Lounsbury (Andrew Lounsbury); grandfather of Jessica Lounsbury and Erin (Lounsbury) Babury, Laura Martin, Ryan Martin and Sarah Martin, Amelia Leon-Rudy and Nathaniel Leon-Rudy; and brother-in-law to Gwen Rudy and Dorothy Erb.

Predeceased by parents, Omar and Verna (Baer) Rudy, brother Robert Rudy, and sister Joan Scheerer, and brothers-in-law Delmar Erb and Clare Scheerer.

Born May 9, 1932, near Winterbourne Ontario, David loved life on the family farm: milking cows, ploughing fields (with one sighted and one blind horse) and helping his family at their kiosk at Kitchener Market. In his youth he worked as a farm labourer in Carstairs, Alberta and then studied at Hesston College, where he worked as a telephone switchboard operator to pay his tuition. On his return he built concrete farm silos and, to his delight, the foundation for Chesley Lake Camp's dining hall. He worked for Reist Radio while studying electronics at DeVry and working at Gruen Funeral Home. He moved to Hallman Organs and travelled much of Canada installing and repairing organs for grateful church congregations.

When approached in 1960 to become Director of Fairview Mennonite home, he and Norma felt God's calling. For 27 years, he was the motivating force in planning and implementing Fairview's transformation into one of Canada's first continuum of care facilities. He oversaw the building of independent living apartments, a seniors centre, and the conversion of Preston School Apartments into seniors' residences. David knew even little things affect quality of care and insisted residents receive the best ice cream and softest toilet paper available. Along with Norma and others in the Ontario Association of Non-profit Housing and Services (now known as AdvantAge Ontario) David helped transform elder care so it met the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of our parents and grandparents. David served as OANHSS President but was never one to draw attention to himself, saying "The leader is the servant to the needs of the people." Others recognized his contributions and David received the Association's 75th anniversary tribute award. He closed his working career as Administrator at St. Joseph's Home in Guelph. In his retirement he enjoyed travelling Ontario's countryside distributing Choice Books.

David met Norma at Chesley Lake Mennonite Youth Camp in 1949 and they were married in 1955. Members of First Mennonite Church, they were asked to help seed Rockway Mennonite Church and became charter members there. While living and working at Fairview, David felt the need for a family "escape" and purchased an empty lot at Chesley Lake Camp. David built much of the family cottage himself, providing both shelter and an anchor for generations of memories. He enjoyed leading hymns at Chesley Lake Chapel, especially when Carolyn Roth accompanied on the organ. He served on the Chesley Lake Camp Board of Directors for many years, golfed for the fun of it and most importantly enjoyed fellowship over a cup of coffee and a slice of pie. He was happiest when building project, tent trailering with his family across North America or doing anything related to water skiing. He loved organ music, choral music, singing with the Menno singers, ice cream, and spending time with his 7 grandchildren. When asked how he was, he liked to say "As you see me" which was pretty much how and who he was. We'll miss him greatly.

Funeral will be live streamed at www.erggood.com Oct 26 at 1PM. Condolences and donations may be made to St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation, or Rockway Mennonite Church, through the funeral home erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

"Obituary Of David Rudy | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home". 2022. Erbgood.Com. https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/15261/David-Rudy/obituary.html.

David — Norma Irene Erb. Norma (daughter of Daniel R. Erb and Nancy Albrecht) was born 8 Sep 1929; died 25 May 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Beverly — Clare Henry Scheerer. (son of John Scheerer and Edna Ernst) [Group Sheet]

Ruth — Gordon Ross Lehman. [Group Sheet]

Patricia — Merle Norman Snyder. (son of Rev. Virgil K. Snyder and Anna M.) [Group Sheet]

Nancy — Paul Stewart Webb. [Group Sheet]

Roger — Edith Valentine Pelsey. [Group Sheet]

Mary — Gerald Victor "Tim" Timlock. [Group Sheet]

Joy — Howard Keith "Keith" Witmer. (son of Joyce Victor Witmer and Laverne Shantz) [Group Sheet]

Richard — Barbara Darlene Snider. (daughter of Clifford Snider and Eltrude "Ella" Litwiller) [Group Sheet]