Moses E. Betzner

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• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0943
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ladder Maker, Wooden Works Company
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Moses Betzner "was born February 18th, 1838. On February 2nd, 1864, he was married to Veronica Brubacher who was born May 16th, 1843. They reside on the old "Bisho Benjamin Eby" farm at the lower end of the town of Berlin where he is engaged in farming. To them were born 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Betzner - Moses Betzner was one of the oldest residents of Kitchener, Ont., among its pioneer residents, a direct descendant of the County's first settlers. He was the son of John and Magdalena Eby Betzner. He was born Feb. 18, 1838 on the Pioneer Betzner Farm, where now stands the Memorial Tower in remembrance of those sturdy, early pioneer settlers. He spent his youth on the farm, and later moved to the environs of Berlin. He attended the school conducted by the well known Benjamin Eby, from who Kitchener received its first name, "Ebytown". On Feb. 2, 1864 he was married to Veronica Brubacher, the youngest daughter of Deacon John E. Brubacher, who survives him, and is the last survivor of that family. Bro. Betzner was in excellent health, and possessed his faculties to a remarkable degree until the last year of his life. He died in his 94th year. Bro. Betzner turned to the Lord in his old age, had a vital Christian experience, and united in the fellowship of the Mennonite Church, and was a devoted member until his home-going. Besides his wife, he is survived by 4 children; Lucinda Kolb, Maggie Quickfall, of Kitchener; Allan Betzner of Berkley, Calif., and Elizabeth Shuh of Guernsey, Sask. One son, John Betzner of Fresno, Calif., predeceased him. Also surviving are 9 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and 1 sister, Mrs. Joseph Snyder, also aged 92 years. He will be remembered for his unselfish life, sterling character, and congenial personality by many. The services were conducted by Bro. C. F. Derstine and Bro. Jonas Snider, at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. Text. Psa. 17: 14,15.


Obituary - Gospel Herald, October 8, 1931

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By Rev. Stahlschmidt, Moses Betzner was married to Veronika Brubacher, both of Woolwich.

Berliner Journal, February 11, 1864

Moses married Veronica Brubacher 2 Feb 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Deacon John E. Brubacher and Catharine Shirk) was born 16 May 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lucinda Kolb
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0944
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lucinda Betzner "was born September 5th, 1865. She is married to Elias Kolb. They reside about two miles east of Berlin where he is engaged in 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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Kolb - Lucinda, daughter of Moses and Veronica (Brubacher) Betzner, was born Sept. 5, 1865, at the Betzner homestead, the Memorial Tower farm; died Sept. 18, 1937, at the K. W. Hospital from bronchial congestion and heart failure; aged 72 y. 13 d. She was married to Elias B. Kolb, Oct. 1, 1891. Her early married life was spent on the Kolb farm, one mile east of Kitchener, on the Guelph Highway. In 1902 they built their new home across the highway, now known as the George Hahn farm. In 1908 they moved to Herbert, Sask., and lived in that section for eighteen years. They returned to Kitchener In 1925. The last five years were spent with their daughter, Mrs. C. F. Derstine. She is survived by her husband, 1 daughter (Mary Elizabeth, wife of Bishop C. F. Derstine), and 7 grandchildren. She is also survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother (Mrs. Maggie Quickfall, Kitchener; Allan Betzner, Berkeley, Calif., and Elizabeth, wife of B. B. Shuh, Guernsey, Sask.). One brother (John Betzner) predeceased her. She accepted Christ in her youth, and died in the fellowship of the Mennonite Church as a faithful member. She was deeply interested in her work and welfare of the Church, and in her younger years was an active Sunday school teacher. The funeral and interment at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. The services were conducted by Bishops S. F. Coffman and Jonas Snider. The son-in-law and pastor, Bro. C. F. Derstine, gave an address on "My Personal Tribute to My Mother-in-law."


Obituary - Gospel Herald, October 7, 1937

Lucinda married Elias B. Kolb 1 Oct 1891. Elias (son of Deacon Jacob Ziegler Kolb and Maria Bowman) was born 3 Mar 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0945
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1899, , Fresno Co., Califorian; miner

Notes:

John B. Betzner "was born May 12th, 1867, and is unmarried. He has spent several years in California and other Pacific states. At present he is home with his parents but is thinking of going west again in the near future."


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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On the 22d of March, 1899, near Pollasky, Fresno Co., California, of spinal meningitis, John, eldest son of Moses and Veronica Betzner, of Berlin, Ontario, aged 31 years, 10 months and 10 days. The circumstances surrounding the death of our dear young friend are peculiarly sad. He had been away from home for a number of years, and had decided to come home in the near future. He was engaged by the Ohio Gold Mining Co., and was highly esteemed by his employer as a trustworthy young man. Owing to heavy rains work at the mines had to be temporarily stopped, and a party of miners went up into the mountains prospecting. Although not feeling well the deceased accompanied the party. While they were out, on the 19th of March, a heavy rain set in, drenching them. Deceased took cold and became so ill that his friends had to carry him back. As he continued to grow worse he was taken on the train to Fresno, 22 miles distant, on the 21st. The physician met them at the depot, and upon examination pronounced it a case of spinal meningitis. He was taken to the hospital, but died the following morning. His brother Allan, who resides in San Francisco, 207 miles distant, was notified and at once came and took charge of the remains. He purchased a lot in the Fresno cemetery and had the remains interred there. Funeral services were held on the 29th. The deceased leaves his parents, one brother, two sisters and many other relatives and friends to mourn his untimely death far away from home and friends. Upon leaving San Francisco three years ago the deceased, who often felt lonely and depressed, handed his brother a poem, which seems to express to some extent his feelings at the time. The poem will be found in the next issue. May God comfort the bereaved family in their sore affliction and grant them grace to live so that when the end comes they may depart in peace to meet the loved ones gone before, let us hope, to a brighter world.


The Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVI, No. 9, May 1, 1899 - pages 140-142

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• Name: Magdalena Quickfall
• Name: Maggie Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1441.4
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Magdalena Betzner "was born Janaury 3rd, 1870. She is married to Charles Quickfall. They reside about a mile north of Bridgeport, Ontario. Their family consists of five children, namely: VI Clark Jay (dead), VI Lillie May, VI Olive Meta, and twin girls whose names have not been 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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Mrs. Magdalena Quickfall

Mrs. Magdalena Quickfall, 88, of 198 Courtland Ave. East, died at K-W Hospital today after a lengthy illness.
She was born Jan. 3, 1870 in Kitchener, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Betzner. She was a member of First Mennonite Church. Her husband, Charles, died April 21, 1921.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Anthony, Mrs. George (Cora) Oakley and Mrs. Irvin (Vera) Woelfe, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Walter (Olive) Raymond of London, Ont.; a brother, Allan Betzner of Berkeley, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Elisabeth Shuh of Guernsey, Sask.; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by one son in infancy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 27, 1958

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Quickfall, Magdalena, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Betzner, was born Jan. 1870; died at the K-W Hospital, Feb. 27, 1958; aged 88 y.1 m. 24 d. She was married to Charles Quickfall, who preceded her in death, April 21, 1921. Surviving are 4 daughters (Mrs. Lillian Anthony, Cora-Mrs. George Oakley, and Vera-Mrs. Orvin Woelfe, all of Kitchener, Ont.; and Olive-Mrs. Walter Raymond, London, Ont.), one brother (Allen, Berkley, Calif.), one sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Shuh, Guernsey, Sask.), and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, March 1, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Burial in the First Mennonite Church Cemetery

Gospel Herald, March 18, 1958

Magdalena — Charles Allan Quickfall. Charles (son of Richard M. Quickfall and Leah Groff) was born 12 May 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0947
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Allen Betzner "was born July 29th, 1871. He is unmarried and at present resides at No. 8 1/4 Howard Street, San Francisco, California."

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• Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shuh
• Name: Lizzie Betzner
• Residence: Guernsey, Saskatchewan
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0948
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lizzie Betzner "was born January 21st, 1881. She is at home and attending school."

Elizabeth married Benjamin Shuh 26 Feb 1908. Benjamin (son of David Shuh and Barbara Bowman) was born 14 Mar 1880, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1949; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]

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• Church Membership: First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Name: Mary Elizabeth Derstine
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-21000
• Residence: 1971, 1102 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Derstine, Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elias B. Kolb, was born at Kitchener, Ont.; died of a heart attack at the K-W Hospital, March 11, 1971; aged 69 years. On July 5, 1927, she was married to C. F. Derstine, who preceded her in death Aug. 31, 1967. Surviving are 2 sons (John R. and Clayton K.), 5 daughters (Grace - Mrs. Paul Brunner, Mrs. Eyvonne Harris, Esther - Mrs. Alfred Smith, Ruth - Mrs. George Hostetter, and Margaret - Mrs. Robert Becker), 9 grandchildren, and one great-grandson. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., where funeral services were held Mar. 15, in charge of Jesse B. Martin and Robert N. Johnson; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

Obituary - Gospel Herald, April 6, 1971

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Mary Elizabeth Kolb Derstine: teacher, pastor's wife; b. 11 August 1901 on her grandparents' farm near Breslau, Ontario, Canada to parents Elias Kolb (3 March 1865-8 July 1848) and Lucinda (Betzner) Kolb (5 September 1865-18 September 1937). Mary was an only child. On 5 July 1927 she married bishop and evangelist Clayton F. Derstine of Kitchener and became an instant mother to his three daughters. The couple had four children together. Mary died 11 March 1971 in Kitchener.

Although born in Ontario, Mary grew up on the Saskatchewan prairie, where her parents went to homestead in 1904. There she learned to handle horses and guns. By the time that drought forced her family to return to Ontario, Mary was a schoolteacher in her early 20s-an attractive, lively young woman. This was a time of controversy at First Mennonite Church in Kitchener. The issue was whether to make it compulsory for women to wear the bonnet. Due to this controversy, a group of people left to form the Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. In the midst of this turmoil, Mary made a commitment to Christ and chose to worship at First Mennonite Church, where a woman's commitment was defined by a strict dress code. She was baptized there in 1925 by her pastor, C. F. Derstine, whose wife died a few months later. C. F. and Mary were married in July 1927.

A gracious and dignified pastor's wife, Mary allowed no gossip, either at home or at church. She was a role model to other women in her cheerful acceptance of plain clothing....

Regehr, Esther. "Derstine, Mary Elizabeth Kolb (1901-1971)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2009. Web. 25 February 2011. https://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/derstine_mary_elizabeth_kolb_1901_1971.

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Mrs. Clayton F. Derstine, widow of Bishop C.F. Derstine, of 1102 Victoria St. N. died at K-W Hospital Thursday following a heart attack. She was 69. Born in Kitchener, Mrs. Derstine was the former Mary Elizabeth Kolb, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elias B. Kolb. In her youth she lived in Western Canada and taught public school at Herbert, Sask. She married Bishop Derstine on July 5, 1927. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church and formerly a member of the church council and the Sunday school staff. She organized and supervised the Secret Sister Society of the church. She was predeceased by her husband Aug. 31, 1967. Surviving are two sons, John R., Kitchener, and Clayton K., Toronto; five daughters, Mrs. Paul (Grace) Brunner, Hubbard, Ore,; Mrs. Eyvonne Harris, Preville, Que,; Mrs. Alfred (Esther) Smith, Kitchener; Mrs. George (Ruth) Hostetter, St. Catherines, and Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Becker, Waterloo; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. The body will be at the Ratz-Brchtel Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday until noon Monday when removal will be made to the First Mennonite Church for a service at 3 p.m. conducted by Bishop Jesse B. Martin and Rev. Robert N. Johnson, Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board may be made as expression of sympathy.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Mar 1971

Mary married Bishop Clayton Freed Derstine 5 Jul 1927. Clayton was born 17 Aug 1891, Souderton, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 31 Aug 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00006-0946.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00006-0946.3
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shirt Worker, Shirt Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Name: Olive Meta Raymond
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0946.4
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Olive married Walter Edward Raymond 14 Nov 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Walter (son of John Charles Rehmann and Augusta Schultz) was born 20 Dec 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Jan 1893, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1978; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Grace Vera Woelfle
• Name: Vera Quickfall
• Eby ID Number: 00088-5131.6
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shirt Worker, Shirt Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Grace — Irvin John Woelfle. Irvin (son of John Woelfle and Elizabeth "Lillie" "Eliz" Berdux) was born 21 Sep 1897, Rodney, Elgin Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Cora Quickfall
• Name: Estella Cora Luelo
• Name: Stella Quickfall
• Eby ID Number: 00088-5131.5
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Estella married Oscar Charles Luelo 7 Sep 1914, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Oscar (son of Carl "Charles" Luelo and Augusta Gentz) was born 25 Jun 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clay Derstine
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214228

Notes:

DERSTINE, Clayton Kolb - Our friend, husband and father died on Good Friday at Toronto Western Hospital. Clay would have liked to have been remembered both as a writer and as a pioneer in establishing French public schools in Toronto. Clay wrote throughout his life (including book reviews for The Globe and Mail) but his magnum opus is his book Treegodspace . Clay believed in multi-culturalism and in Canadians speaking both official languages, and was active in left-wing politics. He devoted his considerable talent and energy to working to establish a French public school system in Toronto, and the success that system is now enjoying is due in no small part to his efforts. Clay was born in 1928 to Mary Elizabeth Kolb Derstine and Bishop C. F. Derstine of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Clay grew up in Kitchener and was a football star at KCI and Waterloo Lutheran. He came to Toronto to do graduate studies, but fled to Paris, where he sought to come to terms with the divergence between many of society's values and his own. He taught himself French from friends, books and the street, and worked at UNESCO. He returned to Canada in 1958, met and married Joyce Carter, his love and companion for the next 50 years. Their son is Dirk Derstine of Toronto. Clay was also blessed with a daughter, Julie Saavedra, born in France. He also leaves his daughter-in-law, Jennifer Penman; his son-in-law, Téo Saavedra and his grandchildren, Madeleine, Benjamin, Lou and Atina. His brother John and sisters Ruth, Yvonne and Grace will all miss him as will their families and the rest of his large family. Clay was a believer in wonder, joy and close observation triumphing over order-mongering and those who define interest, profit and riches in money. We loved him and we are all blessed by his memory and example, while poorer for his absence. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, April 6 at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity Street, Toronto, at 5 p.m. until whenever.


Waterloo Region Record 29 Mar 2008

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214025030
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-13157

Vyrne-Mae — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55670

Roy — Marieta Doris Hagedorn. Marieta (daughter of Edward Hagedorn and Mabel Joanna Neumeier) was born 16 Nov 1920, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76278