Elizabeth Erb: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Elizabeth Erb was born 23 Aug 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Elizabeth Nafziger
Name: Lizzie Erb
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51495

Notes:

Nafziger.-Elizabeth, daughter of the late Peter Erb, was born in Waterloo Twp. Ont., Aug. 23, 1890; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, after a lingering illness, Sept. 25, 1947; aged 57 y. 1 m. 2 d. On Jan. 13, 1915 she was married to Enos Nafziger, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Harry, Preston, Ont.) and one daughter (Ruth, at home). Two children (Wilheim and Marion) predeceased her. Early in life she accepted Christ as her Saviour and was a regular attendant at the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont. Funeral services were conducted by J. B. Martin. Text: Rev. 8: 28-39.

\b\iGospel Herald - Volume XL, Number 29 - October 14, 1947, page 622 - 623

Elizabeth married Enos R. Nafziger 13 Jan 1916, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Enos (son of Christian Nafziger and Magdalena "Lena" Reschly) was born 27 Oct 1892, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1979, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Harry R. Nafziger was born 13 Nov 1918; died 31 Aug 1997.
3. William Nafziger was born 12 Apr 1920; died 14 Apr 1920; was buried , Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
4. Marion Elizabeth Nafziger was born 10 Aug 1921; died 8 Jul 1946, Singapore, , , Singapore; was buried , Bdadari Cemetery, Singapore, Singapore, , , Singapore.
5. Ruth Nafziger was born 26 Oct 1931, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

2.	Harry R. Nafziger (1.Elizabeth¹) was born 13 Nov 1918; died 31 Aug 1997. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172618 Harry — Estella Anette Wagner. (daughter of John E. Wagner and Bertha Scherer) [Group Sheet]

3.	William Nafziger (1.Elizabeth¹) was born 12 Apr 1920; died 14 Apr 1920; was buried , Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172623

Marion Elizabeth Nafziger

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born 10 Aug 1921; died 8 Jul 1946, Singapore, , , Singapore; was buried , Bdadari Cemetery, Singapore, Singapore, , , Singapore.

Other Events:

Interesting: public service, life
Misfortune: died while travelling to Calcutta - appendectomy
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56535

Notes:

Memorial service for the late Marion Nafziger, 24-year-old Mennonite nurse, who died enroute to Calcutta, will be held at the Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Sunday at 2: 15 p.m. The service will be public. Representatives of the Mennonite Central Relief Committee, Akron, Pa. will attend. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernos Nafziger, 189 Erb St. W., Waterloo, Miss Nafziger died at a Singapore Hospital Monday following an appendectomy.

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Nafziger.--Marion Elizabeth, daughter of Enos and Elizabeth Erb Nafziger, was born at Milverton, Ont., Aug. 10, 1921; died at Singapore, China, on her way to India as a relief worker, July 8, 1946; aged 24 y. 10 m. 28 d. Her death was caused by pneumonia, which set in following an emergency appendectomy. She was a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., and was a devoted Christian who served her Lord faithfully. Memorial services were held at Waterloo, in charge of the pastor, J. B. Martin, assisted by Nelson Litwiller, Argentina, S. A.; Cornelius Rempel, Kitchener, Ont.; and H. S. Bender.
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Marion Nafziger was born 10 August 1921 to Enos and Elizabeth Erb Nafziger. She was one of four children. Her parents were members at Erb Street Mennonite Church in Waterloo. She attended high school both locally and at Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, Virginia. After high shool graduation, she did nurses training at Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, graduating in June, 1945. She received a Mennonite Central Committee assignment to work at the Relief Unit in Calcutta, India. Marion and her coworker Mildred Shoemaker sailed on 27 April, 1946. On 24 June, the ship landed in Singapore and she developed a fever. Marion and Mildred were put ashore, and Marion was diagnosed with appendicitis. Mildred was not allowed to remain in Singapore because she had no visa, and the two were separated. Apparently, she did not have the operation. The circumstances of her death remain somewhat mysterious. She died on 8 July 1946 and was buried in Bdadari Cemetery outside of Singapore in a grave marked
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Ruth Nafziger

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born 26 Oct 1931, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172624

Notes:

Nafziger. - Ruth Erb, daughter of Enos and Elizabeth (Erb) Nafziger, was born near Milverton, Ont., Oct. 26, 1931; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital in Ontario, April 5, 1948; aged 16 y. 5 m. 9 d. Death followed a brief illness of measles and pneumonia. As a child she accepted Christ and united with the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, at the age of twelve. She had a radiant faith and unique qualities of Christian character for a person of her age. One sister (Marian) predeceased her at Singapore, en route to India in July, 1946. Her mother also predeceased her, in September, 1947. Surviving are her father and one brother (Harry, Freeport, Ont.). Funeral services were conducted by Merle Shantz at the Erb Street Church. Interment was made in the Waterloo Church Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLI, Number 18 - May 4, 1948, pages 430, 431.