Solomon Cober

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

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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

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• 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

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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.
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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]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176760

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193983

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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

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

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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]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220739

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• 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.

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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• 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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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53272001
• 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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• 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

Ardys — R. Brenneman. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70354

Wilbert married Annie Mae Sallans 3 Jun 1950. Annie (daughter of James Henry Sallans and Lucy Rosenblath) was born 13 Aug 1931; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194675
• Residence: 1974, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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COBER, Peter Clarence
As the result of an accident, on Friday, March 15, 1974, Peter Cober, husband of Audrey Sallans, RR 2, Petersburg; father of John, Peter and Philip all at home, Mrs. Calvin (Peggy) Sallans of Princeton, Ont., Mary and Wanda both at home. Mr. Cober is also survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Cober of Kitchener; brother of Wilbert, Russell and Roger, all of Petersburg, Edward of Kitchener, Donald and Bruce of Wellesley and James in India, Mrs. L. (Joyce) Fulcher of Sault Ste. Marie, Mrs. R. (Ardys) Brennemen of New Hamburg, and Cath of Kitchener; also survived by one granddaughter (sic).
Resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 521 King St. West, Kitchener, until 12 o'clock Monday. Funeral service from the Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church at 3 p.m. followed by interment in the Rosebank cemetery. Rev. H. B. Stickley officiating.

Peter — Jane Audrey "Audrey Sallans. (daughter of James Henry Sallans and Lucy Rosenblath) [Group Sheet]

Donald — Ellen Mae Erb. (daughter of David L. Erb and Nancy Lebold) [Group Sheet]

Marlene — Gerry Heimpel. [Group Sheet]

Murray — Sandra. [Group Sheet]

Dianne — Ray MacDonald. [Group Sheet]