Alson Cressman

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• Eby ID Number: 00028-2175.4
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Labourer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1949, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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CRESSMAN - Alson Cressman was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont., April 5, 1885; died in the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, Ont., shortly after the close of the service on Christmas Day, 1951; aged 66 y. 8 m. 20 d. Dec. 5, 1906 he was married to Barbara Randall, who predeceased him Dec. 27, 1926. He leaves his son (Horace, Waterloo, Ont.), his mother (Mrs. Jacob Cressman, Bloomingdale, Ont.), 4 brothers (Herbert, Breslau, Ont.; Jacob, Kitchener, Ont.; Ivan, Bloomingdale; and Samuel, Preston (now Cambridge), Ont.), 4 sisters (Mrs. Leslie Witmer, of Preston; Mrs. Eugene Brubacher, Kitchener; Mrs. Howard Stevanus, Bloomingdale; and Viola, also of Bloomingdale), and 4 grandchildren. Two sisters predeceased him. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour. March 11, 1934, he was ordained deacon for the Cressman congregation and served faithfully the rest of his life. The funeral was held Dec. 28 at his late home near Waterloo, Ont., and at the Cressman Church. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. B. B. Shantz and Oscar Burkholder officiated. Text: II Cor. 8: 12.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLV, Number 5 - January 29, 1952 --- page 119

Alson married Barbara Randall 5 Dec 1906. Barbara (daughter of John Randall and Leah Clemmer) was born 25 Apr 1886, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1926; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25034
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1951, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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HORACE CRESSMAN 1917-2004 Suddenly, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Tuesday, June 1, 2004, Horace died of heart failure, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of the late Mary Cathrine (Shantz), who predeceased him December 11, 2003. Loving father of Elaine and her husband John Weber of Petersburg, Mark Cressman and his wife Simone Peta of Waterloo, Brenda and her husband Clare Snider of Elmira and Mary Jane and her husband Victor Guerin of Toronto. Proud and loving grandfather of Emily Weber, Jill Weber-Friesen and her husband Curwin, Celine Cressman and her partner Saul Davis, Barrett, Ashley, Chanel and Sauve Cressman, Julie and her husband Anton Heimpel, Maureen Snider, Matthew, Rachel and Rebecca Guerin and great-grandfather to Liam and Simon Friesen and Sean and Erik Heimpel. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Ferne and her husband Merle Yoder of California and Audrey May of Kitchener. He was predeceased by his sisters-in-law, Irene and her husband Orton Koch, Edna and her husband Harold Shenk and brothers-in-law, John Feicht and Jack May. Horace lived his entire life on the family farm and was actively involved until two days before his death. He committed his life to the church and served 40 years as deacon at Breslau Mennonite Church. Friends are invited to share their memories of Horace with his family at Breslau Mennonite Church on Friday, June 4, 2004 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.. The memorial service to celebrate Horace's life and faith will be held at Breslau Mennonite Church on Saturday, June 5, 2004, at 11 a.m., with Pastors Darrel Toews and Tara Gingerich Hiebert officiating. Cremation has taken place. A private family interment in the church cemetery will precede the memorial service. Following the service in the church, friends are invited to join the family in the fellowship hall for refreshments and a time to visit. In memory of Horace, donations to Breslau Mennonite Church or Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be arranged through the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, phone 745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com

Horace — Mary Cathrine Shantz. Mary (daughter of Simeon N. Shantz and Celina Cressman) was born 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Elaine — John Robert Weber. (son of Ion Laverne Weber and Edith Lorene "Lorene" Horst) [Group Sheet]