Laura Ann Hallman

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• Name: Laura Ann Rohr
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62261
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Mrs. Laura Rohr

NEW DUNDEE - The funeral for Mrs. Laura Rohr, 86, of RR 1, New Dundee, was conducted at Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, Waterloo, a 2:30 p.m. today by Rev. H. L Brox. Burial followed in Roseville Cemetery.

Mrs. Rohr died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orland (Reta) Bierman, RR 1, New Dundee, where she had been living for the past six years. She previously lived in Waterloo. The obituary information was received too late for publication Saturday.

Mrs. Rohr was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Menno S Hallman. Her husband, Samuel N Rohr, died in October, 1944. She was predeceased also by two sons and a daughter.

She was a member of Emmaruel Evangelical Church, Waterloo. Mrs. Rohr was born Aug. 14, 1873 in Roseville.

Surviving are a son, Chester of Conestogo; three daughters, Mrs. J. D. (Hilda) McDonald of Ayr, Mrs. Earl (Greta) Stevens of Kitchener, and Mrs: Bierman; a brother, Rev. O. G. Hallman of Kitchener; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Feb 1960, Mon Page 5

Laura married Reeve Samuel N. Rohr 6 Nov 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Samuel Rohr and Annie Elizabeth Naumann) was born 9 Sep 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1954, RR1, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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He giveth His beloved sleep. Died Near Roseville, Ont., on Friday, February 17th, 1911, at 9.15 o'clock, a.m, Eldon H. Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rohr, aged, 8 years, 8 months, 17 days. The Funeral Will take place on Monday afternoon, 20th inst., at 1.30 o'clock, from the residence of his parents' to the Detweiler Church for services, thence to the Hallman Cemetery, east of Roseville for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-198427P
• Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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In Loving Memory Died Near Roseville, Ont., on Friday, August 28th, 1914, at 2 o'clock, p.m, Leslie G. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rohr, aged 11 years, 2 months. The Funeral Will take place on Sunday afternoon, 30th inst., at 2 o'clock, from the residence of his parents' to the Detweiler Church for services, thence to the Hallman Cemetery, east of Roseville for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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• Name: Ann Hilda "Hilda" McDonald
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-198428
• Residence: 1911, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Hilda McDonald

Former long-time Ayr resident, Anna Hilda Rohr, died at the Brantford General Hospital on Wednesday, February 10th, 1999. Mrs. McDonald was in her 94th year. Born in Roseville, she was a daughter of the late Laura Hallman and Samuel Rohr. Mrs. McDonald was a very active member of the Ayr community. She was a long-time member of Knox United Church and the Women's Institute. Predeceased by her husband J. D. (Jack) McDonald in 1971, she is survived by two sons and one daughter - Ken (Diggs) and his wife Marilyn of Orillia, Bob and his wife Ann of Ayr and Barb of Paris; grandchildren Kelly, Susan, Jill, Sheena, Duncan, Heather, Jessie and Natalie; great-grandchildren Emily and Lilly; and by her sister Reta Bierman of New Dundee. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her brothers Eldon, Leslie and Chester and sisters Iva and Greta. Friends were received at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home. Funeral service was held at Knox United Church on Saturday, February 13th at 3 p.m. Reverend Fred Hagle officiated. Spring interment will be in Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News 17 Feb 1999 pg 12

Ann — John Douglas "Jack" McDonald. John (son of John McDonald and Mary Brown) was born Jul 1901, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1971, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Feb 1971, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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He giveth His beloved sleep. Died Near Roseville, Ont., on Friday, April 22nd, 1910, at 12.30 o'clock, a.m, Iva Alene, Youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rohr, aged, 1 year, 4 months, 22 days. The Funeral Will take place on Sunday afternoon, 24th, inst., at 2 o'clock, from the residence of her parents' to the Detweiler Church for services, thence to the Hallman Cemetery, east of Roseville, for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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ROHR, Chester Lincoln Of St. Jacobs, died comfortably, in the presence of his family, early in the morning of February 18, 1997, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. He was in his 86th year.

Born in Roseville, he was prede- ceased by his parents, Sam and Laura; brothers, Eldon and Leslie and two sis- ters, Iva Rohr and Greta Stevens. Grace, his wife, whom he missed so much, died in 1978. He is remembered by his sisters, Hilda MacDonald and Reta Bierman and a brother-in-law, Earl Stevens and his wife Mary. Chester's children are Patricia and Camille Gaudet, Clint and Sandra Rohr, Marlene and Franklin Jonas, Marjorie and Gord Neil, Terry and Gilla Rohr and Bonnie and Cliff Ziegler. His 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren will miss his teasing and humor in the many ways he related to them.

Chester retired as a worker from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in 1976. He and his family lived in Conestogo for many years. Since 1984, he lived among close friends at Spruce Lawn Seniors' Residence in St. Jacobs. Chester's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Wednesday) from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. His funeral will be Friday, February 21 at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Conestogo, where he took an active role as a long time member. Pastor Frank Haggarty will lead the worship celebrating the mystery of God's gift of life. Interment will follow in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo.

Chester — Grace Lillian Perrin. Grace (daughter of Wellington Perrin and Emma Good) was born 30 May 1914, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Greta Maurene Stevens
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164806

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Mrs. Earl G. Stevens of 86 Brunswick Ave, died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a brief Illness. She was 56.

Mrs. Stevens was the former Greta Maurene Rohr, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rohr of Roseville.

She had lived in Kitchener for 40 years. She attended St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and was a member of the women's group of Sergeants' Mess at the Victoria Street Armories.

Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Larry of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Elva) McDonald of RR 2, Petersburg, Mrs. Duane (Wilma) Talmage of Waterloo, and Mrs. John (Donna) Irvine of Tiverton; one brother, Chester of Conestogo; two sisters, Mrs. John (Hilda) McDonald of Ayr, and a twin sister, Mrs. Orland (Reta) Bierman of RR 1, New Dundee, and 16 grandchildren.

The body will be at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Wednesday when removal will be made to Covenant Chapel of St.

Andrew's Presbyterian Church where Very Rev. Finlay G. Stewart will conduct a service at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.

Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the briding fund of lona II may be made as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Jan 1971, Mon Page 23

Greta — Earl G. Stevens. Earl (son of Arthur F. Stevens and Nora Willits) was born Jul 1914; died 17 Apr 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Reta Laurene Bierman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-136809
• Residence: 1999, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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BIERMAN, Reta Of New Dundee, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at Trinity Village Interim Care Centre - Freeport Site, on Friday, December 30, 2011 in her 97th year. Reta is survived by her two sons, Bruce Bierman and Cheryl Henhawk and Doug Bierman and Marilou Tamondong. She will remain in the hearts of her grandchildren Debbie Magnus and Chris Martin, Laurie and Duane Weber, Lynn Buckley, Brad and Lexie Bierman, Christa and Chris Strome, Jeff and Tanneke Bierman and Jennifer Tamondong as well as 14 great-grandchildren. Reta is also survived by her daughters-in-law Judy Bierman and Doreen Bierman and Winston Burrill, sister-in-law Mary Stevens as well as many nieces and nephews. Reta was born in Roseville, Ontario on January 12, 1915. Predeceased by her husband Orland in 1991. She is the last surviving member of her family, predeceased by her parents Samuel and Laura (nee: Hallman) Rohr, brothers Eldon, Leslie and Chester Rohr, and sisters, Iva, her twin sister Greta Stevens and Hilda McDonald. Relatives and friends are invited to share their memories of Reta with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1177 Queen Street, New Dundee on Thursday, January 5 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment will follow at Roseville Mennonite Cemetery. A reception will follow the interment at the church. Condolences for the family and donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario or St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. "It is what it is" ~Reta

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Solo enthusiasts bonded by friendship as much as game

If you grew up in a card-playing family in Waterloo Region or had friends of German descent, you were likely introduced at an early age to that wonderful game of solo. It seems to be as indigenous to this area as pigtails and sauerkraut.

Reta Rohr, 90, was born in Roseville. When she became engaged to Orland Bierman and was preparing to move to his farm in Erbsville, she was told by Irma Neeb that if she was going to live there she would have to learn to play solo.

"I thought it was a hard game to learn, and I just hated her for saying that," Reta recalled.

Orland's uncle taught her to play, and she found it wasn't so difficult.

In fact, she enjoys the game so much now that every Monday she drives, literally through storm and sleet in the winter, from her home in New Dundee (where she also plays solo) to join her friends in the Belmont Seniors Solo Club at Victoria Hills Centre in Kitchener. Only once did she have to leave early to avoid getting snowed in.

Like most of the club's 54 members, she enjoys the companionship as much as the game, especially since she retired. Reta sold the farm and went to work at Schneiders when her husband died. Three months after a mandatory retirement at 65, she was offered a job at the Hybrid Turkey Farm where she worked until she was 72. She became a charter member of the Belmont club when it was formed by Art Miehm in 1982.

The club got its name because it originally met at Belmont Centre, which was run by the City of Kitchener, offering sports and other activities. When they had to vacate Belmont, which was later torn down, they moved to a small room at Victoria Hills Centre and, as its membership expanded, mostly through word of mouth, has moved into the gymnasium for their weekly meetings.

As in most senior organizations, men are in the minority, but it is "a good mix," says president, Dove Dickison. Members range in age from mid-60s to 100. Most are from Kitchener and Waterloo, but some, like Reta, are from out of town and a carload of seniors from a retirement home in St. Jacobs attend regularly

"It's a very congenial group," said Dove. "We even feel we know their families, whom we hear talked about and meet occasionally. They are like an extended family"

Charter members include Elsie Hennig, 103, who is no longer able to attend, and Dot Snider, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday and still comes out regularly. They were schoolmates, although not in the same class, at King Edward School. Dot was born in a house at the corner of Victoria and King streets, which was moved to make room for the Kaufinan factory.

There was special birthday party for Dot, but you have to be 100 to get this kind of attention. Ninety-year olds like Verna Robinson and Art Walton as well as Anne Scott who will celebrate her 90th in November are "too young to qualify for this special recognition, said Dove.

The membership fees are only $2 a year and the players pay 50 cents at the weekly meetings. A $1 prize is awarded to each of the high score, high points and high solo winners, and the rest goes into the pot to provide coffee treats on special occasions and help offset their Christmas dinner, so there isn't much left for birthday parties.

Dove moved to Waterloo from Meaford when her husband died. She has since remarried and was taught to play solo by her husband, Earl.

She joined the club 12 years ago. Assisting her on the current executive are vice-president Beryl Nicholson, treasurer Gerry Gatschene, secretary Norma Hiuser, kitchen convener Connie Connor and her assistant, Bernice Self. They miss photographer Lloyd Schlosser, now deceased, who compiled a pictorial history of the club's activities.

They have eight to 10 tables in play on average.

"Most have to have a good reason like a special appointment not to attend. I don't think they are ever sick," said Dove. "But the membership is open. There is always room for additional members. Just come to Victoria Hills Recreation Centre any Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. and we will make you welcome."

New members can play three times before being required to join the club.

Jackie Hayes is a Kitchener writer who looks at personalities, events and seniors' issues each Wednesday. Contact her at jackieh@golden.net.

The Record 14 Sep 2005, Wed Page 24

Reta — Orland Frederick Conrad Bierman. Orland (son of George Bierman and Annie Minerva Stager) was born 12 May 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1991, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Bob — Ann. [Group Sheet]

Clinton — Sandra Ann Brown. (daughter of William Conrad Brown and Gladys Marie Lizzie Hahn) [Group Sheet]

George — Doreen May Rickert. (daughter of Walter Perlous Rickert and Doris Grace Hicks) [Group Sheet]