Maria Bowman

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• Name: Maria Kolb
• Eby ID Number: 00002-281
• Residence: 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Maria Bowman, "the second daughter of Elias Bowman, was born December 8th, 1839. She is married to Jacob Z. Kolb, a a farmer. They reside two miles east of Berlin, Ontario. They have had a family of seven 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Kolb.-Maria Bowman Kolb, second daughter and sixth child of the late Elias and Polly (Clemens) Bowman, was born near Breslau, Ontario, on the old Bowman homestead now occupied by Simon Baer, on Dec. 8, 1839; died at her home now occupied by her youngest son Titus, near Kitchener, Ont., May 17, 1921. Of a family of fourteen children, she was the last survivor, and had also reached the highest age, having attained the ripe age of 81 y. 5 m. 7 d. She united with the Mennonite Church in her early years, and was a faithful member until death. On July 5, 1857, she was married to Jacob Ziegler Kolb, who for forty-five years was deacon in the Mennonite Church at Kitchener and Breslau, and who predeceased her on June 3, 1919, at the ripe age of over 87 years, thus having enjoyed with him over 63 years of married life. Of their seven children, five survive, Polly and Simon having died when but four and two years old respectively. Those living are Leah (Mrs. Moses B. Betzner), Abram B., Elias B., Aaron C., and Titus L. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 69 nieces and nephews. During all her busy life she was a devoted follower of the Lord, and a loyal companion and helpmeet to her husband whose activities in his office as deacon, and organizer and superintendent of a number of Sunday schools in Waterloo county, are well remembered by a host of friends. Her help and counsel in her husband's Church work were of inestimable value to him, and her pleasant manner and winsome ways endeared her to all with whom she came into contact. She always exercised a particularly charitable spirit toward those who had in some way met with misfortune, and in addition to her own family she also reared five other children, John Ziegler, Fanny Beasley Pender, Allie Stengel, George Wenger, and John Carey; besides providing a home for her aged Uncle, Abraham Clemens, and a friendless man, Karl Rose, who lost his family shortly after arriving from Germany. Her sympathetic ministrations will be remembered by many throughout the neighborhood in which she lived so long, because, like Dorcas of old, of the "good works which she did," these being but the spontaneous outpouring of a heart which overflowed with compassion and beneficence. Though in frail health for some years prior to her last illness, having suffered from no less than four paralytic strokes, she retained her mental faculties to a remarkable degree for one of her age, and corresponded with her absent children regularly until within about a month of her death. She was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener. The large church was crowded to capacity by the many friends who came to pay a last tribute of respect to an old mother in Israel who had befriended so many during her active years. Funeral services were conducted by Oscar Burkholder, assisted at the home by M. H. Shantz, and at the church by U. K. Weber. Text, Gal. 1: 9, 10, supported by Psa. 37: 3, 27; Matt. 6: 35; I Thes. 5: 15. Mother Kolb was very fond of singing, a gift enjoyed also by her husband, and transmitted to their children. Her favorite hymn, "Oh, sing to me of Heaven," which she had marked in her hymnal with the request that it be sung at her funeral, together with "Hark! From the Tomb a Doleful Sound," "Shall We Meet?" "Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break," "We Are Going Down the Valley," and others, were used at the funeral services.

Gospel Herald - Volume XIV, Number 24 - September 15, 1921

Maria married Deacon Jacob Ziegler Kolb 5 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Abraham Kolb and Elizabeth Ziegler) was born 12 Apr 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219278214
• Name: Leah B. Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00068-4120
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Leah B. Kolb, "was born July 25th, 1860. She is married to Moses B. Betzner, a farmer. They reside two miles east of Berlin. To them are born three 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 - Leah Kolb Betzner, wife of Moses B. Betzner of Breslau, Ont., was born on July 25, 1860, near Kitchener. She was married to Moses Betzner, Dec. 21, 1883. She died Dec. 6, 1927; aged 67 y. 4 m. 11 d. She leaves her husband, a son and daughter (Mrs. Elmer Hofstetter and Herbert Betzner). One son died in infancy. She leaves three grandchildren, three brothers (Elias B. Kolb, Aaron C. Kolb, and Titus Kolb), and two adopted daughters (Mrs. Fannie Pender, and Mrs. C. D. Cutter), also survive her. She was a devoted Christian wife, mother, worker and friend. She accepted her Savior in 1890, and united with the Mennonite Church. She remained a loyal member till her passing. She looked ahead to her entrance into heaven, and rest from a tired, and sick body. We bid her farewell and hope to meet her again in coming days. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, Ont., Bro. C. F. Derstine used as his text, "Behold thy mother.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XX, No. 38 - December 22, 1927, pages 830, 831

Leah married Moses B. Betzner 21 Dec 1883. Moses (son of Jacob B. Betzner and Maria Bretz) was born 21 Jul 1855, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1936, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Abram Kolb
• Eby ID Number: 00068-4121
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Abram B. Kolb, "was born November 10th, 1862. He followed teaching in our public schools for some years. In January, 1886, he retired from the profession and went to Elkhart, Indiana, where he was engaged by the Mennonite Publishing Co. as assistant editor of the 'Herald of Truth' and other papers published in their office. This position he still holds. He is married to Phoebe Funk."



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, Abram B. (1862-1925)

"A. B." Kolb: teacher and publisher; born 10 November 1862 near Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario to Jacob Z. and Maria (Bowman) Kolb. He was the oldest son in a family of five sons and two daughters. On 3 January 1893 he married Phoebe Funk, the second daughter of John F. Funk . They had two daughters and two sons. Abram died 15 March 1925.
Abram B. Kolb attended the Natchez school (Natchez was a small community now within the city limits of Kitchener, Ontario) and graduated from the Berlin High School. He attended Normal School and taught for four years -- one year in the United States when his pupils were said to include Orville and Wilbur Wright. It was while teaching that he was baptized into the Mennonite Church at the age of nineteen.
In January 1886 Kolb moved to Elkhart, Indiana to become an assistant editor at the Mennonite Publishing Company owned by John F. Funk. He worked there many years in various editorial capacities including editor-in-chief, and was Vice-President of the company until a year before his death. At various times he edited the Words of Cheer and Herald der Wahrheit. He also translated many manuscripts being prepared for publication, among them the Enchiridion of Anabaptist leader Dirk Philips; a translation still widely circulated among the Old Order Amish..
Abram B. Kolb was also a leader when the Mennonite Church began to build mission and educational institutions. He was an early promoter of Sunday school conferences, and served as President of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board until it merged with the Mennonite Board of Charitable Homes and Missions, a predecessor to the Mennonite Board of Missions.
Another passion of A. B. Kolb's was sacred music. He directed many choirs, and served as the first music instructor at the Elkhart Institute (later Goshen College). He wrote a number of hymns used in Mennonite hymnbooks; one still used in Hymnal: a Worship Book was "Christ Who Left His Home in Glory."
After Phoebe's death on 12 March 1918 Abram Kolb's own health declined. He suffered a stroke in June 1923 and became increasingly incapacitated until his death. He was buried in the Prairie Street cemetery in Elkhart, Indiana.
Abram B. Kolb was an important link between US and Canadian Mennonites within the Mennonite Church. Many of his Mennonite Publishing Company co-workers, including John S. Coffman and John F. Funk often visited Ontario, bringing American Mennonite theological influences to the communities in Canada. The Mennonite Publishing Company was a major unifying factor in the Pennsylvania German and Amish Mennonite communities; A. B. Kolb played no small role in that influence.

Steiner, Sam. "Kolb, Abram B. (1862-1925)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2002. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005

Abraham married Phoebe Funk 3 Jan 1893. Phoebe (daughter of John Funk) was born Abt 1862; died 12 Mar 1918. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00068-4122
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Elias B. Kolb, "was born March 3rd, 1865. He is married to Lucinda Betzner and resides on his father's farm 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 - Elias Bowman, son of the late Jacob and Maria (Bowman) Kolb, was born near Berlin, Ont., March 3, 1865; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, July 8, 1948; aged 83 y. 4 m. 5 d. Death resulted a few days after a stroke. At the age of sixteen he was baptized and received into fellowship of the Mennonite Church at Berlin and later into the First Mennonite Church at Kitchener, where he remained a member until death. In 1891 he was married to Lucinda Betzner. In 1908 they moved to Herbert, Sask., in which vicinity they lived for eighteen years, returning to Kitchener in 1925. They finally retired to the home of their daughter (Mrs. C. F. Derstine), where Sister Kolb died in September, 1937. Two sisters and 3 brothers (Leah - Mrs. Moses B. Betzner, Maria, Abram, Simon, and Aaron) also predeceased him. Surviving are one daughter (Mary - Mrs. C. F. Derstine), 7 grandchildren, and one brother (Titus, of Kitchener). He ws a man of exemplary Christian character, widely known and much loved by his family and the Christian brotherhood. Funeral services were held at the home and at the First Mennonite Church, July 11, in charge of Oscar Burkholder and S. F. Coffman, assisted by Merle Shantz. Tributes were given by C. F. Derstine and by the grandson, Clayton Derstine. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.


Gospel Herald, August 24, 1948

Elias married Lucinda Betzner 1 Oct 1891. Lucinda (daughter of Moses E. Betzner and Veronica Brubacher) was born 5 Sep 1865, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00068-4123

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00068-4124

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• Interesting: story, education
• Eby ID Number: 00068-4125
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1937, 56 Kent Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Aaron C. Kolb, "was born December 7th, 1871. He is in Elkhart, Indiana, where he is engaged in the book department of the Mennonite Publishing Co."



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, Aaron C. (1871-1937)

Aaron Clemens "A. C." Kolb: publisher and schoolteacher; born 7 December 1871 at Natchez near Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario to Jacob Z. and Maria (Bowman) Kolb. He was the second youngest in a family of five sons and two daughters. On 1 January 1899 he married Phoebe Mumaw (4 September 1873-16 July 1960). They had one daughter. Aaron C. Kolb died 15 May 1937 of a heart attack at his home in Kitchener, Ontario.

Kolb attended the Berlin High School with MacKenzie King, later Prime Minister of Canada. In 1889 Aaron Kolb went to Elkhart, Indiana to work at the Mennonite Publishing Company owned by John F. Funk . His older brother, Abram B. Kolb, was already employed there and had arranged the position for Aaron. Aaron became interested in the formation of the Elkhart Institute (later Goshen College), and served as its first Secretary. His future wife, Phoebe, was the daughter of Henry A. Mumaw, the founder and first president of the Elkhart Institute. It was in Elkhart that Kolb made a commitment to the Christian faith, and he was baptized on 21 June 1891 by Bishop Henry Shaum. During his years in Elkhart, A. C. Kolb was active at the Prairie Street Mennonite Church, both in its Sunday school and as a song leader. He contributed some hymns to the Church and Sunday School Hymnal published in 1902 by the Mennonite Publishing Company, and widely used among Ontario Mennonites for the first third of the 20th century..

In 1907, after touring the Canadian West on behalf of the Publishing House, Aaron and Phoebe Kolb moved to Main Centre, Saskatchewan where Aaron was a farmer and schoolteacher. He became the first postmaster of Herbert, Saskatchewan in 1911, a position he held until 1931. They returned to Kitchener, Ontario in the early 1930s to retire and were then active at the First Mennonite Church.

During his final years in Waterloo County, Aaron C. Kolb remained musically active, leading a Mennonite Choral Society that performed widely in the community. Kolb was an important link in maintaining the strong Mennonite musical heritage in the Waterloo County area that later was reflected in groups such as Menno Singers.

Steiner, Sam. "Kolb, Aaron C.(1871-1937)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2002. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005
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Kolb.--Aaron Clemens Kolb was born near Kitchener, Ont., Dec 7, 1871; died suddenly of a heart attack at his residence in Kitchener, on Saturday morning, May 15, 1937; aged 65 y. 5 m. 8 d. He was a son of Deacon Jacob Z. and Maria (Bowman) Kolb, and from these godly parents he received the teaching that manifested itself in his character in his many activities. When 17 years of age he went to Elkhart, Ind., and took a position with the Mennonite Publishing House, as German correspondent and Manager of the Mail Order Department, where his brother Abram was already employed. While here he became interested in a new venture in the Mennonite Church known as the Elkhart Institute, now Goshen College of which institution he became its first secretary. He was active in the Prairie Street Church and Sunday school, serving as chorister and superintendent of the Sunday school for many years. Also, during these years, he was vitally interested in Sunday school work outside of the regular sessions. At two "outside" points he was assistant superintendent of Sunday school, and at two he was superintendent. This in addition to frequently being leader of the young people's meetings and practically always serving on some committee or committees. It was while superintendent of a Sunday school in northeast Elkhart, where the late Jacob Burkhard was assistant superintendent that the latter yielded to the urge to enter the mission field, and subsequently went to India.
According to a note in the fly leaf of his Bible he accepted Christ as a young man. The note reads as follows:

"Born near Kitchener (formerly Berlin) Ont., Dec. 7, 1871.
Re-born Jan. 9, 1891, at Elkhart, Ind.
Baptized at Elkhart June 21, 1891, by Bishop Henry Shaum.
Only other person baptized at the same time was Phoebe Mumaw, who on Jan. 1, 1899 became my wife."

Brother Kolb leaves to mourn his sudden departure his wife, 1 daughter (Elmeda), and 2 brothers (Elias B. and Titus L.), all of Kitchener. His parents, 1 brother (Abram), and 1 sister (Leah--Mrs. Moses Betzner) predeceased him.

In 1907 he left for Saskatchewan, where he farmed and taught school. In 1911 he took over the duties of Postmaster in Herbert, Sask., in which capacity he acted until 1931. While in Herbert, he continued to take an active interest in Church, Sunday school, and music. He was a man of varied characteristics and attainments. He was greatly interested in spiritual things, and much concerned about the future prosperity of the Church. He had a definite Christian experience. He believed firmly that the Mennonite Church has a distinctive and important message for all men. He felt that music was one of God's best methods of presenting this message. Perhaps he received most inspiration along spiritual lines from his efforts to help others to sing. He was a man of vision. and often left the impression that he was a step or two ahead of the times in which he lived. When given some task by the Church he was tireless in its performance, even to the impairment of his health. His passing at the age of 65, for one who had been so physically rugged, attests to this fact. He was favored with many friendships and associations that enriched and broadened his life. He was converted under the influence of J. S. Coffman, one of the pioneer Mennonite evangelists, and associated with Bishop J. F. Funk and Dr. H. A. Mumaw who did so much for the work of the Church in Indiana in her early educational struggles.

Funeral services were conducted by Bro. Oscar Burkholder, assisted by Bros. S. F. Coffman and S. M. Kanagy. Text, Col. 1: 18,19. Burial in adjoining cemetery near the church.

"There is a safe and secret place,
Beneath the wings divine,
Reserved for all the heirs of grace;
O be that refuge mine.
A hand almighty to defend,
An ear for every call,
An honored life, a peaceful end,
And heaven to crown it all."

Gospel Herald, June 10, 1937 - Vol. XXX, No.11

Aaron — Phoebe Mumaw. Phoebe (daughter of Dr. Henry A. Mumaw and Malinda) was born 4 Sep 1873, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jun 1891; died 16 Jul 1960; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: accident, story
• Eby ID Number: 00068-4126
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• 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, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 2 Oct 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; accident

Notes:

Titus L. Kolb, "was born November 7th, 1874. At present he is home on the farm."

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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Titus L. Kolb was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Nov. 7, 1874; passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Oct. 2, 1949; aged 74 y. 10 m. 25 d. Death resulted from an accident. He was the last surviving member of the Jacob Z. Kolb family and was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., most of his life. He served as chorister for the church and Sunday school from the time he was sixteen. He was deeply interested in the welfare of the church and gave unstintingly of his time. On Nov. 28, 1906, he was united in marriage to Priscilla Shantz at Haysville, Ont. Surviving besides his wife are one son (J. Harvey, Kitchener, Ont.), 5 daughters (Leda and Gertrude, at home; Myrtle - Mrs. Gordon Liechty, Berne, Ind.; Charlea - Mrs. Howard Snyder, of Kitchener; and Esther - Mrs. Charles V. Hess, Goshen, Ind.), and 8 grandchildren. Funeral and burial services were conducted Oct. 5 at the First Mennonite Church in Kitchener by C. F. Derstine, assisted by S. F. Coffman, John H. Hess, and Oscar Burkholder.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 42 - October 18, 1949 - pages 1038, 1039

Titus married Priscilla Shantz 28 Nov 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Priscilla (daughter of Solomon Shantz and Mary Ann Hostetler) was born 24 Dec 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1985, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Willie Betzner
• Eby ID Number: 00068-4120.2

Notes:

Betzner - On the 18th of Feb., in Doon, Waterloo county, Ont., of spasms, Willie, infant son of Moses and Leah Betzner, aged _____. Buried in Eby's graveyard, Berlin.


Obituary - Herald of Truth, March 1, 1886

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• Eby ID Number: 00006-0961.4
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Sylba Leona Hofstetter
• Eby ID Number: 00015-1204.15
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Memmonite

Notes:

New Hamburg Independent, January 8, 1960

Mrs. Elmor Hofstetter Mrs. Elmor Hofstetter of Baden passed away at her residence early Thursday morning following a lengthy illness. She was the former Sylba Leona Betzner, and was born at Doon July 1st, 1887, a daughter of the late Moses B. Betzner and the former Leah Kolb. She was a member of Zion Evangelical UB Church, New Hamburg, and also of the W.SW.S. of the church. She is survived by her husband, to whom she was married at Kitchener October 4, 1920. Also surviving are two sons, Eugene of New Hamburg, Oray of Baden, a brother, Herbert V. Betzner of Grimsby and five grandchildren. She resided in Baden since her marriage. The remains are resting at the Futher Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg where services will be held Sunday, January 10 at 2: 00 p.m. The Rev. F. Paul Erb will officiate and internment will follow in Wilmot Centre Cemetery.

Sylba — Elmor F. Hofstetter. Elmor (son of Christian Hofstetter and Caroline Hertzberger) was born 5 Sep 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1961, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00015-1204.16
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Odd Jobs
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1960, Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England

Notes:

Betzner, Herbert Vernon, at the Downtown Nursing Home, Hamilton, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1968, Herbert Vernon Betzner, 37 Livingston Ave., Grimsby, beloved husband of Pearle Luella Rock, in his 77th year; dear father of Herbert Leon Betzner of Grimsby and Mrs. John Koegler (Merl Elizabeth) of Waterloo; four grandchildren also survive. Resting at the Stonehouse Whitcomb Funeral Home, 11 Mountain St., Grimsby, where funeral service will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. Masonic service by Union Lodge No. 7, A.F. and A.M. Wednesday at 8 p.m. Donations may be made to Trinity Organ Fund, 100 Main St. W., Grimsby, or the charity of your choice.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 30, 1968

Herbert — Pearl Luella Rock. Pearl was born 3 Oct 1888, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1983, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Queen's Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 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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• Name: Elmeda Weber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74446

Elmeda — Clayton Martin Weber. Clayton (son of Amos M. Weber and Lovina B. Martin) was born 1917, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157891
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Died peacefully in her sleep, on Monday, June 2, 2003 at Freeport Health Care Centre, in her 96th year.Dear sister of Charlea Snyder of Cambridge, Esther Hess of Goshen, IN, Harvey Kolb and his wife Grace of Aylmer and Elizabeth Gertrude Edgeworth of Kitchener. Survived by 16 nieces and nephews and their spouses and many great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Titus Lyman Kolb and his wife Priscilla Shantz, one sister Myrtle Liechty and brothers-in-law Howard Snyder, Gordon Liechty,Charles Hess and Leslie Edgeworth.Cremation has taken place. Leda's family will receive relatives and friends on (date) from (time).A memorial service (time and date not confirmed as yet)will follow in the chapel of the funeral home followed by a reception. Interment First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener.As expressions of sympathy donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Arthritis Society or Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157892
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Charlea Lorraine Snyder
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298725
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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SNYDER, Charlea Lorraine (nee Kolb) - Passed away peacefully, on Friday, February 13, 2009, at Fairview Mennonite Home at the age of 93 years. Born September 16, 1915, Charlea was the loving wife of the late Howard Snyder of Kitchener. Beloved mother of Pat Janowski (Bob) of Kitchener, Linda Snyder of Kincardine, Bob Snyder (Louise) of Kitchener, Bill Snyder (Kathy) of Conestogo, John Snyder (Kathy Roulston) of Toronto and Marybeth Snyder of Waterloo. Predeceased by sisters, Myrtle (Kolb) Liechty of Berne Indiana, Leda Kolb of Kitchener and Gertrude (Kolb) Edgeworth of Kitchener. Survived by sister, Esther (Kolb) Hess of Goshen Indiana and brother, Harvey Kolb (Grace) of Aylmer. Grandma will be missed by Jill Reiner (Eric), Nat Snyder (Theresa), Jenny Janowski, Kirsten Wever (Steve), Nick Snyder (Kirsten), Garth Snyder and Evan Snyder. Great-grandma to Ethan and Carter Reiner, Jane Wever and Charlie Snyder. Long time member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Charlea's passion for music and her love of adventure will be sorely missed by family and friends alike. The family wishes to express their sincere thanks for the excellent care and quality comforts provided to Charlea by the staff at Fairview Mennonite Home (Cambridge). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada or the Howard and Charlea Snyder Foundation of First Mennonite Church. For further details, please contact Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener (519-749-8467).


The Waterloo Region Record newspaper - Feb. 14, 2009

Charlea — Howard Snyder. Howard (son of Moses B. Snyder and Mary Wismer) was born 11 May 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298726
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Esther K. Hess, 95, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, July 29, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born February 10, 1919, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to Titus L. and Priscilla (Shantz) Kolb. On March 1, 1943 she married Charles V. Hess in Goshen. He died December 26, 1999. She is survived by three children, Janice (Jerry) Warstler of Sturgis, Michigan, Sandra K. Hess, and Jon C. Hess, both of Goshen; two grandchildren, Tonia Andrews and Todd Warstler and three great-grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four sisters, Leda Kolb, Myrtle Liechty, Charlea Snyder and Gertrude Edgeworth, and a brother, J. Harvey Kolb. A 1940 graduate of Goshen College, she was a longtime, active member of Goshen City Church of the Brethren. She was a member of the Delphians and a charter member of the Goshen chapter of American Association of University Women. Mrs. Hess taught at Jefferson High School from 1942 to 1950. She was the first director of the Goshen YWCA, retiring in 1980 after 16 years. A Friday, September 26, 2014 11 a.m., memorial service will be conducted at Goshen City Church of the Brethren. Pastor Bev Weaver will officiate. A private graveside service will be held in Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be given to Goshen City Church of the Brethren, Heifer International or Church World Service.

oder-Culp Funeral Home

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• Military: (R99642 - R.C.A.F.)
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184930

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Kolb, Jacob Harvey (R99642 - R.C.A.F.)

Passed away at home in Aylmer on February 2nd in his 89th year. Only son of Titus L. Kolb and Priscilla Shantz. He is survived by his beloved wife Grace (Knechtel), much loved children John and his friend Liz of Kitchener, Jim and his wife Sharon of New Hamburg and Julia and her husband Kirk of Aylmer, his adored grandchildren Jeffrey and his fiancée Lindsay, Jennifer, Jared and his friend Erika, Jane, Jill Kolb, Ellie and Libby Cook and his great-grandson, Noah Kolb-Bromley. Also survived by sister Esther Hess of Goshen, Indiana. Predeceased by his parents, sisters Leda Kolb, Myrtle Liechty, Charlea Snyder, and Gertrude Edgeworth and brothers-in-law Howard Snyder, Leslie Edgeworth, Charles Hess, and Gordon Liechty. Cremation has taken place. Harvey's family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, February 5, 2010 from 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday from 1-1: 45 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A memorial service will take place in the chapel of the funeral home at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2010 followed by a reception. As expressions of sympathy donations to Mennonite Central Committee or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Harvey's memorial. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his Father and his God. From Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray

Waterloo Region Record, February 3, 2010

Jacob — Grace Knechtel. Grace (daughter of Jonas O. Knechtel and Louise Violet Schwalm) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Gertrude Delville-Pratt
• Name: Elizabeth Gertrude Edgeworth
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184925

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Edgeworth (nee Kolb), Elizabeth Gertrude (Pratt) - Passed away peacefully at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at the age of 81. She will be remembered by her sisters, Charlea Snyder of Cambridge, Esther Hess of Goshen IN; brother, Harvey (Grace) Kolb of Aylmer; her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; her step-daughter, Wendy Saulnier of Nova Scotia; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her son, Jerry James Pratt; husband, Leslie Edgeworth; parents, Titus and Priscilla (nee Shantz) Kolb; sisters, Leda Kolb, Myrtle (Gordon) Liechty; brothers-in law, Howard Snyder and Charles Hess. Elizabeth's family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 1 p.m. until the time of Elizabeth's memorial service in the Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Cremation has taken place and Elizabeth's cremated remains will be interred in the Riverside Cemetery, Toronto on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 11: 30 a.m. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Arthritis Society would be appreciated by the family. (Cards available at the funeral home.) Visit www.henrywalser.com for Elizabeth's memorial.


The Record, October 13, 2007

Elizabeth — James Grant "Jerry" Delville-Pratt. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth — Leslie Edgeworth. Leslie died Bef 2007. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eugene Hofstetter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25484
• Residence: 1996, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Hofstetter, L. Eugene - Peacefully, on Friday, March 20, 1998, Eugene Hofstatter, of the Village of Winston Park, Kitchener and formerly of New Hamburg. He was born in Baden, 76 years ago, a son of the late Elmor and Leona (Betzner) Hofstetter. Eugene was employed at the B.F. Goodrich head office in Kitchener for over 45 years in supervisory positions and prior to his retirement he was in charge of pensions and benefits. He was a member of Zion United Church, New Hamburg. Eugene made a life long commitment to community affairs. He formerly was on the Board of Directors for Parkwood Manor and was a member of the Probus Club of K-W, Boys of the 30's Club of KCI, a member of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame Committee, New Hamburg Restless Seniors, longtime member of the New Hamburg Board of Trade where he served on the executive as president, was on the Wilmot Citizen of the Year Committee and was active as a director and volunteer for the Arthritis Society. Beloved husband of the former Jean Murray, whom he married, September 21, 1944; dear father of Susan and her husband Paul Lantz of Waterloo, Lynn and her husband John Leduc of Calgary; loving grandfather to Jenna and Kristopher Lantz and David Leduc; also remembered by sisters-in-law, Chris and her husband Dick Ritz, Betty and her husband Ernie Ritz, Betty Murray, Jim Murray and his wife Gywinith, all of New Hamburg. Eugene was predeceased by a brother, Oray and a brother-in-law, Bob Murray. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at Zion United Church, New Hamburg at 2 p.m., with Pastor Bob Thaler officiating. Private family internment in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Zion United Church, Arthritis Society or charity of one's choice. Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, 662-1661, assisted with the arrangements.

The Record 23 Mar 1998

L. married Jean Murray 21 Sep 1944. Jean (daughter of William Ewart Gladstone Murray and Dora Anna Marie Quehl) was born 4 Feb 1923; died 27 Jun 2001; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25485

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Kitchener-Waterloo Record - 8 Feb 1996

Raymond — Madeleine Wenzel. Madeleine was born 1928, , Yugoslavia; died 11 Aug 1996, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Merl Elizabeth Koegler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-124749

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KOEGLER, Merl (nee Betzner) 1926 - 2019 The family of Merl Koegler is saddened to announce her passing on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Trinity Long Term Care Centre in Kitchener at the age of 92. She will be truly missed by her husband and soulmate, John, whom she loved deeply for over 70 years. Merl was the caring mother of Doug Koegler (Debbie) and Sharon Kirsopp (Sandy); the devoted grandmother of Joanne Roberts (Mike), Stephanie Schurr (Ryan) and Alex Kirsopp; and the proud great-grandmother of Allison Roberts and Isaac Roberts. She is survived by her brother Leon Betzner (Ann). Friends are invited to share their memories of Merl with her family during memorial visitation at the Erb and Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Friday, February 22, 2019 from 6 - 8 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 10 until 10:45 a.m., followed by the memorial service in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m. A reception will follow the service. The family wishes to thank the caring staff at Trinity Village for their compassion, kindness and understanding. Thanks also to Carol Van Dyke, a special long-time friend whose visits were always a high point in Merl's life. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Merl may be made to the Stratford Festival or Trinity Village Care Centre and can be arranged through the funeral home

The Waterloo Region Record, 19 Feb 2019:

Merl married John Koegler 1947. John (son of Dr. Arno Rufolf Koegler and Emma Rosa Hoehlig) was born 24 Mar 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 2021. [Group Sheet]

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

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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

Linda — Clifford Gingrich. (son of Ivan M. Gingrich and Matilda F. Weber) [Group Sheet]

William — Kathleen Susan "Kathy" Boettger. (daughter of Carl Clifton Boettger and Kathleen Olivia Dopp) [Group Sheet]

Robert — Dr. Doreen Alice Shantz. (daughter of Lorne Shantz and Ada Wismer) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184927