Gertrude Litwiller

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• Name: Gertrude Herner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77128
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1978, 225 Huron St., New Hamburg, Ontario

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Herner, Gertrude, daughter of John and Magdalena (Schwartzentruber) Litwiller, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Aug. 9, 1897; died of cancer at Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 4, 1978; aged 80 y. On Mar. 4, 1919, she was married to Benjamin Herner, who died on Dec. 30, 1966. Surviving are 2 sisters (Ida - Mrs. Norman Gascho, Alice - Mrs. Rueben Bender). One child died in infancy and 2 brothers (Herbert and Clayton Litwiller) preceded her in death. She was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 7, in charge of Nelson Martin and Allen Schwartzentruber; interment in St. Agatha Cemetery.

^1aGospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 7 - February 14, 1978 - page 142

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HERNER, Mrs. Gertrude On Wednesday, January 4, 1978, at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, Gertrude Herner, of 225 Huron St., New Hamburg, aged 80 years. Wife of the late Benjamin Herner. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Ida) Gascho and Mrs. Reuben (Alice) Bender, both of New Hamburg. She was predeceased by one daughter in infancy, her parents the late John Litwiller and the former Magdalena Schwartzentruber and two brothers, Herbert and Clayton Litwiller. The late Mrs. Herner will be resting at the Omand-Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, where friends will be received by the family after 7 p.m. this evening and until noon Saturday, January 7, when removal will be made to the St. Agatha Mennonite Church where funeral service and committal will be conducted at 2 p.m. with Rev. Nelson Martin officiating. Spring interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Church cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Mennonite Central Committee.


The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Jan 1978

Gertrude married Benjamin R. Herner 4 Mar 1919. Benjamin (son of Abraham C. Herner and Catherina K. Roth) was born 19 Jan 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1966, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-270974