Snider

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-93891

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• Name: Maria B. "Mary" Cressman
• Name: Mary
• Name: Mary Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5928
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Snyder, "was born March 29th, 1859. She is not married and resides at home with her father."

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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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CRESSMAN - Maria B. Snyder was born near Hespeler (now Cambridge), Ont., March 29, 1859; died at the home of her nephew A. J. Shantz, of Fisher's Mills, Ont., on Sunday, Sept. 9, 1934; aged 75 y. 5 m. 11 d. She was united with the Mennonite Church in early womanhood, and died in this faith. In 1908 she was united in marriage to Moses S. Cressman, Breslau, Ont., who preceded her in death in 1924. She leaves 1 sister (Mrs. Titus Bingeman) of New Dundee, Ont.; 2 brothers (Pre. A. B. Snyder of Hespeler (now Cambridge), Ont., and Abram Snyder of Waterloo, Ont.) and the family of her late husband: Dalton, Ivan, Aulton, Mrs. Oscar Gingrich, all of Waterloo, Ont., and Mrs. Addison Richert, Mannheim, Ont. The funeral was held on Sept. 12, from the home of her nephew, A. J. Shantz, and at the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Text, Rev. 2: 10. Ministers, S. M. Kanagy and Oscar Burkholder.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 26 - September 27, 1934 - pages 562, 563

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Maria married Moses S. Cressman 8 Jan 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of Joseph Cressman and Veronica "Fanny" Shantz) was born 3 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Jun 1924, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5929
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

REV. A. B. SNYDER

HESPELER, March 11, Rev. A. B. Snyder, 74, one of the best known residents of this district and former pastor of Wanner Mennonite church, near here, died at his home at Fisher Mills today. The deceased, who was a life long resident of the district was ordained in 1893 and for 40 years, was the minister of the Wanner Mennonite church. He took a great interest in educational and missionary activities of the Mennonite church. He was the chairman of the Mennonite Bible School, at Kitchener, during the early years, following its organization. He also served on the Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario, for a number of years. He was married on May 17, 1892, to Mary Groff of Waterloo, who survives with the following children; Mrs, Nelson Bechtel of Hespeler. Oliver A. Snyder of Hesprler, Mrs. Chester Buschert of Preston, Mrs. Howard Cressman, Hespeler, Edward and Emma at home. The funeral will be held at 1: 30 p.m., Friday, from the residence, to the Wanner Mennonite church, for service at 2: 30, with Interment in the adjoining Cemetery. Bishop B. M. Kanagy, the pastor of the congregation and Rev. P. F. Coffman of Vineland, will oonduct the services.

Kitchener Daily Record 11 Mar 1936 pg 17

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Rev. Absalom Snyder, "was born March 7th, 1861. On May 17th, 1892, he was married to Mary Groff (No.3357). They reside near Hespeler, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. On June 18th, 1892, he was ordained to the ministry of the Mennonite Church. Up to the present he has proved himself to be an able man and no doubt in time will be one of the ablest ministers of the Mennonite body. His family consists of two children named ."


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.].

Absalom married Mary Groff 17 May 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Andrew H. Groff and Mary W. Bauman) was born 15 Aug 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1949, RR2, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Martha Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5929.2
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Bechtel. - Martha, daughter of the late Absalom B. and Mary (Groff) Snyder, was born Feb. 5, 1893; departed this life March 12, 1945; aged 52 y. 1 m. 7 d. On Aug. 22, 1916, she was united in marriage to Nelson Bechtel. To them were born five children: Janet May, Mary Alma, Ruth Evelyn, Dorothy Helen, and George. Surviving are her beloved husband, 5 children, her mother, 2 brothers, 3 sisters, 9 nephews, one niece, and many other relatives and friends. She united with the Mennonite Church at the age of twelve and was deeply interested in its welfare. She rendered effective service in the sewing circles and relief work of the church, and for a time served as president of the Ontario Conference Association. She was kind, co-operative, and a true Christian, loved by her family, church, and community. Funeral services were held at the Wanner Mennonite Church in charge of C. F. Derstine, assisted by S. F. Coffman. Theme: "There Are Twelve Hours in a Day."

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 1 - April 6, 1945, pages 14-15

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Martha Snyder Bechtel 1893 - 1945

Martha grew up in the midst of congregational activities and when the women in Ontario began organizing, Martha was prepared to fill a role among them.

Wanner Women Organize
Martha Snyder was born on February 5, 1893 to Absolom B. and Mary (Groff) Snyder near Hespeler, Ontario. Her father was ordained a minister shortly before her birth. Church activities and evangelistic meetings in particular, received a great deal of time and energy in the Snyder family. The Snyders were members of the Wanner Mennonite Church. As the oldest in the family, Martha was unable to attend high school, but in the fall of 1913, she enrolled in the academy in Goshen, Indiana. Nelson Bechtel from Hespeler was studying music at Goshen also. Although Martha probably was at Goshen only one year, she was introduced to the wider Mennonite world of mission interest. On December 1, 1915 the Wanner women met at the Absolom Snyder home to organize a women's missionary society. Someone recalled that at this meeting Mary Snyder was in charge, and that Martha coached her mother on how to go about electing officers and voting on other matters. No doubt, the initiative for this venture came from Mabel Groh, a member at Wanner, and whose story is told elsewhere in this book, but it may be that Martha had also received inspiration for women's work at Goshen. At the 1915 meeting, Ada Bechtel was elected president, Martha was on the cutting committee, and Mother Snyder on the visiting committee. At the second organizational meeting in 1916, Martha was elected president, but by that time she was Mrs. Nelson Bechtel. During that first year they sewed for the Kitchener orphanage and supplied mouth wash for the soldiers. Those were the years of World War I.. Martha sometimes also acted spontaneously. The family recalls that one Sunday morning they were on their way to church. Seeing some boys at the river fishing, the Bechtels stopped, and Martha invited them to come to Sunday school. It was also Martha and Mabel Groh who drove around the community with horse and buggy inviting people to church. Daughter Dorothy recalls that Martha made up Christmas baskets for needy families. Whether this was a project of the church or a personal one, she no longer remembers. Daughter Ruth remembers taking food across the fields to an ailing neighbour. When the Mennonite refugees from Russia came in the 1920s, Martha also did special things for them.

The Ontario Women Organize

In the winter of 1936.... vice president, Martha very ably presided over the meeting and was elected president. Martha was serving as president when World War II broke out, and the women began to do a great deal of sewing for relief. Martha did not always feel up to the tasks which her office required, but she was very capable and could do what she set about to do. In 1941 she resigned due to illness. She died on March 12, 1945 at the age of 52. Edna Bowman remembers Martha as very outgoing and friendly. She was tall, blonde, with a striking bearing. When the women were looking for someone to serve on their committee, she was a likely candidate.

Excerpts taken from Willing Service: Stores of Ontario Mennonite Women by Lorraine Roth. Published September 1992 by Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, Waterloo, Ontario in cooperation with Women's Missionary and Service Commission of Eastern Canada, pp.13-15. With permission from author and publisher.

Martha married Nelson Bechtel 22 Aug 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nelson (son of Jesse C. Bechtel and Rebecca Cober) was born 9 Jan 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1968, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, United States; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Church Membership: Wanner Mennonite Church, 1705 Beaverdale Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5929.3
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

SNYDER, Oliver A. -- At his home, Route 1, Cambridge (Hespeler), on Monday evening, August 15, 1977, in his 83rd year.Survived by his wife, the former Lillian N. Snyder; two sons, John W.Cambridge, and Robert O. of Kitchener, nine grandchildren, one brother Edward G, of Route 32, Cambridge; two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Ida) Snider of Cambridge, and Emma Snyder of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, James C. of Lafayette, Ind. and two sisters, Mrs. Nelson (Martha) Bechtel of Cambridge (Hespeler) and Mrs. Chester (Edna) Buschert of Cambridge (Preston).The late Mr. Snyder was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church and a strongsupporter of the Christian Education Program of the Mennonite Church at large.He was active in many farm organizations and served in various executive capacities at both the county and provincial levels.The late Mr. Snyder is resting at his residence, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 on Wednesday, August 17, Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 18, at 3 p.m., at Wanner Mennonite Church, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev John H. Hess will officiate, assisted by Rev. Rufus Jutzi

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Aug 1977

Oliver married Lillian N. Snyder 1 Dec 1923, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lillian (daughter of Ervin S. Snyder and Nancy Nahrgang) was born 10 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Oct 1987, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Edna Snyder
• Name: Mary Edna Buschert
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5929.1456
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Grave of Mary Edna Snyder
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Buschert, Mary Edna, daughter of Absalom and Mary (Groff) Snyder, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Jan. 13, 1896; died after a brief illness at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Nov. 24, 1962; aged 66 y. 10 m. 11 d. On Oct. 21, 1923, she was married to Chester Buschert, who died Sept. 18, 1946. Surviving are 3 sons (Robert, Donald, and David), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Oliver and Edward), and 2 sisters (Ida-Mrs. Norman Snider and Emma). One sister preceded her in death. She was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held Nov. 26, in charge of Howard Good and Harold Mast.

Gospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 4 - January 22, 1963 pages 95, 96.

Mary married Chester Buschert 20 Oct 1923, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Chester (son of Wendel Buschert and Lydia Cressman) was born 28 Dec 1889, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1946, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ida Cressman
• Name: Ida Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6136.5000
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

SNIDER, Mrs. Norman M.-- On Monday, October 10, 1977, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Ida Snyder Cressman, beloved wife of Norman Snider, in her 79th year, of 7B Lang's Drive Cambridge. Dear mother of Keith Cressman of Morton, Ill., and Howard Cressman of Cambridge; also survived by her grandsons, Dale, Bill, Karl, Eric; one sister, Emma of Kitchener and one brother Edward of Cambridge. Predeceased by her former husband, Howard A. Cressman; two sisters, Mrs. Nelson Bechtel and Mrs. Chester Buschert and one brother Oliver. Mrs. Snider was born in Hespeler, Ont. and has been a resident of the Elmira Community for many years. She was a member of Preston Mennonite Church and had a lifetime interest in her church and Sunday School work. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira after 7 p.m. today until Thursday at 11 a.m. when removal will be made to the Preston Mennonite Church for funeral service at 3 p.m.


The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Oct 1977

Ida married Howard Alexander Cressman 12 Dec 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Howard (son of Ezra M. Cressman and Louisa Shantz) was born 10 Apr 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Ida married Norman M. Snider 1945. Norman (son of Sidney S. Snider and Blandina Martin) was born 13 Aug 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-387297
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Snyder, Emma, 93, Cambridge, Ont. Born: May 12, 1902, Waterloo Twp., Ont., to Absolam and Mary Groff Snyder. Died: Nov. 18, 1995, Cambridge, Ont. Funeral and burial: Nov. 21, Wanner Mennonite Church, by Eric Hiebert Rempel.1a

1aGospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 19 - May 7, 1996


SNYDER, Emma

Passed away peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 1995, in her 94th year. She was the last member of the Absolam and Mary (Groff) Snyder family. Predeceased by sisters, Martha Bechtel, Edna Buschert, Ida Cressman Snider and brothers, Oliver and Edward G. Snyder. Survived by sister-in-law, Glennys Snyder and brother-in-law, Norman Snider, both of Cambridge. A very special aunt to all her nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. A lifelong member of Wanner Mennonite Church in Cambridge, Emma was also an elementary and much loved nursery school teacher. This quote from Goethe was found in her journal, "To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts unexpressed, that can make of this earth a garden." The family invites relatives and friends to a memorial service on Tuesday. Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. at Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale Road, Cambridge. Reception to follow at the church.

The Record 20 Nov 1995 pg A5

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23296
• Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Snyder, Edward G., 86, Cambridge, Ont. Born: March 16, 1905, Waterloo Twp., Ont., to Absalom B. and Mary (Groff) Snyder. Survivors-wife: Glennys Snyder; sister: Emma. Funeral and burial: April 14, Wanner Mennonite Church, by Eric H. Rempel and Paul Martin.

Gospel Herald - Volume 84, Number 21 - May 21, 1991 page 14.

Edward — M. Glennys Snider. M. was born 1907; died 1996; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothy Helen Grove
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121164

Notes:

GROVE, Dorothy Helen (nee Bechtel) Dorothy has passed peacefully, Saturday morning, November 6, 2010. She is survived by her children Bruce (Suzanne), Pauline, and David (Gwen), her grandchildren Andrew, Desiree, Zara, Julian, and Tim, and her siblings Janet, Ruth, and George (Grace). A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Thursday, November 11th with visitation from 1-2 p.m. and funeral service following at 2 p.m. Those who wish may make a memorial donation to Project Ploughshares or Mennonite Central Committee. Condolences/donations/directions www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com (519) 658-9366.


The Waterloo Region Record 8 Nov 2010

Dorothy married Merlin Russell Grove 11 Sep 1951. Merlin was born CALC 9 Feb 1929, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1962, Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia; was buried , Catholic Cemetery, Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Janet May Inglis
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386719

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INGLIS, Janet May (nee Bechtel)

1918 - 2013. Passed away peacefully, in her sleep at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Thomas Inglis, her parents, Nelson and Martha (Snyder) Bechtel, her stepmother Margaret McTavish, her sister, Mary Alma (Charles) Goodrich, Dorothy (Merlin) Grove. Survived by her step-son, Ian (Christine) Inglis, step-daughter, Marlene (Thys) Kloostra and their children Michelle (Greg) Williams, Melanie (Jelani) Johnson, Aaron (Bea) Henry and Miranda Henry, five great-grandchildren, her sister, Ruth (John 2007) Hess and brother, George (Grace) Bechtel. Janet's first employment, was at Eaton's order office in Hespeler, Waterloo Chronicle, Waterloo and the Sudan Interior Mission, Toronto. This was followed by, twenty three years at the Golden Rule Bookstore (later Provident) and ten years at the Kitchener Public Library. For many years, Janet lived beside Victoria Park, where her shared apartment was the centre for numerous family dinners and picnics. In Belmore, where Tom and Janet lived in a home, Tom had built on an acreage planted with his pine trees, Janet continued to make new friends and to knit children's clothes for relatives and friends, plus pneumonia vests, for a leprosy mission in Africa. Tom and Janet took several trips in the eleven years they were married, including to the town of Kelso, Scotland, where Tom's forefathers came from. Janet was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Belmore, Ontario. Janet enjoyed living at Fairview Mennonite Home and was grateful for the care she received. Thank you to the care givers at Fairview for the excellent support. Janet's family, will receive family at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge on Saturday, March 2nd from 2 p.m., until the time of the funeral service at 3 p.m. Spring interment will be held at McIntosh Cemetery, Belmore.

Waterloo Region Record 28 Feb 2013

Burial:
MacIntosh Cemetery, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario

Janet — Thomas L. "Tom" Inglis. Thomas was born 1918; died 27 Dec 1994, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried 30 Dec 1994, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Alma "Alma" Goodrich
• Name: Mary Alma "Alma" Goodrich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114872

Notes:

GOODRICH, Mary Alma

Passed away peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home on Friday, June 11, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Charles Samuel Goodrich and lovingly remembered by her sisters; Janet (the late Tom) Inglis, Ruth (the late John) Hess, Dorothy (the late Merlin) Grove and brother, George (Grace) Schott and sister-in-law, Helen Chandler, as well as nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Martha (nee Snyder) and Nelson Bechtel and step-mother, Margaret McTavish. Alma was an accomplished pianist and spent many years teaching piano, at Three Hills Prairie Bible Institute, in Three Hills, Alberta. She brought much pleasure playing for the Bible Study Group at the Preston School House apartments. Alma was a devout and active Christian, who expressed her faith in many ways. She taught Bible School at Markstay, in northern Ontario and a Voluntary Service assignment in Mathis, Texas, helping Spanish children learn English. When Alma and Charles moved to Sacramento, California, she took a special course and worked as a librarian, in the State Library. Alma's family will welcome friends at the Fairview Mennonite Home Auditorium, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Wednesday afternoon, from 3-4 p.m., with a memorial service being held at 4 p.m. The interment service will take place privately at Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Waterloo Region Record 14 Jun 2010

Mary — Charles Samuel Goodrich. Charles died Bef 2010; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Mary — Charles Samuel Goodrich. Charles was born 1922, , Kentucky; died 30 Apr 1992, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ruth Evelyn Hess
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386723

Ruth — Rev. John Henry Hess. John was born 15 Aug 1922, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died 22 May 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Dorothy Helen Grove
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386725

Notes:

GROVE, Dorothy Helen (nee Bechtel)

Dorothy has passed peacefully, Saturday morning, November 6, 2010. She is survived by her children; Bruce (Suzanne), Pauline and David (Gwen), her grandchildren Andrew, Desiree, Zara, Julian, and Tim and her siblings Janet, Ruth, and George (Grace). A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Thursday, November 11th with visitation from 1-2 p.m. and funeral service following at 2 p.m.

Waterloo Region Record 9 Nov 2010

Dorothy married Rev. Merlin Russel Grove 11 Sep 1951. Merlin was born 9 Feb 1929, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1962, Mogadiscio, Somalia; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-266356

Notes:

George Bechtel

Farmer, animal lover, singer, husband, teacher, father, gardener, train enthusiast, transportation advocate, and cyclist, George passed from this life on May 3, 2019, aged 86 years.

He was the beloved husband of Grace (Schott), father of Trevor (Susan Hunsberger), and Gini (Tamara Shantz). He was the son of Nelson (1968) and Martha (Snyder, 1945) and stepson of Margaret (McTavish, 1985), and the brother of Janet (2013, Tom Inglis 1994), Mary Alma (2010, Charles Goodrich, 1992), Ruth, who survives (John Hess, 2007), and Dorothy (2010, Merlin Grove, 1962).

George spent the first part of his life working on his father's farm, established in 1816. His love of animals began here, particularly as he nursed his badly injured peacock Birdy back to health from a near fatal attack, and related to the dairy cattle with his characteristic gentleness. George taught at the secondary level and community college level for 29 years forming lifelong relationship with many students and colleagues. In retirement he volunteered at Doon Heritage Crossroads and researched early farm gardens building on his lifelong vocation as a gardener. George introduced many people in Waterloo County to the beauty of the dried strawflower producing many blooms for sale at the farmer's market and for Grace's bouquets.

George had a sought after tenor voice, singing in choirs and quartets\endash notably the Junior Farmers Quartet and Renaissance Singers\endash and leading singing and soloing throughout the Mennonite community. He was both a lover of British cars and an advocate of alternatives to the automobile. He was known publicly as an advocate of passenger rail publishing regular articles and letters to the editor and planning yearly family train trips. The family had two dogs, Avey and Bo, after which George took up weekend sitting for National Service dogs. Most recently George and Grace welcomed Mabel the cat into their home. George was rejuvenated by summer family camping trips, being outside and cooking on the hibachi. He was also an avid cyclist and recorded his mileage daily. He travelled the circumference of the earth more than two and a half times on short and long bicycle trips in Ontario. Late in life he suffered a significant bicycle accident and subsequently became interested in the results of concussions.

A longtime interest in family and local history took shape in the Society for the Preservation of the Samuel Bechtel Burial Ground, a registered non-profit he founded with others to protect the site were Mennonites first gathered 200 years ago.

George will be remembered by many relatives and friends.

"George Bechtel - Friday, May 3Rd, 2019". 2023. Memorials.Henrywalser.Com. https://memorials.henrywalser.com/Bechtel-George/3825427/obituary.php.

George married Grace Almeda Schott (daughter of Vernon Floyd Schott and Luella Mae Witmer) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-387294

Notes:

SNYDER, John Wilfred 1925 - 2012

John Wilfred Snyder, died pearefully, at St Mary's General Hospital, on Tuesday afternoon, October 2, 2012, at the age of 87. He was predeceased by his first wife, Lois Buckwalter (1990) and his second wife, Iva Taves (2011). John will be missed by his children, Jed (Michele Dickinson) of Cambridge, Patricia (Christopher Dustin) of Connecticut, Julia (Hans Behrendt) of Germany and granddaughter, Abigail Dustin and Iva's family, Mila, Mark, Jilienne, Caitie, Jacob and Jesse Reusser, Mary Taves and Ruth Fallding. Cremation will take place. The family will receive friends during a memorial visitation at Rockway Mennonite Church, 32 Weber St. W., Kitchener, on Friday, October 5, 2012, from 6-9 p.m. A memorial service to celebrate John's life and faith will be held at Rockway Mennonite Church, on Saturday, October 6th at 3: 00 p.m., with Pastor Scott Brubaker-Zehr officiating. A reception will follow in the church's fellowship hall. Private family interment, at Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

Waterloo Region Record 4 Oct 2012 pg B9

Biography:
John W. Snyder: pastor and institution builder, was born 20 September 1925 on the family farm near Hespeler (now Cambridge), Ontario, Canada to Oliver A. Snyder (12 October 1894-15 August 1977) and Lillian N. Snyder (10 December 1895-21 October 1987). He was the oldest of three sons....

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John — Lois Ruth Buckwalter. Lois was born 16 Sep 1925, Heston, Kansas, USA.; died 30 Aug 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John married Dr. Iva Ruth Sherk 16 Nov 1991. Iva was born 1928; died 29 Mar 2011, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190550

James — Mary Ruth Hadley. [Group Sheet]

Robert — Edith "Beth" Palmer. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-19471
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Grave of Robert C. Bushcert

Notes:

Buschert, Robert C., 71, Goshen, Ind. Born: Nov. 28, 1924, Preston, Waterloo Co., Ont., to Chester and Mary Edna Snyder Buschert. Died: Jan. 22, 1996, Elkhart, Ind., of leukemia. Buschert chaired the physics department at Goshen College, 1965 - 1994, and was founder and director of the Turner Precision X-Ray Measurements Laboratory for solid-state research since 1970. He graduated from Goshen College in 1952, received a master's degree and doctorate from Purdue. He also worked for Bell and Motorola companies. Survivors-wife: Joy Martin Buschert; children: Allen, Russell, John Ross; brothers: Donald, David; 3 grandchildren. Congregational membership: Assembly Mennonite Church. Funeral: Jan. 26, College Mennonite Church, by Mary Lehman Yoder and Harold Bauman. Burial: Violet Cemetery.


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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46820104
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-233581

Notes:

DONALD EDWARD BUSCHERT 1928 - 2010 Passed away at Parkwood Mennonite Home, Waterloo, on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at the age of 81. Beloved husband of Betty (nee Rudy) and loving father of Karen Buschert and her husband Geoffrey Vanderkooy and Kevin Buschert and his wife Clare Leonard. Sadly missed by his grandchildren Theo, Miranda and Emily Vanderkooy and Anna and Oliver Buschert; brother David Buschert and his wife Joyce and his sister-in-law Joy Buschert. Fondly remembered by Betty's family, brothers-in-law Carl Rudy (Ruth), Willis Rudy (Susan), Harold Rudy, John Rudy (Catherine) and Elvin Rudy and sisters-in-law Doreen Good (Dale), Barbara Stager (Arthur), Karen Bergey (Ed) and Elizabeth Rudy. Predeceased by his parents Chester and Mary Edna Buschert; brother Robert Buschert and brother-in-law Glen Rudy. Born March 16, 1928, in Galt, Donald grew up in Preston. Donald's career as an educator and business manager led him to a 19 year teaching position at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate as well as owner of Rural Carriage Supply in Elmira. Donald's faith kept him active as a lifetime member of Preston Mennonite Church as a Sunday School teacher and involved on several committees of the church. Family was very important to Donald and he enjoyed family vacations, sailing and steam trains in his spare time. Friends are invited to share their memories of Donald with his family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, January 21, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Preston Mennonite Church, 791 Concession St. Cambridge on Friday, January 22 at 11 a.m. Interment at Hagey Mennonite Cemetery Cambridge. Following the service please join the family for a time of reception and fellowship in the church hall. Condolences for the family and in lieu of flowers, donations to Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or to a charity of your choice may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519.745.8445.

Obituary of Donald Buschert: Erb & Good Funeral Home (no date) Erb & Good Funeral Home | Exceeding E... Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/11857/Donald-Buschert/obituary.html (Accessed: 7 May 2024).

Donald — Betty Ellen Rudy. Betty (daughter of Abner R. Rudy and Edith Erma Snyder) was born 7 Jan 1934, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 2010, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Keith Cressman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23293

Notes:

Keith was of Morton, Illinois

Harry married Audrey Sylvia Musselman (daughter of Leslie Clarence Musselman and Ida Bowman) [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Howard C. Cressman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-387060

Notes:

CRESSMAN, Howard Snyder

Peacefully, at Lisaard House, on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Miriam Snider. Dear father of Dale Cressman and his wife Brenda, Martin and their daughter Hannah of Kitchener and Bill Cressman and his wife Bonnie Fretz and their son Aaron of Waterloo. Sadly missed by one brother, Keith Cressman and his wife Audrey Musselman of Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Cressman was born in Preston and was a life long resident of the area. He was involved for many years in the feed industry and was an active life member of Wanner Mennonite Church and a former charter member of the Preston-Hespeler Kiwanis Club. For the past 12 winters, he had been active in the Sunnybreeze Community, near Port Charlotte, Florida. He especially enjoyed the company of his family, including his grandchildren, many cousins and nieces and nephews. The family will receive their friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd. Cambridge) on Thursday, November 4, 2004, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service, will be conducted at the Wanner Mennonite Church (Beaverdale Rd. Cambridge), with Rev. Don Penner officiating, on Friday, November 5, 2004, at 2 p.m. Interment in Wanner Cemetery.

The Record 3 Nov 2004 pg B11

Howard — Miriam Jean Snider. Miriam (daughter of John Stanley Snider and Erma Shantz) was born 24 Jan 1931; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]