Avon Bechtel Snyder

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• Name: Avon Bechtel Witmer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23467P
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Avon married Reeve - Warden Joseph Willard "Willard" Witmer 31 Mar 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Joseph (son of Deacon Isaiah B. Witmer and Jemima Schwartz) was born 10 May 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1967, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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Calvin Witmer

Calvin Witmer, 23, of Baden died last night at the K-W Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was an employee of Wilmot Township's works department. Mr. Witmer was born in Waterloo Township, April 2, 1929, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Witmer of Baden. His wife, the former Claudine Atto, survives. He was a member of Calvary Memorial Evangelical UB Church. Surviving, in addition to his parents and wife, are one brother, Gordon, RR 2, Kitchener, and two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Eileen) Reier of New Dundee and Mrs. Leonard (Esther) Kulack of Windsor. The body will be at the RatzBechtel Funeral Home until noon Tuesday when removal will be made to Calvary Church for funeral at 2 p.m., with interment in Latchshaw Cemetery, Mannheim. Rev. A. E. Pletch will officiate.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Mar 1953 pg 5

Calvin — Claudine Elizabeth Atto. Claudine (daughter of Claude Burton Atto and Rachel E. Martin) was born 1929, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eileen Alice Reier
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-256978

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REIER, Eileen Passed away peacefully at University Gates Long Term Care Home in Waterloo on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the age of 92 years. Best friend and wife of the late Kenneth Reier (2013) for 68 years. Much loved mother of Gordon (Doris) Reier, Dianne Bailey, Sharon (Andre 2009, Brian Skerrett) Blom, Keith (Elizabeth) Reier, and Margaret (Jon) Tobin. Long-time foster mother of Cheryl and Clarence Michael Cachagee. Sister of Esther (Ralph) Holmberg. Grandma of Theresa and Todd Bailey, Brendan (Justine) Blom, Anton (Heidi) Blom, Sophie Blom, Kristen (Mark) Falkenburger, and Philip Reier. Great- grandma of Kailey Falkenburger, Talia, Naia, and Reuben Blom. Predeceased by her parents Willard and Avon (nee Snyder) Witmer, brothers Gordon (Eva) Witmer and Calvin Witmer, and sisters-in-law Lorene Willing and Jean Hornburg. Eileen will be remembered for her quiet strength. She was kind, compassionate, giving of herself to her family, her friends and to those she met through a life of service in the Mennonite faith. Over her lifetime she developed a love for gardening, music, many crafts and travel. As a young woman, she played the piano and organ and sang in a quartet. When her daughters were young she led a local 4H girls club. Eileen enjoyed quilting and led the Mannheim Mennonite Church quilting group for many years in creating a new quilt each year for the Mennonite Relief Sale. In later years, she enjoyed travelling in North America and Europe with her husband Kenneth. She volunteered in the craft rooms at Nithview and Fairview retirement homes. She will be missed by her many friends at Mannheim Mennonite Church and at her retirement residence at Fairview Home in Cambridge. Many thanks to the staff at University Gates Long Term Care for their kind care and support. A Visitation and Memorial Service celebrating the life of Eileen will take place at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South, Waterloo on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Visitation is at 2 p.m., followed by the service at 3 p.m. A reception will follow the service. Cremation has taken place. An interment ceremony will take place at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery following the reception. Memorial donations to the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) or the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging Foundation can be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Trees, Memorial, Funeral Homes, and Eileen Reier. 2022. "Eileen Reier Obituary". Tributearchive.Com. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24594580/eileen-reier.

Eileen — Kenneth Franklin Reier. Kenneth (son of Abia Reier and Ethel May "Effie" Eckstein) was born 29 Jun 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 2013, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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Gordon Witmer

12 MARCH, 1922 \endash 13 JANUARY, 2014

WITMER, Gordon It is with deep love and sorrow that we announce the passing of Gordon Witmer on January 13, 2014 at the age of 91. Beloved husband of the late Eva Witmer, fondly remembered by sons Cameron, William (Rita) and the two sisters and the late Shirley, Robert and Jimmy and parents Willard and Avon, and one brother. Grandfather of Robert Witmer, Ashley Witmer, Eric Witmer and Jimmy Snider and great-grandfather of Ciara and Eva. Visitation will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home , 621 King St. W., Kitchener, ON, N2G 1C7 on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel. Interment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Visit Gordon's memorial and share condolences online at www.ratzbechtelfuneralhome.com

"Gordon Witmer Obituary - , ". 2014. Dignity Memorial. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/kitchener-on/gordon-witmer-5814383.

Gordon — Eva M. Battler. Eva (daughter of Morley Battler and Elfleda Hazel Becker) was born 7 Jan 1924; died 1992; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Gordon — Doris Eileen Martin. (daughter of Henry A. Martin and Annie S. Martin) [Group Sheet]