Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Leonard Christian Roth[1]

Male 1932 - 1996  (63 years)


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  • Name Leonard Christian Roth 
    Born 20 Oct 1932  South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23889434 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-160013 
    Died 15 Feb 1996  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: cancer 
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I160013  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Solomon B. Roth,   b. 10 Sep 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Amelia Erb,   b. 13 Feb 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1975  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F20107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Gerber,   b. 3 Jul 1931, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1957 
    Children 
     1. Ronald Lee Roth,   b. 11 Nov 1958, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F45585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Roth, Leonard Christian, 64, Baden, Ont. Born: Oct. 20, 1932, South Easthope Twp., Ont., to Solomon and Amelia Roth. Died: Feb. 15, 1996, St. Mary's [St. Mary's Hospital Kitchener] Ont., of cancer. Survivors - wife: Ruth Gerber Roth; children: Karen Tang, Barry, Sharon, Sarryl, Melanie Smith; brothers and sister: Lorne, Vernon, Florence. Predeceased by: Ronald (son). Funeral: Feb. 18, Hillcrest Mennonite Church, by Maurice Martin and Mary Schiedel. Burial: 16th Line East Zorra Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 25 - June 18, 1996

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      ROTH, Leonard Christian

      On Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, at St. Mary's Hospital, Leonard Roth of Baden.

      He was born in South Easthope township 63 years ago, a son of the late Solomon and Amelia (Erb) Roth. He was a member of Hillcrest Mennonite Church, New Hamburg where he had enjoyed fellowship in the cluster groups. He had volunteered at the Annual Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg for many years and enjoyed gardening as his hobby. Len was a participant in the Wilmot Seniors Woodworking Shop in Baden.

      Beloved husband of Ruth (Gerber) Roth whom he married September 28, 1957. Loving father of Karen and her husband Isaac Tang of Vancouver, B.C., Barry Roth and his wife Sharon of Kitchener, Darryl Roth of Victoria B.C., Melanie and her husband Paul Smith of London. Ever remembered by two brothers and one sister, Vernon Roth and his wife Ruby, Lorne Roth and Florence Roth, all of New Hamburg. Sadly missed by his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Norman and Madelene Gerber of Millbank, Sydney and Esther Sauder of Milverton and Stanley and Mary Ropp of Tavistock.

      Leonard was predeceased by a son, Ronald in 1964; a grandson, Graham Mackenzie in 1995; three brothers, Alvin and his wife Lucille, Wilfred and Eldon and one sister, Leona Ropp.

      Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 191 Huron St., New Hamburg, this evening (Friday) from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. All are welcome to the committal service at 16th Line East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery on Sunday at 3 p.m. followed by the memorial service at Hillcrest Mennonite Church at 4 p.m. with Pastor Maurice Martin and Pastor Mary Scheidel officiating.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Solomon B. Roth - Sep 23 1981 pg 27.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leonard Christian Roth - June 18, 1996.

    3. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Ruth (Roth) Jantzi - 1 Apr 2010.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Oct 1932 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cancer - 15 Feb 1996 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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