Lizzie "Bessie" Snyder

1911 - 2008  (97 years)

• Name	Lizzie "Bessie" Snyder
  Residence	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Born	13 May 1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1921	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Award	1966
  	Weigand Memorial Foundation award for excellence in teaching
  Name	Lizzie "Bessie" Horne
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-156629
  Died	5 Aug 2008	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I156629	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Urban Snyder,   b. 29 Apr 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1962  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lizzie Scheirich,   b. 27 Feb 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1956  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F12591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geoffrey Joseph Corindon Horne,   b. 11 Nov 1912, Lambeth, , Surrey, England ,   d. 10 Jan 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1949  [3]
  Children	1. John Wayne Horne   2. Jay Georffrey Horne
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F25606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BESSIE HORNE 1911 - 2008 After a wonderful life, the former Bessie Snyder has died at the age of 97, at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Bessie was born in Bloomingdale on May 13, 1911, daughter of Abram U. and Lizzie Snyder. She was the last surviving member of a family of four: Mary Hagey, Mabel Snyder and Jean Lorentz. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Geoff in 2005. Bessie was a primary teacher for the Waterloo Region District School Board for 37 years and in 1966 was awarded the Weigand Memorial Foundation award for excellence in teaching. She was a faithful member of Bloomingdale United Church. She is survived by two sons, Jon (Sharon) and Jay; two grandsons, Jeffrey and Michael; many nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. Bessie's family received their friends at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Thursday, August 7, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service to honour Bessie's life and faith will be held at Bloomingdale United Church on Friday, August 8, 2008 (today) at 11 a.m. Interment at Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery. Reception to follow at the church. In memory of Bessie, memorial donations may be made to the Bloomingdale United Church by contacting the funeral home at 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com "By grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God." Eph. 2: 8 WATERLOO REGION RECORD - Aug. 8, 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Divison 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 1. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 2. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Horne/ In Loving Memory of/ Geoffrey J/ Nov 21, 1912/ Jan. 10, 2005/ [Wedding rings] Married/ Dec 23, 1949/ Bessie/ May 13, 1911/ Aug. 5, 2008/ In God we trust

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 13 May 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Aug 2008 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth