Wilma Doreen Sheriff

1926 - 2023  (96 years)

• Name	Wilma Doreen Sheriff
  Born	13 Feb 1926  [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235513268
  Name	Wilma Cressman
  Name	Wilma Doreen
  Name	Wilma Doreen Schaefer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-313083
  Died	19 Jan 2023
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I313083	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Sheriff,   b. 7 Jun 1889, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Sep 1957, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Otilla "Tillie" Meyer,   b. 2 Jun 1895, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F55082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Hillard Cressman,   b. 4 Sep 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1960  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Salome Meyer,   b. 30 Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1967  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F61304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gerald G. Schaefer,   b. 1924,   d. 3 Jul 1982, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Ronald B. Schaefer,   b. 1948,   d. 2000  (Age 52 years)   2. Richard P. Schaefer,   b. 1953,   d. 2020  (Age 67 years)   3. Dale O. Schaefer,   b. 1958,   d. 1998  (Age 40 years)   4. Lori Jean Schaefer,   b. 23 Aug 1964,   d. 6 Nov 2014  (Age 50 years)   5. David Schaefer,   d. 2005
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F61301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eugene Leo "Leo",   b. 1924,   d. 1996  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F61302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Adopted by Salome Meyer [sister of Otilla] and Hillard Cressman when Otilla died in 1929. _________ Wilma Doreen Strub 13-Feb-1926 - 19-Jan-2023 With great sadness we announce the passing of my mother Wilma Strub on January 19, 2023 at the age of 96. Predeceased by her husband Eugene (Leo) Strub (1996). Predeceased by her sons Ronald Schaefer (2000), David Schaefer (2005), Richard Schaefer (2020), Dale Schaefer (1998) and daughter Lori Schaefer (2014). Also predeceased by her parents Hillard and Salome Cressman, and her siblings Del and Murray Cressman, Earl Sheriff and Don Kunkel. She is survived by her daughter Cathy Jantzen (Frank) and her daughter-in-law Louise (David's wife) and Rob Rae (Lori's partner). Grandmother to Jennifer Schaefer, Ryan (Nicole) Schaefer, Olivia Rae, Jennifer and Jocelyn Jantzen and Michael Schaefer. Great grandmother to Braeden and Cody Schaefer and Charity Jantzen. She will be sadly missed by nieces and nephews and all who knew her. Visitation will be held at Memory Gardens Funeral Home, 2723 Victoria St. N., Breslau on Monday, January 23, 2022 from 10:30-11:30 am, with funeral service in the chapel at 11:30 am. If desired, memorial donations to the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada would be appreciated. Wilma Doreen Strub: Obituary: Sharing Memories (no date) Wilma Doreen Strub | Obituary | Sharing Memories. Available at: https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/memory/obituaries/wilma-doreen-strub/98243.html (Accessed: 4 May 2025).

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235513268.

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth