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

Barbara Leona Erb

Female 1919 - 2002  (83 years)


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  • Name Barbara Leona Erb 
    Born 7 Oct 1919  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Leona Erb 
    Residence 1973  Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-160608 
    Died 9 Dec 2002  Hensall, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I160608  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Moses O. Erb,   b. 13 Apr 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary G. Steinman,   b. 21 Sep 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1969, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1918  [3
    Family ID F6983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leona PADINGTON - Mrs. Leona Padington, 83, of the Queensway Retirement Home, Hensall, passed away, peacefully, at her residence, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2002.She was born on the family farm near Wellesley, October 7, 1919, a daughter of the late Moses and Mary (Steinman) Erb. Mrs. Padington has worked as a nursing assistant and later in the Wardrobe Department at the Festival Theatre for many years until her retirement. She was an active member for many years with St. John's Ambulance and was active with her church in Stratford, Shakespeare and Tobermory. She was a member of the Knox Church Mary and Martha, was a youth advisor for the Presbyterian Young Peoples Society and was active at the Presbytery Level with the Women's Missionary Society. Beloved wife of the late Earl Padington who predeceased her November 3, 1988. Loving mother of Myrann and husband Neal Nickles, Goderich; grandmother of Derek Nickles and wife Charlene, Ottawa, Jana and husband Marc Cousineau, Aylmer, Quebec, Andrea Nickles, Goderich; great-grandmother of Marieve and Timothy Cousineau; dear sister of Harold Erb and wife Violet, Wellesley, Milt Erb and wife Marjorie, Wellesley, Eva and husband Milt Kuepfer, Crosshill, Wilma and husband Norm Kuepfer, Linwood. Also survived by a sister-in-law, Annie Erb, Hampstead and many nieces and nephews and their families. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Alvin Erb. Family will receive friends at the W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron St., Stratford, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002 (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m., Rev. James Perrie will officiate. Reception will follow. Private family burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich - Parish Nursing Program through the funeral home.


      The Record Newspaper 11 Dec 2002

  • Sources 
    1. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Leona Padington - 11 Dec 2002.

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Moses O. Erb - 5 May 1973.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses O. Erb - June 19, 1973.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Oct 1919 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1973 - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Dec 2002 - Hensall, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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