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

Christina Lavina Dechert

Female 1891 - 1970  (79 years)


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  • Name Christina Lavina Dechert 
    Born 13 May 1891  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Christina Lavina Dechert 
    Name Christina Lavina Stever 
    Residence 1911  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-163062 
    Died 4 Aug 1970  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I163062  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Henry Dechert,   b. 29 Sep 1848, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Barbara Witt,   b. 25 Mar 1858, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F13258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Henry "Henry" Stever,   b. 12 Apr 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1927, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gordon Stringer,   b. Oct 1901, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gordon Stever,   b. 24 Oct 1913, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1916, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. Edna Stever,   b. 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Earl William Henry Stever,   b. 15 Jul 1921,   d. 18 May 1997  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F162102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John "Jack" Dechert,   b. 29 Dec 1881, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F46939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. JOHN DECKERT

      Funeral services were held on Friday at St. Peter's Lutheran church, Linwood, for Mrs. John Deckert who died in Freeport hospital last Tuesday after a lengthy illness. She was 79.
      She was the former Christina Lavina Deckert, born in Wellesley township on May 13, 1891, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deckert.

      She was predeceased by her first husband, Henry Stever, in 1927, and by her second husband, John Deckert, in 1966. Two sons and two sisters also predeceased her. She is survived by a son, [unreadable] Stever of Heidelberg; a daughter, Mrs. David (Edna) Millar of Linwood; a step-daughter, Mrs. Harry (Ila) Lantz of Linwood; a brother, Albert Deckert of Kitchener; and eight grandchildren.

      Burial in the church cemetery followed the services which were conducted by the Rev. Arthur Horst.

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 16.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div 9 Page 4.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1891). Christena Melvina Dechert Stever_Dechert... Retrieved 27 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58678336/christena-melvina-stever_dechert.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 May 1891 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Aug 1970 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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