Edith Era "Era" Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1890 - 1953  (62 years)

• Name	Edith Era "Era" Cressman
  Born	15 May 1890	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68914229
  Name	Edith Era "Era" Rickert
  Name	Era Cressman  [7]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2074.5
  Died	14 Apr 1953	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22273	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Cressman,   b. 3 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lovina Snyder,   b. 8 Jun 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1882	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F251817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Addison Rickert,   b. 30 Mar 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Carl Ross "Ross" Rickert,   b. 22 Feb 1925, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 2020  (Age 95 years)   2. Clara Doris "Doris" Rickert,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Horace Clare "Clare" Rickert,   b. 10 Feb 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1991  (Age 79 years)   4. Violet Beatrice "Beatrice" Rickert,   b. 4 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   5. Walter Perlous Rickert,   b. 20 Sep 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F42579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. EDITH V. RICKERT The former Edith Vera Cressman, Conestogo, wife of Edison Rickert, died suddenly at her home early Tuesday evening in her 63rd year. She had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Rickert was born at Breslau and 40 years ago was united in marriage to Mr. Rickert. The couple moved to Conestogo only about eight months ago. Surviving are her husband, three sons, Clare and Walter of Conestogo and Ross of R.R. 1, Waterloo, and two daughters, Beatrice (Mrs. Donald Jacob) and Doris (Mrs. Elmer Jacob) both of New Dundee. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Parlor, Kitchener, until noon Saturday when removal will be made to St. James' Lutheran Church, New Dundee, where the funeral will be held. Time of the service has not as yet been decided. Burial will be made in the New Dundee Cemetery. Rev. Harold Brose of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Conestogo, and Rev. Delton Glebe of St. James' Lutheran Church, New Dundee, will officiate. _________________ Mrs. Addison Rickert CONESTOGO - A native of Breslau, Mrs. Addison Rickert died yesterday at her home here, aged 62 years. A former resident of New Dundee, Mrs. Rickert had lived on a farm at Mannheim with her husband for 19 years. She was a member of st. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Conestogo and was active in the Ladies Aid and in [bottom of obituary was not photocopied] Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Apr 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 479. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Rickert. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6,7. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 17. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 20. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses S. Cressman - July 10, 1924. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 305. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Oct 1882. 20 Sep 1882 Moses Cressmann and Lavina Schneider, both of Breslau, were married by Preacher J.B. Baumann. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Moses Cressman Age:25 Birth Date:abt 1857 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:20 Sep 1882 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Joseph Cressman Mother:Frany Cressman Spouse:Lovina Snyder Spouse's Age:18 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1864 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:Absalom C Snyder Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Snyder

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1890 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Apr 1953 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth