Edward Orville Dedels

1919 - 2013  (93 years)

• Name	Edward Orville Dedels
  Born	25 Jan 1919  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163578
  Died	13 Jan 2013	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I163578	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Norman Dedels,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Katherine Flora "Laura" Bechtel,   b. 27 Apr 1894, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F6660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Pauline Merlau,   b. 25 Mar 1927,   d. 24 Dec 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lifted up into the arms of his Lord and reunited with his beloved wife of 41 years Eleanor, nee Merlau (2008). Edward passed away at Heritage House, St Jacobs on January 13, 2013 in his 94th year. Cherished brother of Erma Cressman, Thelma Randall, Irene Weber, Doras Stevanus and Ruth Shantz. Brother-in-law to Nelma Merlau, Ruth Fuhr and Hilda (Harold) Shiry. Edward will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Norman & Katie Laura Dedels (nee Bechtel), brothers-in-law Fred Cressman, Robert Weber, Myron Stevanus, Vernon Shantz, Elton Randall, Henry Merlau and Lorne Fuhr. In his retirement years Edward was a dedicated volunteer with the MCC Thrift Store on Lancaster Street in Kitchener. The family invites you to share your memories of Edward during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Saturday January 19 from 1-3pm. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 3pm with Rev. Bev Suderman-Gladwell officiating. Interment to follow at Breslau Mennonite Cemetery in Breslau Condolences for the family and donations to Mennonite Central Committee \endash Thrift Store or to the charity of your choice may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103575077/edward-orville-dedels. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Norman Dedels - Elmira Signet Jul 1 1970 pg 18.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jan 2013 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth