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Emma Zehr (Brenneman)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Death: March 26, 1979 (84)
Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Place of Burial: East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry Brenneman and Catherine Brenneman
Wife of Emanuel B Zehr
Mother of Elmer Percy Zehr; Austin Sylvester Zehr; Elizabeth Lucinda Zehr; Private; Private and 1 other
Sister of Anna Ruby; Rudolph Brenneman; Menno Brenneman; Susanna Zehr; Elmer Brenneman and 1 other

Managed by: Helen (Amanda) Loney
Last Updated:

About Emma Zehr

Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 17 - April 24, 1979, page 350. Zehr.- Emma, daughter of Henry and Kathryn (Oesch) Brenneman, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Feb. 13, 1895; died at Stratford, Ont., Mar. 26, 1979; aged 84 y. On Sept. 23, 1915, she was married to Emmanuel Zehr, who died on Oct. 14, 1968. Surviving are 3 sons (Austin, Edward, and Elmer), 3 daughters (Elizabeth-Mrs. Amos Zehr, Ada-Mrs. Oliver Yantzi, and Dorothy-Mrs. John Worden), and one sister (Mrs. Annie Ruby). She was a member of Tavistock Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 29, in charge of Gordon Bauman; interment in East Zorra Cemetery.

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Emma Zehr's Timeline

1895
February 13, 1895
East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
1916
July 4, 1916
1917
December 16, 1917
1921
January 19, 1921
Bright, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
1930
March 23, 1930
1979
March 26, 1979
Age 84
Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
March 29, 1979
Age 84
East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada