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Leah <I>Erb</I> Stere

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Leah Erb Stere

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13 Feb 1953 (aged 72)
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East Zorra-Tavistock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 16 - April 21 --- page 382, 383, 384
Stere, --- Leah, daughter of the late Joel Erb and Barbara Lichty, was born March 3, 1880; died Feb. 13, 1953; aged 72 y. 11 m. 10 d. On Jan. 26, 1899, she was married to John Stere. This marriage was blessed with 8 sons and 5 daughters (Joseph, Joel, Ezra, Ervin, and Daniel of East Zorra, Ont.; Aaron and Lloyd of Tavistock, Ont.; John, Nithburg, Ont.; Barbara ­Mrs. Ezra Gascho, Tavistock, Ont.; Lena-Mrs. Ezra Bast, South Easthope, Ont.; Malinda-Mrs. Arthur Roth, Wilmot, Ont.; Marian-Mrs. Calvin Gerber, Blandford, Ont.; and Lauretta-Mrs. Murray Fleming, Wilmot, Ont.). Also surviving are 3 brothers (Menno, Wellesley, Ont.; Christian, Sepastopol, Ont.; and Noah, Mannheim, Ont.), one sister (Mrs. Albert Kennel, Petersburg, Ont.), 46 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 4 sisters and 2 brothers. Funeral services were held at the East Zorra Church, in charge of Moses H. Roth and Henry Yantzi, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

Leah's birth record indicates the following obituary is correct and the gravestone is wrong.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 16 - April 21 --- page 382, 383, 384
Stere, --- Leah, daughter of the late Joel Erb and Barbara Lichty, was born March 3, 1880; died Feb. 13, 1953; aged 72 y. 11 m. 10 d. On Jan. 26, 1899, she was married to John Stere. This marriage was blessed with 8 sons and 5 daughters (Joseph, Joel, Ezra, Ervin, and Daniel of East Zorra, Ont.; Aaron and Lloyd of Tavistock, Ont.; John, Nithburg, Ont.; Barbara ­Mrs. Ezra Gascho, Tavistock, Ont.; Lena-Mrs. Ezra Bast, South Easthope, Ont.; Malinda-Mrs. Arthur Roth, Wilmot, Ont.; Marian-Mrs. Calvin Gerber, Blandford, Ont.; and Lauretta-Mrs. Murray Fleming, Wilmot, Ont.). Also surviving are 3 brothers (Menno, Wellesley, Ont.; Christian, Sepastopol, Ont.; and Noah, Mannheim, Ont.), one sister (Mrs. Albert Kennel, Petersburg, Ont.), 46 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 4 sisters and 2 brothers. Funeral services were held at the East Zorra Church, in charge of Moses H. Roth and Henry Yantzi, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

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  • Maintained by: Karen Tober
  • Originally Created by: Allan Dettweiler
  • Added: Aug 2, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20749884/leah-stere: accessed ), memorial page for Leah Erb Stere (3 Mar 1880–13 Feb 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20749884, citing East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra-Tavistock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Karen Tober (contributor 46901145).