Zehr, Daniel, son of Peter S. and Catherine (Bender) Zehr, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Apr. 9, 1895; died at the Maple Nursing Home, on Feb. 11, 1976; aged 80 y. On Oct. 29, 1919, he was married to Annie Brenneman, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Vernon, Ronald, Glenn, and Daniel), 4 daughters (Dorothy Mrs. Arthur Bender, Olive Mrs. Orville Bender, Katie Mrs. Armand Bender, and Lillian Mrs. Sam Lichty), 36 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 4 brothers (John, David Mahlon, and Enos), and 2 sisters (Mary Mrs. Dan Wagler and Violet Mrs. Ezra Schlegel). He was preceded in death by one daughter, 2 grandchildren, one sister, and one brother. In 1947 he was ordained a deacon to serve the Cassel congregation. He was a member of the Cassel Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the 16th line East Zorra Mennonite Church on Feb. 14, in charge of Ephraim Gingerich and Henry Yantzi; interment in adjoining cemetery.
Zehr, Daniel, son of Peter S. and Catherine (Bender) Zehr, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Apr. 9, 1895; died at the Maple Nursing Home, on Feb. 11, 1976; aged 80 y. On Oct. 29, 1919, he was married to Annie Brenneman, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Vernon, Ronald, Glenn, and Daniel), 4 daughters (Dorothy Mrs. Arthur Bender, Olive Mrs. Orville Bender, Katie Mrs. Armand Bender, and Lillian Mrs. Sam Lichty), 36 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 4 brothers (John, David Mahlon, and Enos), and 2 sisters (Mary Mrs. Dan Wagler and Violet Mrs. Ezra Schlegel). He was preceded in death by one daughter, 2 grandchildren, one sister, and one brother. In 1947 he was ordained a deacon to serve the Cassel congregation. He was a member of the Cassel Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the 16th line East Zorra Mennonite Church on Feb. 14, in charge of Ephraim Gingerich and Henry Yantzi; interment in adjoining cemetery.
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