Stere family states that Magdalena may be buried beside first husband.
Ontario Marriage Registrations
011069-76 (Waterloo Co) Joseph STIRI, 52, farmer, France, Oxford, widower, s/o Joseph & Catharine married Magdalena GERBER, 37, France, Wilmot, widow, d/o Peter & Barbara GERBER, witn: Peter ZEHR of Perth Co. & Michael KENNELL of Wilmot Twp, 10 October 1876 at the Residence of Michael KENNEL in Wilmot Twp.
The following research was found on December 28, 2003. From Herald of Truth Obituary, dated May, 1896.
STIRI - On the 1st of April 1896, in East Zorra, Oxford Co., Ont., Bro. Joseph Stiri, aged 70 years. In 1847 Bro. Stiri married Catharine Moser. This happy union lasted 28 years, and was blessed with 4 children, of whom one together with his first wife preceded him. On the 14th of October 1876 he married widow Magdalena Erb. This union was blessed with one son, who with the mother and the three other children survive. He was for many years a deacon in the East Zorra Mennonite congregation.
Stere family states that Magdalena may be buried beside first husband.
Ontario Marriage Registrations
011069-76 (Waterloo Co) Joseph STIRI, 52, farmer, France, Oxford, widower, s/o Joseph & Catharine married Magdalena GERBER, 37, France, Wilmot, widow, d/o Peter & Barbara GERBER, witn: Peter ZEHR of Perth Co. & Michael KENNELL of Wilmot Twp, 10 October 1876 at the Residence of Michael KENNEL in Wilmot Twp.
The following research was found on December 28, 2003. From Herald of Truth Obituary, dated May, 1896.
STIRI - On the 1st of April 1896, in East Zorra, Oxford Co., Ont., Bro. Joseph Stiri, aged 70 years. In 1847 Bro. Stiri married Catharine Moser. This happy union lasted 28 years, and was blessed with 4 children, of whom one together with his first wife preceded him. On the 14th of October 1876 he married widow Magdalena Erb. This union was blessed with one son, who with the mother and the three other children survive. He was for many years a deacon in the East Zorra Mennonite congregation.
Gravesite Details
Replacement Stone, original had surname spelled "Steria"
Family Members
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