Introduction: The first Mennonites came to the Essex-Kent area in spring of 1925. The following information is a compilation of deaths as they occurred in that area during their first twenty-five years here. The Mennonite Brethren and United Mennonites worshiped together until fall of 1932. Most burials took place in the Ruthven cemetery located at the southwest corner of Highway 34 and Albuna Townline. When that cemetery became filled the Evergreen Memorial cemetery, located a short distance to the east on Highway 34, was used and is used to this day. It should be noted that several Mennonite families still had plots at Ruthven and these have been used to the present time.

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Heinrich Schmidt: baby of Nicholai and Lena Schmidt; died June 20 at 1 year, buried in Leamington, Ontario.

Mrs. Aganetha Barkowsky: wife of Henry; mother of Liese and Margaret, died July 24, at 51 years of age, buried in St. Jacobs, Ontario.

Peter P. Tiessen: brother of Franz and wife Agatha, died January 10 at 28 years, buried in Olinda.

Katharina Friesen: baby of Gerhard and Maria Schmidt Friesen; died August 1, at 4 months; buried on Pelee Island, Ontario.

Herman H. Fast: son of Jacob, brother of Gustav Fast, died October 10, at 18 years, buried in Kingsville, Ontario.

Susana Dick: baby of Rev. Johann and Susa, died November 22 at six months of age.

Gerhard Braun: brother of John Braun and Elizabeth Wiebe, born March 8, died at 22 years; buried in Kingsville, Ontario.

Gerhard Tiessen: husband of Agatha, father of Henry, Nicholai, Gerhard, Elizabeth, Agatha, Maria, Margaret, Anna, Helena, Jacob, Peter, Agnes, Herman; died May 2 at 52 years; buried in Olinda, Ontario.

Rudy Berg: son of David and Katharina, died October 12 at 3 years; buried in Kingsville, Ontario.

Maria Dick: daughter of Abram Jacob and Maria Driedger Dick, died February 20 at 2 weeks, buried on Pelee Island, Ontario.

Peter Cornies: brother of Nick, Bill, Henry, died May 27 at 19 years; buried in Olinda, Ontario.

Maria Janzen: Widowed mother of Rev. Jacob D., died August 28, died at 69 years; buried in Wheatley, Ontario.

Anna Redekop: daughter of David, sister of Helen, Abe, Tina, died May 8 at 6 years.

Elizabeth Boschman: wife of Daniel, died June 25, at 55 years.

Justina Heinrichs: first wife of Abram of Harrow, Ontario, died July 15, at 24 years of age; buried in Windsor, Ontario.

Jacob Toews: son of Cornelius and Maria, died November 12 at 4 years of age on Pelee Island, Ontario.

Johann P. Cornies: father of Nick, Bill, Henry, died December 25, at 52 years; buried in Olinda, Ontario.

Daniel Boschman: husband of Elizabeth, father of Daniel, died February 16 at 63 years.

Jacob Braun: son of Dietrich, died March 4, at one year; buried in Ruthven.

Maria Driedger: daughter of Rev. Jacob and Maria Epp Driedger; died June 7 at eight months; buried on Pelee Island.

David Unrau:.Deacon; father of Mrs. Rev. J. D. Janzen, died June 25 at 66 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Wilhelm Schroeder: son of Heinrich and Maria Dirksen Schroeder of Pelee Island; died in Hopewell Hospital August 14 in Leamington at 27 years; buried on Pelee.

Johann Rogalsky: Deacon from Russia, died August 26, at 74 years; buried in Ruthven.

Peter Isaak Driedger: father of Mary Seefuss, Peter Driedger, Gertrude Koop, Erna Enns; died October 27 at 55 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Margaretha Warkentin: mother of Deacon Heinrich.B. Wiens from first marriage, died December 19 at 84 years; buried in Ruthven.

Dietrich Walde: father of Margaret, Marie, Dietrich, Lena; died March 9 at 53 years; buried in Ruthven.

Jacob Dick: father of John, Heinrich, Peter, Susanna of Erie Street South; died on June 2 at 69 years; buried in Ruthven cemetery.

Gerhard Tiessen: son of Nicholai G. and Maria Schmidt, born October 14, 1932, died November 15, 1932, buried in Olinda cemetery.

Anna Schmidt: nee Willms, born June 6, 1901, wife of Henry, mother of Henry, John, Hilda, Anne, Peter, died January 25.

Peter P. Fast: husband of Justina, died in January at 46 years; buried in Ruthven.

Erna Cornies: Sister of Nick, Bill, John, Henry; died February 3 at 15 years; buried in Olinda cemetery.

Katharina Rogalsky: widow of Deacon J. died on February 27 at 80 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Peter H. Unger: Father of Woldemar, died September 6, at 76 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Jacob Toews: child of Gerhard and Helena Toews, died December 16 at 1 year; buried in Ruthven.

Agatha Tiessen: Wife of Gerhard, mother of Henry, Nicholai, Gerhard, Elizabeth, Agatha, Maria, Margaret, Anna, Helena, Jacob, Peter, Agnes, Herman; died June 22 at 52 years; buried in Olinda cemetery.

Cornelius Hildebrand: father of Dietrich, died October 1 at 59 years; buried in Ruthven.

Margaretha Fischer: wife of Alexander; mother of Mary, Harry, Alfred, died December 16 at 33 years; buried in Ruthven.

Agatha Dick: widowed mother of Mrs. N.N. Driedger, died February 28 at 79 years; buried in Ruthven.

Herman Fast: father of Gustav, Kingsville died in June at 68 years; buried in Kingsville, Ontario.

Maria Fast: wife of Bernhard, mother of Helena Konrad died December 7 at 73 years of age on Pelee Island.

Helen Tiessen: child of Heinrich and Susanna, sister of Harry, Selma, Bertha, Bill; died February 21 at the age of one month; buried in Ruthven.

Heinrich C. Huebert: husband of Katharina, late of Windsor, died March 11 at 64 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Walter Toews: son of Cornelius and Njuta, brother of Neil, Henry, Elfreeda, died November 18 at 18 months of age; buried on Pelee Island cemetery.

Hilde Boldt: daughter of Bernhard, died December 1 at 5 years of age; buried in Ruthven cemetery.

Kaethe Driedger: daughter of Rev. Jacob and Maria, died December 21 at 21 years of age on Pelee Island.

Johann Holtzrichter: son of Jacob and Agatha, died January 10 at the age of six years; buried in Ruthven.

Erna Luise Tiessen: daughter of George and Mary Koop Tiessen, born January 29, 1937, died May 16 at four months of age; buried in Ruthven cemetery.

Aganetha Thiessen: widowed mother of Rev. Gerhard, died November 21 at 79 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Helene Braun: widowed mother of Mrs. Isbrand Krueger, died December 24, buried in Ruthven.

Johann Heinrichs: son of Jacob and Helena, brother of Katherine, Jake, Elizabeth, Helen; died March 13 at 21 years of age; buried on Pelee Island.

David J. Cornies: father of John, Bill, Dave, died April 18 at 53 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Anna Schmidt: wife of Peter, mother of Peter, Maria, Tena, Anna; died May 6 at 59 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Katharina Tiessen: mother of Henry, John; died September 28 at 74 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

David Redekop: husband of Helena, died December 24 at 55 years of age; buried in Ruthven cemetery.

George Reimer: son of David Reimer, Kingsville, died February 17 at six months of age; buried in Ruthven.

Anna Krueger: mother of David, died March 31 at 69 years; buried in Ruthven.

Werner Koop: son of Jake and Gertrude, twin of Walter, died April 5, at five months of age; buried in Ruthven.

Maria Fast: wife of Peter Fast, mother of Erna and Mary, died July 15 at 40 years; buried in Pelee Island cemetery.

Elisabeth Tiessen: mother of Frank, Jake, died August 20 at 60 years; buried in Ruthven.

Anna Willms: mother of Peter, died February 18 at 79 years; buried in Ruthven.

Peter P. Enns: husband of Agatha, father of George, Margaret, Agatha, died May 21 at 73 years; buried in Ruthven.

Njunja Annie Driedger: sister of JP Peter, daughter of Peter and Maria Driedger, July28, 23, Ruthven

Gerhard C. Neufeld: born March 19, 1897, husband of Margaretha Enns; father of Gerhard, Ernest, Irene Tiessen; died October 4 at 43 years; buried in Ruthven.

Bernhard Fast: father of Peter Fast, died in October , at 81 years, buried in Ruthven.

Albert Regehr: son of Peter Regehr, died in October at 81 years.

Maria Janzen: baby of John and Mary, died November 10 at one day of age, buried in Ruthven.

Cornelius Toews: husband of Anna, father of Cornelius, died May 5 at 73 years; buried in Ruthven.

Helena Redekop: wife of David, died September 28, at 54 years; buried in Ruthven.

Maria Driedger: wife of Peter, mother of Jacob P Driedger, died October 2, at 60 years, buried in Ruthven.

Anna Tiessen: wife of Cornelius, died at 48 years, buried in Ruthven.

Harry Janzen: son of John and Mary, died February 6; buried in Ruthven.

Margaret Cornies: baby daughter of John and Katie , died March 19, buried in Ruthven.

Katharina Friesen: died March 23.

Agatha Enns: mother of George Enns, died January 10 at 68 years; buried in Ruthven.

Sara Cornies: mother of John D. Cornies, died January 13, at 57 years; buried in Ruthven.

Margaret Walde: daughter of Sara and David Cornies, sister of John D. Cornies, died January 19 at 21 years, buried in Ruthven.

Maria Braun: mother of John Braun, died June 24 at 70 years, buried in Ruthven.

Peter Tiessen: son of Peter and Johanna Tiessen died September 4 at 16 years of age: buried in Ruthven.

Peter J Tiessen: father of Frank, died October 4 at 79 years, buried in Ruthven.

Agatha Konrad: mother of Deacon George, died October 24 at 68 years; buried in Ruthven.

Rev. Dietrich H. Koop: died in March in Vineland, Ontario.

David Krueger: father of David, John, Heinrich, George; died October 1 at 81 years: buried in Ruthven.

Elizabeth Martens: mother of John, Liese, died November 19 at 64 years; buried in Ruthven.

Helene Unger: mother of Waldemar, died December 15 at 81 years; buried in Ruthven.

Rudy Enns: son of John and Tina Taves Enns, died January 16 at 2 years; buried in Ruthven.

Isaak Lehn: son of Jacob and Helene Lehn died January 28 at 20 years while serving in WWII in West Europe.

Jake Rempel: of Winnipeg, brother of Martha Tiessen died at 27 years; buried in Winnipeg.

Hans Victor Warkentin: baby of Peter and Kaethe Warkentin died at 1 day of age; buried in Ruthven.

Jacob J. Taves: husband of Adina, father of Ben, Willie, Frank, John; died March 8.

Jacob Boschman: son in law of Justina Fast, died April 13 at 36 years; buried in Ruthven.

Willy Klassen: baby of John and Katharina, died April 21 at 1 day of age: buried in Ruthven.

Aron Langeman: father of Jake, Elvira, died May 11 at 65 years; buried in Ruthven.

Mrs Peter Papke: of Harrow, died May 11 at 65 years; buried in Ruthven.

Hans Warkentin: son of John and Helene Warkentin died May 27 at 21 years; buried in Ruthven.

Helene Kornelsen: mother of Sara Schellenberg and Helene Penner, died June 8 at 93 years; buried in Ruthven.

Heinrich David Hildebrand: son of Dietrich and Mary, died June 29 at 1 day of age; buried in Ruthven.

Anna Neufeld Klassen: born 1885, married Jakob J.; had a son Johann J.; died November 8.

Heinrich Wieler: father of Heinrich Wieler, died November 13 at 68 years; buried in Ruthven.

Katharina Cornies: mother of Rev. N.N.Driedger, died December 1 at 83 years; buried in Ruthven.

Jacob Lehn: son of Helene and Jacob, died January 11 at 1 day of age; buried in Ruthven.

Johann H. Schroeder: of Windsor, died April 30 at 66 years; buried in Ruthven.

Helena Dyck Friesen: born October 27,1884 in Kleefeld, Russia, died October 2.

Susana Penner: of Windsor, mother of late Mrs. Abram Dyck of concession 8, died at 67 years; buried in Ruthven.

Nancy Lilly Koop: daughter of Jake and Gertrude Driedger Koop, died January 13, at one year of age; buried in Ruthven.

Rev. David Toews: responsible for immigration of Mennonites from Russia to Canada in the 1920s. Died February 25 at 77 years; buried in Rosthern, Saskatchewan.

Mrs. Abram Dyck: concession 8, died at 46 years; buried in Ruthven.

Ronald Friedrich Toews: son of Frank and Gertrude Hamm Toews, died April 4 at 4 years; buried in Ruthven.

Alfred Wilhelm Klassen: son of Alfred and Erna Klassen, died April 20 at 4 days; buried in Ruthven.

Aganetha Klassen: wife of Rev. Isaak, mother of ,died November 5 at 81 years; buried on Pelee Island.

Jacob Bernhard Konrad: husband of Helena Walde, died on November 5, at 36 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Peter Isaak Klassen: brother of Isaak, died January 24 at 38 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Kenneth Paul Wiens: son of Peter and Ruth Wiens, died March 5 at 1 month; buried in Ruthven.

Jacob Kornelsen: husband of Clara, father of Hilda Dick, died April 10 at 49 years; buried in Ruthven.

Bernhard Jacob Konrad: husband of Helene, died April 10, at 71 years; buried in Ruthven.

Maria Lodde: Mother of Suse Neuman, died in April, at 73 years; buried in Olinda.

Helen Cornies: daughter of Henry and Helene; sister of Henry, Anne, died November 30 at 23 years; buried in Ruthven.

Maria Dick Koop: wife of Jacob; mother of Jake, Susie, Mary, Henry, Helen, Ben, died December 4 at 56 years; buried in Ruthven.

1949

Gerhard Matthies: husband of a) Sara b) Maria; father of Erna Hamm, died February 3 in Hamilton hospital; buried in St. Catharines.

Isaak Aron Toews: father of Mrs Frank Dick, died in February at 87 years; buried in Manitoba.

Susana Mathies Enns: stepmother of Abram J Mathies, died September 13 at 84 years.

Heinrich Barkovsky: father of Liese, Margaret, husband died February 20 at 79 years; buried in Ruthven.

Gerhard Klassen: father of Mrs Peter Beg, died August 21 at 74 years; buried in Evergreen cemetery.

Gerhard Warkentin: father of Mrs Heinrich Hildebrand, died July 22 at 60 years.

Abram Wieler: of Harrow died May 1 at 48 years of age; buried in Evergreen cemetery.

Agatha Derksen: wife of Deacon Jacob Derksen, mother of Mary Lou, Linda, Rudy, died August 22 at 35 years; buried in Evergreen cemetery.

Liese Dick: wife of Jacob Wilhelm Dick, died September 14 at 24 years of age; buried in Evergreen.

Tina Tiessen: daughter of Nick G. and Maria Tiessen died August 31 at 11 years of age.

Johnny Huebert: son of Herman and Suse of Windsor, died June 28 at 7 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Ronald Nicolai Tiessen: son of Nick N. and Annie Tiessen, died January 16 at 3 1/2 years of age; buried in Ruthven.

Peter George Konrad: son of Bernhard and Susie, died March 28 at 8 months; buried in Ruthven.

Gerhard Jacob Neufeld: father of Nick, George, Elvira, died December 31, at 59 years; buried in Evergreen.

Richard Hamm: son of Herbert and Mary, died January 3 at 1 day of age; buried in Evergreen.

Agnes Dyck Warkentin: born March 5, 1928 in Sparrau, Ukraine, died March 3.

Gertrude Brown: died March 20.

Cornelius P. Neufeld: father of Rev. J. C. Neufeld, died May 3 at 81 years of age; buried in Evergreen.

Justina Froese: mother of Peter, died May 27 at 70 years.

Maria Klassen: sister of Isaak, died August 1 at 47 years; buried in Evergreen cemetery.

Jacob J. Klassen: father of Alfred, died September 8 at 66 years; buried in Evergreen.

Heinrich P. Enns: father of Anne Driedger, Agnes Dick, Dietrich, Gertrude Driedger, Peter, John; died September 13 at 73 years; buried in Evergreen.

Susana Esau: grandmother of Helene Wallman, died at 88 years; buried in Evergreen.

Peter A. Derksen: father of Peter P; died October 30 at 70 years; buried in Evergreen.

Agnes Jean Enns: daughter of John H and Tina, died November 4 at 1 month; buried in Evergreen.

Minna Hamm: died May 30 at 74 years; buried in Port Rowan, Ontario.

Bishop Jacob H. Janzen: served as the first Ältester in the Leamington and Pelee Island congregations, died February 16 at 72 years; buried in Waterloo.

Eliese Janzen: wife of Ältester Janzen, died April 18; buried in Waterloo.

Katharina Dirksen: mother of Peter, died Dec 12 at 80 years; buried in Evergreen.

Wilhelm Neufeld: son of Dietrich, died December 29 at 1 day of age; buried in Evergreen cemetery.

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