Zehr, Wesley (1929-1948)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1948 Dec 30 p. 1

Birth date: 1929

text of obituary:

ONTARIO YOUTH, 19, LOSES LIFE WHEN CAR HITS BRIDGE

Milverton, Ontario. — A large congregation of relatives and friends attended funeral services at the East Zorra Amish Mennonite church on Dec. 8 for Wesley Zehr, the 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Zehr who was instantly killed in an auto accident on Saturday, Dec. 4. Bishop Henry Jantzi and Joel Schwartzentruber conducted the services.

The young man was traveling alone in a dense fog when his car struck a bridge abutment. Only a few minutes before he had visited his mother, who was assisting in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Kropf, following the birth of a child.

Besides the parents he is survived by two sisters and four brothers.