John K. Devitt

1852 - 1935  (82 years)

• Name	John K. Devitt
  Born	9 Jun 1852	Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jan 1935	At his home in Didsbury, Alberta
  Buried	West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near Carstairs, Alberta
  Person ID	I00374	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Dennis Devitt,   b. 18 Aug 1813,   d. 1 Jul 1880  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Magdalena Keller,   b. 29 Jan 1819, York County, Pennsylvania
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F0110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Cressman,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1936  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F0161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gospel Herald - March 28, 1935 - p. 1103, 1104 Devitt - John K. Devitt was born June 9, 1852, near Kitchener, Ont.; died at his home in Didsbury, Alta., Jan. 29, 1935; aged 82 y. 7 m. 19 d. He was married to Susannah Cressman March 2, 1875. To this union were born 7 children; 2 died in infancy. Surviving are his widow; Elise Yantz of Kitchener, Ont.; Alice Gremm of High River, Alta.; Bernice Harder of Didsbury, Alta.; Lena Dreyfus of Detroit, Mich.; J. Royder Devitt of Winsor, Ont.; 14 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 1 brother (Aaron of Winnipeg, Man.), 1 sister (Mrs. Heist, Kitchener, Ont.). He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church from young manhood, and was ever true to the faith. He was buried in West Zion Mennonite Cemetery near Carstairs, Alta. Services were conducted by Isaac Miller.