Stella Elizabeth (Wiebe) Weaver of St. Jacobs Place, and formerly of Listowel, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, in her 90th year.
Wife of the late Ira Weaver (2006).
Stella will be deeply missed by her children Barbara & Mallory Zupko of Elmira, Bruce Weaver of Thunder Bay, Sharon & Ivor Lowe of Niagara Falls, and Scott & Ginger Weaver of Mono.
Loving grandmother of Karen (Dennis) Aldous, Heather (Dennis) King, Daniel (Jennifer) Steffler, Megan (Steven) DeWitt, Kyle Lowe, and Jordan Weaver; and great-grandmother of Brian (Amanda), Audrey (Ben), Lexie (Brandon), Riley, Haley (Aaron), Austin, Ethan, Daniel (Monica), Darius, Stella, Michael, and Vera. Her first great-great-grandchild is expected soon.
Remembered by her brother Abe & Pearl Wiebe of Selkirk, MB., sisters-in-law Ruth Burkhart of New Dundee, and Reta Weber of Elmira, many nieces and nephews, and Andrea & Jeff Visneskie, Nicholas and Julia.
Predeceased by parents Cornelius & Elizabeth (Dück) Wiebe, siblings Peter Wiebe, Mary Heinrichs, Anne Friesen, Neil Wiebe, Katherine Wiebe, John Wiebe, and Helen Enns/Klassen, and by 3 children in infancy.
Stella had a dream to become a teacher so she went to Winnipeg at the age of 15 to finish high school and attend normal school. When she was 17, she taught in a one room country school. It was at that time she met a young soldier, Ira. They married when she was 18 and moved to Ontario a few years later where they raised four children.
She kept a large garden and the pantry and freezer were always full of the fruits of her labour. Stella also taught Sunday school, volunteered at school, teaching children to read, and was a long-time member of Listowel Bible chapel.
Stella’s family is grateful for the wonderful nurses on the 7th floor at WRHN (St Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener), and send a special thank you to the staff at St Jacob’s place who provided such a caring environment for Mom over the past year.
The funeral service was held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel, on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with visitation one hour prior and reception followed. The funeral was livestreamed and the link available on the funeral home website.
Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Listowel.
Memorial donations to Ethnos (New Tribes Mission), Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy, or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated, and may be made through the Eaton Funeral Home, Listowel.
Online condolences may be left at www.eatonfuneralhome.ca
