Eugene William "Gene" Boshart

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190133178
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-207909

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BOSHART, Eugene W. "Gene" August 31,1929 - May 27, 2018 Peacefully at Sakura House in Woodstock. Survived by his sons Bradley (Brenda), Larry (Liz), daughter Lori Mitchell (Larry) as well as 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his daughter Fay Mohr, grand-daughter Brandy Boshart, parents Emanuel Boshart and Marie (nee Siegner), brother Peter Boshart and sister Grace Borne. Gene's life was spent working at Blackstone and Schneider Foods. He enjoyed his retirement years at Lake Tomiko in North Bay, Florida and Family Paradise Camp Ground in Brodhagen. Friends may call at the FUTHER-FRANKLIN FUNERAL HOME, 1172 Henry Street, Wellesley on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. till time of Memorial Service at 12:00 p.m. Interment Greenwood Cemetery in Milverton. Donations to Sakura House would be appreciated. www.futher-franklinfuneralhome.com

Eugene "Gene" Boshart - View Obituary & Service Information (2023). Available at: https://www.futher-franklinfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eugene-Boshart/#!/Obituary (Accessed: 3 June 2023).

Eugene — Lorna May Finlay. Lorna (daughter of William Alexander Howard "Howard" Finlay and Maria Granger) was born 20 Sep 1930; died 14 Feb 2018, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Leith United Church Cemetery, Leith, Grey, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Employer: J. M. Schneider Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Wikepedia Entry
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23630
• Residence: 1970, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1971, 120 Queen St. E., Wellesley, Ontario

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Emmanuel Boshart 1971 Special to The Record

WELLESLEY-Funeral service for Emmanuel Boshart, 120 Queen St. E., who died suddenly at his home Wednesday, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Poole Mennonite Church.

Rev. Amsey Martin will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Born in Topping, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boshart. He was employed at J.M. Schneider Ltd. until his retirement in 1965.

He was a member of the Milverton Legion, Branch 565, and the Poole Mennonite Church. He was predeceased by two brothers and one sister.

Surviving are his wife, the former Marie Seigner, whom he married in 1918; two sons, Peter of St. Thomas and Eugene of Stratford; one daughter, Grace of Wellesley; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Donations to the Western Ontario Mennonite Mission Board will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Jan 1971

Emmanuel married Marie Martha Elizabeth Seigner 1918. Marie was born 1899; died 25 Dec 1982, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marie Martha Elizabeth Boshart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87200

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BOSHART, Marie Elizabeth 1982 On Saturday, Dec. 25, 1982, at Elgin Manor Nursing Home, St. Thomas, Ont., age 82 years.

Loving daughter of the late Eckhardt Seigner and the former Marie Manz; beloved wife of the late Emanuel Boshart, who passed away in 1971; dear mother of Grace (Mrs. Kenneth Borne) of Waterloo, Peter of St. Thomas and Eugene of Sauble Beach, Ont; dear sister of Louella of Windsor. Survived by seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by one sister, Olivia.

Mrs. Boshart's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo after 7 p.m. this evening. Funeral and committal service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Tuesday at 2: 30 p.m., Rev. Donald Stroh officiating. Interment in Greenwood cemetery, Milverton. Expressions of sympathy may be shown by donations to the Canadian Arthritis Society.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Dec 1982

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107899
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Boshart. - Peter Boshart was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., May 14, 1870; died Sept. 7, 1942, at the Stratford, Ont., General Hospital after a sickness of a few weeks' duration from dia-betes and complications; aged 72 y. 3 m. 23 d. He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth and was a faithful member of the Amish Mennonite Church until death. He was ordained to the ministry Nov. 8, 1903. He was united in marriage with Sister Nancy Schultz Oct. 4, 1892. Sister Boshart predeceased him on April 26, 1936. They shared life together for 43 years and 6 months. To this union were born 3 sons and 1 daughter; 11 grandchildren, a great-grandchild, 1 brother, 1 sister survive. Two brothers and 4 sisters predeceased him. The funeral was largely attended by neighbors, friends and relatives. Services at the Poole A. M. Church, conducted by Bros. Peter Nafziger of St. Agatha, Moses 0. Jantzi of Baden, Ont., and Christian Martin of Lancaster, Pa. Burial in the adjoining cemetery.
"The Gospel was his joy and song,
E'en to his latest breath;
The truth he had proclaimed so long
Was his support in death." --By a Brother.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXV, No . 28 - October 8, 1942 - pages 606,607

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Rev. Peter Boshart - A well-known and highly esteemed resident of Topping. Rev. Peter Boshart passed away in the Stratford General Hospital at 6: 30 on Monday morning, Sept. 7^th at the age of 72 years, 3 months and 23 days. Mr. Boshart had been ailing all summer but was not confined to his room until the first of August. Since that time he gradually became worse and on August 30^th he was removed to the hospital where he underwent an operation for an abscess on his thigh on Saturday. He was also suffering from diabetes. The youngest of the family of the late Peter and Magdalena (Berge) Boshart, he was born on the boundary between Wellesley and Wilmot on May 14^th, 1870. He spent his boyhood and young manhood in that locality and on October 4^th, 1892 he was married to Annie (Nancy) Schultz, daughter of the late Menno and Elizabeth (Litweiller) Schultz. Immediately following their marriage they took up residence at Topping where he resided to the time of his death with the exception of five years which were spent in Baden. They went to Baden eleven years ago with the intention of retiring there but when Mrs. Boshart became seriously ill they returned to the farm. Mrs. Boshart passed away in April 1936. Mr. Boshart in addition to operating the farm was minister of the Poole (north) Mennonite Church and also the Steinman Mennonite Church. He also operated a threshing machine for over twenty years and became widely known throughout the district. He is survived by three sons and one daughter Emanuel of Cargill, Ezra on the homestead at Topping; Samuel of Milverton; Mrs. M. O. Erb (Salome) of Wellesley; eleven grandchildren; one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Mose Schlabach (Barbara) of New Hamburg; one brother Mr. Daniel Boshart of St. Agatha. The following brothers and sisters predeceased him: (Kate) Mrs. John Schultz, (Mary) Mrs. Peter Roth, Jacob, Jonas and Elizabeth who died in infancy. The funeral will be held Thursday with service at his late residence commencing at 1: 30 followed by a service in the Poole Mennonite Church (north) commencing at 2: 30. Interment will take place in the adjoining cemetery.

Peter married Annie "Nancy" Schultz 4 Oct 1892. Annie (daughter of Menno E. Schultz and Elizabeth L. Litwiller) was born CA 1867; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Annie "Nancy" Boshart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51945

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Boshart.-Nancy, daughter of the late Menno and Elisabeth (Litwiller) Schultz, was born on April 26, 1867, in Perth Co., Ont.; died April 26, 1936; aged 69 years. After a lingering illness for over four years off and on of cancer, about a year and a half ago she was operated on which at first seemed to be a success but the dreadful malady developed again. Three weeks previous to her death she had inflammation of the veins and a paralytic stroke, all caused by the disease. She fell peacefully asleep in Jesus and went to her long desired home early in the morning of her birthday. She was married to Pre. Peter Boshart, Oct. 4, 1892. To this union were born 3 sons and 1 daughter. She leaves to mourn her departure, her sorrowing husband, her children (Emanuel, Ezra, Salome (Mrs. Menno O. Erb), and Samuel, all of this community) and 9 grandchildren. She was the first to break the family circle. She also leaves 4 brothers, 1 sister, many friends and relatives. After marriage they moved on the farm where they lived until 9 years ago when he retired from farming and lived at Baden 5 years till sickness made it necessary to move back to the farm to live with their son Ezra till the time of departure. Funeral was held April 29. Services at the home were conducted by Christian R. Brunk and at the Poole Amish Mennonite Church by Daniel S. Jutzi, Oscar Burkholder, and Christian Gascho. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Our family circle now is broken,
Since you have gone to rest;
But we our heads do humbly bow,
And say, "God thought it best."
Husband.

Gospel Herald, May 14, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.7 - page 158,159,160

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25293
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Peter married Magdalena Buerge 4 Jul 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Buerge and Elizabeth Grieser) was born 16 Nov 1827, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Bergey
• Name: Magdalena Boshart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25292
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Magdalena Boshart (nee Burge) was born Nov. 16, 1827; died at the home of her son Jonas near St. Agatha, Ont., May 4, 1914; aged 86 y. 5 m. 19 d. Her husband, Peter Boshart, departed this life July 21, 1893. They lived in matrimony 41 y. 9 d. To this union were born 4 sons and 6 daughters. She leaves to mourn her departure 4 sons, 4 daughters, 39 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. She united with the A. M. Church in her youth, and was faithful to the end. Funeral services at the St. Agatha A. M. Church by C. S. Zehr (text, II Tim. 4: 7,8), and C. B. Zehr (text, I Pet. 1: 22-25).

"Mother, thou art sweetly resting,
Here your trials and cares are o'er;
Pain and sickness, death and sorrow,
Never can distress thee more."
P.B.

Gospel Herald - Volume VII, Number 9 - May 28, 1914 - p. 143, 144

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54101
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Menno married Elizabeth L. Litwiller 22 May 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti, daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti) was born 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth L. Schultz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54102
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada