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Leroy J. Zehr

Male 1924 - 1972  (48 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Leroy J. Zehr was born 1924 (son of Joseph Jantzi Bast and Rebecca Agnes Higgins); died 11 Jul 1972; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-208320

    Notes:

    Given to Uncle Joseph Bast to raise for unknown reasons to raise.

    Leroy — Rita Menard. Rita was born 1924, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1981; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Carol Ann Zehr was born 1 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1991.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Jantzi Bast was born 19 Apr 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Bast and Mary Jantzi); died , , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80048
    • Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    Joseph married Rebecca Agnes Higgins 17 Oct 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Simon Higgins and Wilhelmina "Mina" Weller) was born 9 Mar 1895, McDougall Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario; died 18 Nov 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rebecca Agnes Higgins was born 9 Mar 1895, McDougall Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario (daughter of Simon Higgins and Wilhelmina "Mina" Weller); died 18 Nov 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Birth: Maple Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario
    • Name: Rebecca Agnes Bast
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-208318

    Children:
    1. 1. Leroy J. Zehr was born 1924; died 11 Jul 1972; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Bast was born 8 Feb 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of George Bast and Magdalena Ernst); died 2 Jan 1944, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80043
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Son
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    Notes:

    JOSEPH BAST

    By Record Correspondent

    WELLESLEY, Jan 3 - Joseph Bast, 78, widower, died of a heart condition yesterday at 4 am, at the home of Samuel Lebold, third line, Mornington, after an illness of two weeks. He was born in Wellesley in 1865 and was a farmer in St. Agatha until his retirement when he moved to Waterloo. For the past year he had made his home with Mr. Lebold. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bast.

    He is survived by three sons, John, Waterloo, Joseph, Windsor and Andrew, Michigan; two daughters, Mrs. Leah Decoppe and Mrs. Elizabeth Cressman of Waterloo; and four brothers, Peter of Topping, Andrew and Moses of Wellesley and Rudy of Crosshill. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. John Jantzi, Wellesley, Mrs. Moses Roth, Wilmot, Mrs. David Miller, Baden, and Mrs. David Brunk, Wellesley.

    Private funeral services will be held at the home of Mr. Lebold on Tuesday at 1 o'clock followed by church services at the St. Agatha Amish Mennonite Church at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery, Rev. Peter Mafzigr will officiate. Remains are resting at his late home.

    Kitchener Daily Record 3 Jan 1911 pg 11

    Joseph married Mary Jantzi 6 Feb 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John B. Jantzi and Veronica "Frany" Lichti) was born 25 Sep 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1905; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Jantzi was born 25 Sep 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John B. Jantzi and Veronica "Frany" Lichti); died 5 May 1905; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Bast
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80044

    Children:
    1. Veronica J. "Fannie" Bast was born 1 Dec 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1931, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Bast was born 1 Sep 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1967.
    3. 2. Joseph Jantzi Bast was born 19 Apr 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lydia Bast was born 22 Dec 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1921; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Leah Bast was born 22 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1995, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bast was born 7 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Andrew Bast was born 8 Jan 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1989, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

  3. 6.  Simon Higgins was born 1848, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; died 27 Dec 1914, Mckeller, Sequin Falls, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215750

    Simon — Wilhelmina "Mina" Weller. Wilhelmina was born 20 Dec 1870, Middleton Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario; died 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Wilhelmina "Mina" Weller was born 20 Dec 1870, Middleton Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario; died 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Mina Weller
    • Name: Wilhelmina "Mina" Higgins
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215749

    Children:
    1. 3. Rebecca Agnes Higgins was born 9 Mar 1895, McDougall Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario; died 18 Nov 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Milton Henry Higgins was born 1896, Parry Sound District, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Stanley Gordon Higgins was born 20 Nov 1907, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario; died 13 Feb 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Bast was born 15 Apr 1821, , Germany (son of Martin Bast and Lizzy); died 13 Sep 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80067
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    George married Magdalena Ernst 15 Aug 1851, , Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Ernst and Madeleine) was born 20 Apr 1831, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1866; was buried , Riser Reschly Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Magdalena Ernst was born 20 Apr 1831, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian Ernst and Madeleine); died 25 Sep 1866; was buried , Riser Reschly Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Magdalena Bast
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-10183
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Christian Bast was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. John Bast was born 22 May 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1925, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Bast was born 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1920, Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA.
    4. Martha Bast was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Jacob E. Bast was born 12 Mar 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Magdalena E. Bast was born 28 Sep 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1919; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. George E. Bast was born 5 Jan 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1936, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Joseph Bast was born 8 Feb 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1944, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Bast was born 25 Sep 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1923.

  3. 10.  John B. Jantzi was born 23 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Michael Jantzi and Maria Boshart); died 24 May 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221079809
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38898
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    John married Veronica "Frany" Lichti 15 Jan 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Christian Lichti and Magdalena Litwiller) was born 10 Sep 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Veronica "Frany" Lichti was born 10 Sep 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian Lichti and Magdalena Litwiller); died 13 Mar 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221079613
    • Name: Fanny
    • Name: Veronica "Frany" Jantzi
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38899
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Catharina L. "Katie" "Catherine" Jantzi was born 4 Mar 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1953, Clarence Center, Erie, New York, USA; was buried , Good Cemetery, Clarence, Erie, New York, United States.
    2. Avery Jantzi was born 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 5. Mary Jantzi was born 25 Sep 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1905; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena "Lena" Jantzi was born 10 Oct 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1943; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Veronica L. Jantzi was born 26 Nov 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Moses L. Jantzi was born 7 Mar 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anna L. Jantzi was born 6 Mar 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Amish Mennonite Church, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalene Jantzi was born 10 Oct 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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