Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Wayne Stewart Gingrich

Male 1963 - 1981  (17 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Wayne Stewart Gingrich was born 29 Oct 1963 (son of Willis Emerson Gingrich and Lorraine Major); died 11 May 1981, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-229649
    • Misfortune: 11 May 1981, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada; killed in auto accident

    Notes:

    GINGRICH, Wayne S. -- On Monday, May 11, 1981, at Chatham as the result of an auto pedestrian accident, Wayne Stewart Gingrich, aged 17 years, of RR 1, New Dundee. Beloved son of Willis E. Gingrich and the former Lorraine Major; brother of Grace, Robert, Leonard, Graham, Jeannette and Barbara; grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Gingrich of Kitchener. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. this evening, until noon on Friday, then at the Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, 64 Biehn Drive, Kitchener, for the funeral service at 3 p.m. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev Darrell Jantzi will conduct the service. Expressions of sympathy may be shown by donations to the Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Building Fund


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Willis Emerson Gingrich

    Willis — Lorraine Major. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lorraine Major
    Children:
    1. 1. Wayne Stewart Gingrich was born 29 Oct 1963; died 11 May 1981, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Wilfred Lorne Gingrich was born 27 May 1905, , Ontario, Canada (son of Enoch S. Gingrich and Rebecca Witmer); died 20 Sep 1998; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lorne Gingerich
    • Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4000
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1937, 189 Hoffman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Wilfred — Orpha Viola Mann. Orpha was born 1911, , North Dakota; died 1 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Orpha Viola Mann was born 1911, , North Dakota; died 1 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Orpha Viola Gingrich
    • Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4001
    • Residence: 1937, 189 Hoffman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Gingerich, Orpha, daughter of Rufus K. and Mildred (Richardson) Mann, was born in North Dakota; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Aug. 1, 1983; aged 72 y. She was married to Wilfred Loren* Gingerich, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Willis, Virgil, David, Donald, and Glen), 5 daughters (Mrs. Miriam Weido, Esther-Mrs. Andre Bisson, Frieda-Mrs. Al Brandon, Marie-Mrs. Benson Wease, and Lois Gingerich), 22 grandchildren, one brother (Harvey Mann), and one sister (Clarice-Mrs. Harry Burkey). She was preceded in death by 3 children (Mildred, Viola, and Louis). She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where funeral services were held on Aug. 4, in charge of Stan Sauder and John Goulet; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 76, Number 35 - August 30, 1983, page 606

    Children:
    1. 2. Willis Emerson Gingrich
    2. Virgil Everett Gingrich
    3. Miriam Evelyn Gingrich
    4. Freda Mae Gingrich
    5. David Richard Gingrich
    6. Donald James Gingrich
    7. Mildred Arline Gingrich was born 27 Dec 1935, near, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Louis Clare Gingrich was born 1938; died 9 Nov 1939; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Viola Gingrich was born 25 Mar 1950; died 25 Mar 1950; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Enoch S. Gingrich was born 8 Mar 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Jacob B. Gingrich and Elizabeth Sherk); died 15 Jun 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Enoch S. Gingerich
    • Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennoite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Gingrich, Enoch S., son of Jacob B. and Elizabeth (Sherk) Gingrich, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., March 8, 1871; died at Kitchener, Ont., June 15, 1961; aged 90 y. 2 m. 27 d. On Dec. 29, 1896, he was married to Rebecca Witmer, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons and 5 daughters (John, Cecil, Lorne, Arnold, Arthur, Clayton, Wayne, Ida-Mrs. Joe Cressman, Bertha-Mrs. Stanley Moyer, Annetta-Mrs. Wolfred Witmer, Cora-Mrs. Harold Groh, and Mary-Mrs. Freeman Austin), 44 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held June 17, in charge of C. F. Derstine and Edgar Metzler.

    Gospel Herald, August 1, 1961

    Enoch married Rebecca Witmer 29 Dec 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear) was born 8 Nov 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Witmer was born 8 Nov 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear); died 26 May 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rebecca Gingrich
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-605.7
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Gingrich, Rebecca, daughter of Isaac and Leah (Baer) Witmer, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Nov. 8, 1875; died at South Waterloo Hospital, Galt, Ont., as the result of a stroke, May 26, 1967; aged 91 y. 6 m. 18 d. On Dec. 29, 1896, she was married to Enoch Gingrich, who died in 1961. Surviving are 7 sons (John, Cecil, Lorne, Arnold, Arthur, Clayton, and Wayne), 5 daughters (Ida--Mrs. Joseph Cressman, Bertha--Mrs. Stanley Moyer, Mrs. Anetta Witmer, Cora--Mrs. Harold Groh, and Mary--Mrs. Freeman Austin), 44 grandchildren, and 54 great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her family being predeceased by 4 brothers and 5 sisters. She was a member of First Mennonite, Kitchener, where funeral services were held May 29, with Robert N. Johnson, Rufus Jutzi, and C. F. Derstine officiating.

    Gospel Herald - Volume LX, Number 25 - June 27, 1967--Pages 582-83

    Children:
    1. Ida Lauretta Gingrich was born 19 Dec 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1993; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Bertha Mae Gingrich was born 28 Mar 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rev. John Edmund Gingrich was born 7 Oct 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 1983, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA; was buried , Littleton Cemetery, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
    4. Enetta Rose Gingrich was born 20 Mar 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob Cecil "Cecil" Gingrich was born 31 May 1903, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 4. Wilfred Lorne Gingrich was born 27 May 1905, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1998; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Cora Isabella Gingrich was born 9 Jun 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Etta Gingrich was born 12 Feb 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1984; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    9. Rev. Arnold Elmer Gingrich was born 18 Dec 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1970; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.