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

Verlus Ray Gingerich

Male 1934 - 2021  (87 years)


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  • Name Verlus Ray Gingerich 
    Born 19 Jun 1934  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234136415 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-10184 
    Died 17 Nov 2021  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I10184  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Willis J. Gingerich,   b. Feb 1910, Shingletown, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Mable Bast,   b. 8 Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1999  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F41492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marietta Roth 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F232346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GINGERICH, Verlus Ray - - of New Hamburg, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Hospice of Waterloo. He leaves behind his best friend and beloved wife of 63 years, Marietta (Roth). Cherished dad of son James (Anna), daughters Jennifer Jacobi (Mike), and Jane (Tim). Much loved Papa to Rebecca and Daniel Zehr (Aerin). Survived by brothers Ronald (Judith), and Robert (Shirley), brother-in-law Ross (Glenda), sisters-in-law Christine (Gerald) and Kitty (Cathy). Predeceased by his parents, Willis and Mabel, his in-laws, Marjorie (Pat), brother, Richard and sister-in-law Patsy.

      Verlus was a member of First Mennonite Church and a Charter member of the Optimist Club of New Hamburg. Verlie will be remembered for his expertise in woodworking, his love of music, cooking, and his unique sense of humour.

      Relatives and friends are invited to the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron Street, New Hamburg, on Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The funeral will follow in the chapel of the funeral home at 12:00 p.m. with Pastor Rene Baergen officiating. A private family interment will take place in the First Mennonite Church Cemetery. A live stream of the funeral will also take place.

      Those wishing to attend the visitation and funeral MUST RSVP on the funeral home website. Masks and social distancing guidelines must be followed.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Hospice of Waterloo Region (Cook Family Residence) or the Angel Project would be appreciated by the family and can be done through the funeral home website.

      Personal condolences and donation information available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca

      Trees, Memorial, and Funeral Homes. 2023. "Tribute Archive | Home". Tributearchive.Com. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/23113961/verlus-ray-gingerich.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234136415.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Nov 2021 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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