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

Berl Arthur Boshart

Male 1926 - 1978  (52 years)


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  • Name Berl Arthur Boshart 
    Born 21 Feb 1926  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-111058 
    Died 3 Jun 1978  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: heart attack 
    Buried Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I111058  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Milton S. Boshart,   b. Jan 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Mother Elmina Kropf,   b. 16 Oct 1905, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1924  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F25261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernice Arleen Wilson,   b. 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1994, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. Timothy Boshart,   b. 1956,   d. 1980  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F36308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BOSHART, Mr. Berl -- At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Saturday, June 3, 1978, suddenly following a heart attack, Bert Boshart of Route 2, Petersburg, aged 52 years. A member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. Husband of Bernice Wilson, son of Milton Boshart and the late Elmina Kropf, he is survived by his step-mother Lucinda Boshart; two sons, Tim of New Dundee, Raymond of New Hamburg; two daughters, Sandra (Mrs Robert Ulmer) of London, and Terry Boshart of Petersburg; brother of Robert of New Hamburg, Gary of New Hamburg and Mrs. Reta Horst of Kitchener; four grandchildren also survive. He was predeceased by one brother Floyd. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon on Tuesday when removal will be made to Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Ron Rempel officiating. Interment St. Agatha Mennonite cemetery.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Jun 1978

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Bert Boshart - 5 Jun 1978.

    2. [S2559] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1825-1960.
      Berl Boshart
      Gender:Male
      Race/Nationality:German
      Age:5
      Birth Date:21 Feb 1926
      Birth Place:St. Agatha, Ontario
      Arrival Date:4 Sep 1931
      Port of Arrival:Niagara Falls, New York, USA
      Accompanied By:Parent Milton Parent Elmina

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 19, 1966 - Obituary of Elmina Kropf.

    4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Elmina Kropf - April 6, 1966.

    5. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020123-24.
      Milton Boshart, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, son of Daniel Boshart and Mattie Schwartzentruber married Elmina Kropf, 18, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of Rudolph Kropf and Katie Lichti, Witn: Herbert Gascho of Baden and Irvin Litwiller of Petersburg, 19 March 1924 in Wilmot.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Feb 1926 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart attack - 3 Jun 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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