Ervin Bast

1915 - 1983  (68 years)

• Name	Ervin Bast
  Born	11 Jan 1915	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45681249
  Residence	1983	362 Joseph St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123090
  Died	26 Aug 1983	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I123090	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Bast,   b. 9 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1959, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Magdalena S. "Mattie" Mayer,   b. 15 May 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 65 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F176453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmeline Salome Ruby,   b. 21 Oct 1919, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1999, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1940  [1]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F42695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bast, Ervin, son of Moses and Magdalena (Mayer) Bast, was born in Wilmot Twp., Jan. 11, 1915; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Aug. 26, 1983; aged 68 y. On Aug. 21, 1940, he was married to Emmeline Ruby, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Keith, Ken, and Orval), 4 grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Mabel-Mrs. Willis Gingerich, Edna - Mrs. Ivan Gingerich, and Dorothy-Mrs. Ivan Wagler). He was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 29, in charge of Fred Lichti and Vernon Zehr; interment in church cemetery, Baden, Ont. Gospel Herald - Volume 76, Number 40 - October 4, 1983 ___________ BAST, Ervin On Friday, Aug. 26, 1983 at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ervin Bast, of 362 Joseph St., New Hamburg, formerly of RR 1. New Hamburg, he was born in Wilmot township, 68 years ago. He was a member of Steinman Mennonite Church, RR 2, Baden and delivered mail on the New Hamburg RR 1 for 34 years. Son of the late Moses Bast and the former Magdelena Mayer: Lovingly remembered by his wife, the former Emmeline Ruby, whom he married August 21, 1940; three sons, Keith and his fiancee Saundra of New Hamburg, Ken and his wife Laura of Heidelberg, Orval and his wife Jackie of Tavistock. Sadly missed by his grandchildren, Darrin, Casey, Meghan and Shannon; three sisters, Mabel (Mrs. Willis Gingerich) and Dorothy (Mrs. Ivan Wagler), both of New. Hamburg and Edna (Mrs. Ivan Gingerich) of Conestogo. Friends and relatives called at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg until Monday Aug. 29, 1983, at noon, when transfer was made to Steinman Mennonite Church for service at 2:30 p.m.. with Rev. Fred Lichti and Rev. Vernon Zehr officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. New Hamburg Independent 31 Aug 1983 pg 16

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ervin Bast - October 4, 1983. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45681249. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020545-09. Moses Bast, 20, occ. Farmer, res. of South Easthope, son of Jacob Bast and Nancy Schwartzentruber Married Mattie Mayer, 19, res. of Wilmot, daughter of Christian Mayer and Barbara Spenler, Witn: Daniel Bast and Allen Bender Both of New Hamburg, 31 January 1909 in Wilmot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jan 1915 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Aug 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth