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

Ervin Bast

Male 1915 - 1983  (68 years)


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  • Name Ervin Bast 
    Born 11 Jan 1915  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45681249 
    Residence 1983  362 Joseph St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-123090 
    Died 26 Aug 1983  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I123090  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

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

    Family Emmeline Salome Ruby,   b. 21 Oct 1919, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1999, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1940  [1
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    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

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      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 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ervin Bast - October 4, 1983.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45681249.

    3. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1915 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Aug 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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