Vera Gascho

1924 - 1989  (64 years)

• Name	Vera Gascho
  Born	18 Aug 1924	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Vera Leis
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131261
  Died	6 Jan 1989	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: traffic accident
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I131261	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John L. Gascho,   b. 4 Jan 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1992  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Lydia R. Ropp,   b. 24 Apr 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1992  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F37342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leroy Leis,   b. 11 Aug 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1944  [1]
  Children	1. Willard Leroy Leis,   b. 28 Mar 1951,   d. 4 Feb 1998  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F36967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leis - Vera Gascho, daughter of John and Lydia Gascho, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Aug. 18, 1924; died in a traffic accident at Waterloo (Ont.) Regional Hospital* on Jan. 6, 1989; aged 64 y. On Oct. 15, 1944, she was married to Leroy Leis, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Wayne, Wesley, and Willard), one daughter (Donna McTavish), 12 grandchildren, one brother (Daniel), and 3 sisters (Clara Zehr, Katie Schwartzentruber, and Ruth Nafziger). She was a member of Mapleview Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 10, in charge of Victor Dorsch; interment in Mapleview Cemetery. Gospel Herald -31 - Volume 82, Number 5 - January 31, 1989, pages 82, 86.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Vera Gascho Leis - January 31, 1989, pages 82, 86.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Aug 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: traffic accident - 6 Jan 1989 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth