Norman Gascho^[1]

1904 - 1958  (53 years)

• Name	Norman Gascho
  Born	23 Dec 1904	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-133375
  Died	18 Apr 1958	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I133375	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John E. Gascho,   b. 14 May 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1944  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Schultz,   b. 6 Nov 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F20121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Litwiller,   b. 20 Jun 1905, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1996, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Reta Grace Gascho,   b. 7 Jul 1928, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1987, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F41804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gascho, Norman, son of the late John and Mary (Schultz) Gascho, was born near Baden, Ont., Dec. 23, 1904; died very suddenly at New Hamburg, Ont., April 18, 1958; aged 53 y. 3 m. 26 d. On Feb. 7, 1924, he was united in marriage to Ida Litwiller. Surviving are his wife, 2 daughters (Viola-Mrs. Victor Dorsch, Somalia, Africa; and Reta-Mrs. Ray Baechler, New Hamburg, Ont.), 7 grandchildren, one brother (Daniel, Baden, Ont.), and 2 sisters (Nancy-Mrs. Michael Roth, Ailsa Craig, Ont.; and Salome-Mrs. Elmer Litwiller, Baden, Ont.). One sister (Leah-Mrs. Simeon Jutzi) preceded him in death. He was a faithful member of the Wilmot A. M. Church. Funeral services were held at the St. Agatha Church in charge of Orland Gingerich and Peter Nafziger. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 21 - May 27, 1958 - page 506, 507

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045867-26. Norman Gascho, 21, occ. Farmer, b. Petersburg, res. Petersburg, son of John Gascho (B. Petersburg) & Mary Schultz married Ida Litwiller, 20, occ. Housework, b. Petersburg, res. Petersburg, daughter of John Litwiller (B. St. Agatha) & Magdalena Schwartzentruber, Witn: Irvin Litwiller of Petersburg & Barbara Kropf of St. Agatha, 6 February 1926 in Kitchener [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Norman Gascho - May 27, 1958. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 6 Feb 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Apr 1958 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth