Roy M. Brubacher

1915 - 2002  (87 years)

• Name	Roy M. Brubacher
  Born	1915	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147357
  Died	16 Mar 2002	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I147357	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah B. Brubacher,   b. 17 Jan 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1934, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Leah Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1932, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F167961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minerva G. Snyder,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BRUBACHER, Roy M. - Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Saint Luke's Place, Cambridge, Roy M. Brubacher, in his 86th year, of St. Jacobs.Beloved husband of Minerva (Snyder) Brubacher for 59 years. Loving father of Laverne and Ella Brubacher of St. Jacobs, Carol and Leroy Shantz of Waterloo, Arlene and John Groh of Waterloo, Marion and Ray Martin of Toronto, Ralph and Anne Brubacher of St. Jacobs. Fondly remembered by his 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson; brother-in-law of Mabel Brubacher of Waterloo.Predeceased by his parents, Noah and Leah (Martin) Brubacher; one brother, Abram; three sisters, Nora Brubacher, Susanna Jantzi and Elma Brownsberger and one great-grandson, Adam Shantz.Roy was actively involved in the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church all his life, serving on a variety of church committees. He provided leadership in Summer Bible School and Sunday School. He operated a successful Holstein Dairy Farm at RR 1, Waterloo. He served on a number of farm related associations including Farm Safety and Soil and Crop Improvement.The family received friends and relatives at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Monday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. Visitation will then continue at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira today (Tuesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 12 noon on Wednesday transfer will be made to the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Pastor Harold Hildebrand Schlegel officiating followed by interment in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery.In his memory, donations to the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy.The family would like to thank the staff at Saint Luke's Place for the excellent and compassionate care given to Roy. The Record Newspaper 19 Mar 2002 _______________ Brubacher.- Roy M., 85, Kitchener, Ont., died March 16. Spouse: Minerva Snyder Brubacher. Parents: Noah and Leah Martin Brubacher (deceased). Other survivors: children Laverne, Carol Shantz.Arlene Groh, Marion Martin, Ralph; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: March 20 at St. Jacobs (Ont.) Mennonite Church. The Mennonite, April 16, 2002, pages 25-27, Vol. 5, No. 8.

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Minerva Brubacher - 21 Jan 2003. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 15, 1934 - Obituary of Noah Brubacher. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019726-06. Noah Brubacher, 28, Occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich Twp, Res. Woolwich, son of David Brubacher & Catherine Beeshy married Leah Martin, 33, b. Waterloo Twp, Res. Woolwich, daughter of A.B. Martin & Susanna Algeier, Witn: Noah & Mrs. Noah Cressman of Berlin, 24 December 1905 in Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1915 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 2002 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth