Ezra Bast^[1]

1901 - 1964  (63 years)

• Name	Ezra Bast
  Born	17 Aug 1901	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148147
  Died	17 Aug 1964	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I148147	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian W. Bast,   b. 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1937  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Boshart,   b. 30 Aug 1875, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1953, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F40910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena "Lena" Stere,   b. 1908, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1994, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bast, Ezra, son of Christian and Elizabeth (Boshart) Bast, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Aug. 17, 1901; died at the Stratford General Hospital, after a long illness, June 23, 1964; aged 62 y. 10 m. 6 d. On Dec. 8, 1927, he was married to Lena Stere, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Glenn), 5 daughters (Laurene - Mrs. Edward Zehr, Audrey - Mrs. Gordon Steinman, Mary Ellen - Mrs. John Ruby, Phyllis, and Sharon), 3 sisters (Irene - Mrs. William Yost, Clara - Mrs. Clayton Kropf, and Dorothy - Mrs. Edgar Moyer), 4 brothers (Allan, Wesley, John, and Nelson), and 10 grandchildren. One brother preceded him in death. He was a member of the East Zorra Church, where funeral services were held June 26, in charge of David Schwartzentruber, Dan Zehr, Dan Wagler, and Henry Yantzi. Gospel Herald - Volume LVII, Number 29 - July 28, 1964 - pp 655, 656

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of John Bast - 15 Jun 1983. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra Bast - July 28, 1964 - pp 655, 656.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Aug 1901 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Aug 1964 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth