Leonard Earl Len Kaster

1920 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Leonard Earl Len Kaster
  Born	19 Dec 1920	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89542881
  Name	Len Kaster
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-162942
  Died	1 May 2012	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I162942	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Herbert Kaster,   b. 1 Jan 1891, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1971, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Bertha Wilhelmina Werle,   b. 3 Oct 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F46717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Mae Bomberger,   b. 1 Jul 1921, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1970, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F59423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Violet Perrin,   b. 9 Oct 1915, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F46721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KASTER, Leonard Earl "Len" 1920-2012 Passed away peacefully at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener on May 1, 2012, at the age of 91. Leonard is survived by his children, Gordon (Frances) of Maryhill, Donald (Debbie) of Shakespeare, Richard (Anne) of Point au Baril, Betty Erb (Peter) of Waterloo, John Schiedel (Kelly) of Waterloo, Barbara Patten (Terry) of Vancouver, B.C., and Dan Schiedel (Adele) of Burlington. Cherished grandpa of Lori, Jane, Kelly, Kris, Jennifer, Bethany, Rebecca, Catharine, Suzanne, Scott, Kristin, Bonnie, Michael, Trevor and Bryan. He will be sadly missed by his twelve great-grandchildren. Len also leaves behind his siblings Walter Kaster (Esther), Margaret Reinhart, and Ilene Huber (Ronald). Predeceased by wives Jean Bomburger, Ruth Perrin-Schiedel and siblings Harold Kaster and Ruth Pitz. Len was born on December 19, 1920, and was raised on the family farm near Mannheim. He attended Nine Pines Public School. On December 3, 1940, Len started working at the Canadian Blower and Forge where he rose through ranks to eventually become General Foreman. He retired February 24, 1984 after 43 years of service. On January 16, 1943, he married Jean Bomburger who passed away August 25, 1970. On June 22, 1971, Len married Ruth Schiedel (Perrin) until her passing November 22, 2008. Len was a member of Bridgeport United Church for over 65 years and will be sadly missed by both family and friends. Friends are invited to share their memories of Len with his family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Monday, May 7, 2012, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Heather Leffler and Rev. Yun-Hee Noh Perry officiating. A reception will follow in the funeral home's Fireside Reception Room. Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau. Condolences for the family and donations to Bridgeport United Church or the CNIB may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Waterloo Region Record 2 May 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Leonard Earl "Len" Kaster - 2 May 2012. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89542881.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1920 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 May 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth