Elmer S. Bast

1909 - 1968  (59 years)

• Name	Elmer S. Bast
  Born	6 Jul 1909	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95406369
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163420
  Died	26 Sep 1968	, New York State, USA   [1]
  Buried	Croghan A. M. Cemetery, Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I163420	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob E. Bast,   b. 12 Mar 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Spenler,   b. 16 Aug 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1942  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F35556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Violet Gingerich,   b. 24 Aug 1913, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1968  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F16686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BAST, ELMER, son of Jacob and Kathryn (Spenler) Bast, was born in Wellesley, Ont., July 6, 1909; died instantly at his home, following a coronary while grinding feed, Sept. 26, 1968; aged 59 y. 2 m. 20 d. On May 14, 1931, he married Violet Gingerich, who survived him 16 days. Surviving are 4 sons (Robert, Lawson, Kenneth, and Durwood), 3 daughters (Betty--Mrs. Earle Widrick, Mary Jane--Mrs. John L. Stoffer, and Marjorie--Mrs. Warren Weidner), 14 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Norman and Emanuel), 2 sisters (Emma--Mrs. Michael Bender and Lydian--Mrs Jack Walsh). He was a member of the Croghan Church, where funeral services were held with Richard Zehr and Andrew Gingerich officiating. GOSPEL HERALD - Volume LXI, Number 48 - December 10, 1968 - Pages 1095-1096 _______________ Elmer Bast Dies at 59 BLACK RIVER - Elmer Bast, 59, of Black River, R.D. 1, a farmer, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday at 13:20 p.m., following a coronary, while unloading grain from a truck at his farm. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Croghan Conservative Mennonite church with Rev. Andrew Gingerich, pastor, Woodville Mennonite church, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the family home at their convenience. Besides his wife, Mrs. Violet Gingerich Bast, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Earl (Betty) Widrick, Mannsville, R.D., Mrs. John (Mary Jane) Stoffer, Ohio and Mrs. Warren (Marjorie) Wied- ner, New Jersey; four sons, Robert, Lawson and Kenneth, all of Watertown, R.D. 4 and Durwood, Lancaster, Pa; two brothers, Norman, Lowville, and Emmanuel, Kitchener, Ont.; and 14 grandchildren. Born July 6, 1909, at Kitchener, Ont., a son of Jacob and Kathryn Spenler Bast, he came to the United States in 1928 and married Miss Violet Gingerich May 14, 1931, at Martinsburg. The couple operated farms at Beaches Bridge and on Route 37 before moving to their present farm three years ago. He was a member of the Croghan Conservative Mennonite church. 26 Sep 1968

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95406369.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jul 1909 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Sep 1968 - , New York State, USA Buried - - Croghan A. M. Cemetery, Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth