1909 - 1988 (78 years)
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Name |
Laura Bast |
Born |
19 Sep 1909 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71822255 |
Name |
Laura Wilker |
Residence |
1911 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Mennonite |
Residence |
1921 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Amish |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-163741 |
Died |
29 Jan 1988 |
Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada [3] |
Buried |
Riverdale Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario |
Person ID |
I163741 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
10 Jul 2025 |
Father |
Andrew Bast, b. 2 May 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schultz, b. 17 Mar 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Nov 1946, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years) |
Married |
22 Feb 1900 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Family ID |
F13355 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Daniel Wilker, b. 9 Oct 1905, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Jan 1994, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 88 years) |
Children |
| 1. Frieda Magdalena Wilker, b. 21 May 1936, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Sep 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years) |
| 2. Lauretta Wilker, b. 29 Aug 1941, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Jun 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years) |
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Last Modified |
10 Jul 2025 |
Family ID |
F301793 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- WILKER, Laura\emdash On Jan. 29, 1988, at Stratford General Hospital, in her 79th year, Laura Wilker (nee Bast).
Beloved wife of Daniel Wilker of Knollcrest Lodge, Milverton; dear mother of Marion (Mrs. William Breedon) of Charing Cross, Ont., Elroy Wilker and his wife Jean of Milverton, Lauretta (Mrs. Delmar Bender); of New Hamburg, dear grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 11. Dear sister of Mary (Mrs. Michael Erb) of Milverton, Emma (Mrs. Sam Lebold) of Milverton, Clara (Mrs. Emanuel Zehr) of Poole, Vera (Mrs. Elmer Erb) of Wellesley; sister-in-law of Elizabeth Bast of Millbank and Lena Bast of Tavistock.
She was predeceased by one son, William; one daughter, Frieda, one grandchild, Donna and three brothers and one sister.
Friends will be received at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 9 Pacific Ave., Milverton on Saturday (today) from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Riverdale Mennonite Church, Millbank on Monday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Glenn Zehr officiating. Interment will follow in Riverdale Mennonite Church cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee of Knowllcrest Lodge.
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Wilker.- Laura Bast, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Schultz) Bast, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Sept. 16, 1909; died of heart failure at Stratford Hospital on Jan. 29, 1988; aged 78 y. On Oct. 28, 1931, she was married to Daniel Wilker, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Marion Breedon and Lauretta Bender), one son (Elroy), and 4 sisters (Mary Erb, Emma Lebold, Clara Zehr, and Vera Erb). She was preceded in death by one son (William), one daughter (Frieda), one grandchild, 3 brothers (George, Sam, and Elvy), and one sister (Elizabeth Gerber). She was a member of Riverdale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 1, in charge of Glenn Zehr and David K. Jantzi; interment in the Riverdale Church Cemetery.
Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 10 -March 8, 1988
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Sources |
- [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1.
- [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 9 Page 2.
- [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), obituary of Daniel William Wilker - 3 Jan 1994.
- [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016371-00.
Andrew Bast, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Wilmot, son of George and Lena Married Elizabeth Schultz, 23, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of George and Maria, Witnessed by: Christian Zehr of Wellesley and Jacob Lichti of Wilmot, 22 February 1900 in The Mennonite House
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 | Born - 19 Sep 1909 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Amish - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 29 Jan 1988 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada |
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