Laura Bast

1909 - 1988  (78 years)

• 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)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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. _____________ 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

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Sep 1909 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jan 1988 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth