Waterloo Region Generations
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Laura Bast

Female 1909 - 1988  (78 years)


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  • Name Laura Bast 
    Born 19 Sep 1909  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71822255 
    Name Laura Wilker 
    Residence 1911  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Amish 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-163741 
    Died 29 Jan 1988  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Riverdale Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I163741  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Andrew Bast,   b. 2 May 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schultz,   b. 17 Mar 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1946, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1900  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F13355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daniel Wilker,   b. 9 Oct 1905, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1994, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Frieda Magdalena Wilker,   b. 21 May 1936, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     2. Lauretta Wilker,   b. 29 Aug 1941, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 
    1. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1.

    2. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 9 Page 2.

    3. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), obituary of Daniel William Wilker - 3 Jan 1994.

    4. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Sep 1909 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Amish - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jan 1988 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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