Douglas Murray Brubacher

1948 - 1956  (8 years)

• Name	Douglas Murray Brubacher
  Born	9 Aug 1948	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident
  Misfortune	23 Jul 1956	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	killed in auto accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164109
  Died	23 Aug 1956	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I164109	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Irvin B. Brubacher,   b. 11 Oct 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1980, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Helen Kathleen Cressman,   b. 16 Mar 1926,   d. 6 Aug 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1946  [3]
  Family ID	F22044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Douglas Murray Brubacher image from Dale White 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Meets Instant Death in Fall At Speedway A seven-year-old Bridgeport farm boy, Douglas Brubacher of Woolwich street, was instantly killed last night when he fell under the wheel of a tractor on the Bridgeport Speedway. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Brubacher. Crown Attorney Daufman said no inquest will be ordered into the accident. RIDING ON FENDER Police Chief Cecil Phillips said the mishap occurred while Douglas was riding on the right fender of a tractor driven by Benny Ten[…?], 20, farm hand on the Brubacher farm. A neighbor, Gerald Berlet, 17, was riding on the left fender. "They were on their way to get a load of hay from a field at the rear of the speedway," the chief said. The gate to the track was open and they were taking a short-cut along the raceway. "Suddenly Douglas fell off the fender into the path of the large rear wheel. He died instantly," the chief said. Dr. C.C. Belyea, coroner, was called and pronounced the boy dead. An autopsy was conducted today. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Jul 1956 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Meets Instant Death in Fall - 24 Jul 1956 pg 3. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Douglas Murray/ son of/ Irvin & Helen/ Brubacher/ 1948-1956 "Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." Matt. 19: 14 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1980 - Obituary of Irvin B. Brubacher.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1948 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in auto accident - 23 Jul 1956 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Aug 1956 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth