Reuben Gascho

1906 - 1923  (16 years)

• Name	Reuben Gascho
  Born	22 Dec 1906	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164423
  Died	5 Jan 1923	Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Cause: heart trouble and tuberculosis (2 months)
  Buried	Pigeon River Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I164423	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses Gascho,   b. 25 Apr 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Fannie Jantzi,   b. 7 Nov 1884, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1971, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1906	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F162394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gascho.-Reuben Gascho, oldest son of Mose and Fannie (Yantzi) Gascho, was born Dec. 22, 1906, at Wellesley, Ont.; died Jan. 5, 1923, at the home of his mother in Pigeon, Mich.; aged 16 y. 14d. He was ill about 2 months, suffering from heart trouble and tuberculosis. He accepted Christ ad his personal Savior in the spring of 1922 and was baptized not very long before he took sick. He leaves to mourn his departure mother, 1 brother, 3 sisters. His father and 1 sister preceded him in death. Reuben's last words were "All is forgiven. Now I can go home. Good bye." Funeral services were held at the Pigeon River church by S. J. Swartzendruber and Nevin Bender. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XV, Number 44 - February 1, 1923, pages 862, 863

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 1, 1923 - Obituary of Reuben Gascho. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019670-06. Moses Gascho, 23, occ. Laborer, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of David Gascho and Barbara Roth married Fannie Jantzi, 21, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter Of Michael Jantzi and Barbara Zehr, Witn: David Roth and Noah Gascho Both of Wellesley, 10 April 1906 in Wellesley Mennonite Meeting House

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Dec 1906 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart trouble and tuberculosis (2 months) - 5 Jan 1923 - Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Buried - - Pigeon River Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth