Elias W. Horst

1905 - 1977  (72 years)

• Name	Elias W. Horst
  Born	3 Mar 1905	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1953	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168692
  Died	5 Jul 1977	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I168692	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel B. Horst,   b. 4 Aug 1876, Bothwell, Zone Twp., Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. 9 Aug 1955, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Annie Weber,   b. 7 May 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1953, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1898  [4]
  Family ID	F31516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Lorentz,   b. 1907, , Russia ,   d. 2000  (Age 93 years)
  Married	13 Jul 1929  [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Margaret Horst   2. Delphine Elvera Horst,   b. 10 Aug 1934,   d. 5 Sep 2012, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F35340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Horst.- Elias, son of Daniel B. and Annie (Weber) Horst, was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont., Mar. 3, 1905; died at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., July 5, 1977; aged 72 y. On July 13, 1929, he was married to Margaret Lorenz, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Donald), 2 daughters (Elizabeth-Mrs. Glen Brubacher and Delphine-Mrs. Lloyd Martin), 8 brothers (Sam, George, Moses, Dan, Simeon, Nathaniel, Osiah, and Aaron), and 3 sisters (Lavina Wrasse, Annie-Mrs. Addison Bauman, and Lydia Ann-Mrs. Howard Bauman). He was a member of the Elmira Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on July 7, in charge of Vernon Leis and Steve Dick; interment in the Elmira Mennonite Church Cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume 70, Number 31 - August 9, 1977, page 606.

  
  

• Sources

  [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 9, 1977 - Obituary of Elias Horst. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Daniel (Annie) Horst - 23 Feb 1953. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Daniel B. Horst - September 20, 1955 --- Page 912.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Mar 1905 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1953 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jul 1977 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth