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Willard Lorne Horst

Male 1935 - 2008  (73 years)


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  • Name Willard Lorne Horst 
    Born 26 Oct 1935 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-205199 
    Died 24 Dec 2008 
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I205199  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Irvin Horst,   b. 7 May 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Leah Brubacher,   b. 22 Jul 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1931 
    Family ID F25638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsie Klassen 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F57474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HORST, Willard - (October 26, 1935 - December 24, 2008). At home with his loving wife of 50 years, Elsie (Klassen); daughter, Debbie (Doug) Whittall and son, Gerry (Anne Diotte) at his side. Willard was a devoted grandfather to Tabatha, Jonathan, Mike (Chelli), Steph and Lauren and brother to Gladys* and (the late Harold) Bauman. He was predeceased by his parents, Irvin and Leah (Brubacher) Horst and his brother, Gerald. Willard made memories with many friends, including the solo gang and his brothers and sisters-in-law, Judy and (the late Wally) Klassen, Elaine and Bob Swartz, Cliff and Jean Klassen, Audrey Herlick, Marlene O'Brien and Jim Illig, Jim and Sharon Reitzel and many nieces and nephews. "Webb" has gone to be with the Lord. The family will receive their friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home , Elmira on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Memorial Service for all family and friends will be held at the Elmira Mennonite Church on Tuesday, December 30 at 11 a.m. The casket will remain open at the church until 10:45 a.m. Interment in the Elmira Mennonite Cemetery. The family very much appreciates the years of excellent care by Dr. Scott Morlock and Dr. Eric Hentschel as well as the recent services of agencies such as C.C.A.C., Red Cross and CarePartners. As an expression of sympathy, donations can be made to Mennonite Disaster Services of Canada or the Canadian Lung Association.

      WATERLOO REGION RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario - Dec. 26, 2008

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