John Norman Gascho

1925 - 2003  (78 years)

• Name	John Norman Gascho
  Born	16 Apr 1925	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-211733
  Died	6 Sep 2003	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I211733	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ezra L. Gascho,   b. 19 Sep 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1967, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rachel Boshart,   b. 16 Apr 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 57 years)
  Married	1916  [1]
  Family ID	F39688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmet Lavone "Lavone" Zehr,   b. 19 Jun 1925
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F58208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GASCHO, John N. - John Norman Gascho, 78, of Tavistock, passed away, in Stratford General Hospital, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003. He was born in Wellesley on April 16, 1925, a son of the late Ezra and Rachael (Boshart) Gascho. He had operated service stations in Tavistock, where he was a member of the Tavistock Mennonite Church. John is survived by his wife, the former LaVone Zehr, whom he married in East Zorra Mennonite Church, 16th line on September 15, 1948; two sons, Kenneth and wife Rosalie Gascho of Guelph, Wayne and wife Sara Gascho of Waterloo; four grandchildren, Natalie, Andrea, Grant and Paige; his sister-in-law, Joyce Gascho of Woodstock and several Zehr brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his step-mother, Barbara (Stere) Gascho; his brother, Lloyd Gascho; his sister, Laura Erb and her husband LeRoy and Zehr brothers-in-law and sister-in-law. Relatives and friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock Street North, Tavistock today (Monday) and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in Tavistock Mennonite Church on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at 2 p.m. Pastor Sherri Martin-Carman, assisted by Pastor Winston Martin, will officiate. Interment in East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, 16th line. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or Tavistock Community Health Inc. would be appreciated and may be made through the funeral home by calling 655-2431.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 8, 1967 - Obituary of Ezra Gascho.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Apr 1925 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Sep 2003 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth