Irvin R. Gimbel

1885 - 1978  (93 years)

• Name	Irvin R. Gimbel
  Born	21 Jun 1885	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00090-5216.800
  Died	6 Nov 1978	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I23777	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Gimbel,   b. Apr 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Leah Reist,   b. 8 Sep 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1923  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Mar 1880  [4]
  Family ID	F2296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ada Cressman,   b. 1 Jul 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1918  (Age 30 years)
  Children	1. Verda Mae Gimbel,   b. 27 Sep 1914,   d. 4 Feb 1998  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ada Cressman,   b. 1 Oct 1884, Chesterfield, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1972, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1920  [1]
  Children	1. Oren Leroy Gimbel,   b. 27 Jul 1913, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2001  (Age 87 years)   2. Helen Marie Gimbel,   b. 22 Mar 1917,   d. 27 Jan 1998  (Age 80 years)   3. Howard Gimbel,   b. Abt 1920   4. Ruth Elaine Gimbel,   b. 1923,   d. 11 Feb 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. David Kennard Gimbel
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gimbel, Irvin, son of David and Leah (Reist) Gimbel, was born at Breslau, Ont., June 21, 1885; died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Nov. 6, 1978; aged 93 y. He was married to Ada Cressman, who died in 1918. On Jan. 14, 1920, he was remarried and his wife died on Aug. 29, 1972. Surviving are 3 sons (Oren, Howard, and David), 3 daughters (Verda Mae Gimbel, Helen Marie Mrs. Urias Martin, and Ruth Elaine Mrs. Rex Weber), 13 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Nettie Mrs. Aldred Shantz and Vera Mrs. Abram Bauman), and one brother (Herbert). He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 6 sisters. He was a member of Breslau Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 9, in charge of Rufus Jutzi and Horace Cressman; interment in Breslau Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 48 - December 12, 1978 pages 977,978

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 12, 1978 ­ pages 977,978 Obituary of Irvin Gimble. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 2. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Gimbel / Irvin Gimbel / 1885-1978 / his wives / Ada Cressman / 1887-1918 / Ada Cressman / 1884-1972 [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 30.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jun 1885 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1978 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth