Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Victor Gerald "Gerry" Musselman[1]

Male 1931 - 2019  (88 years)


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  • Name Victor Gerald "Gerry" Musselman 
    Born 10 Feb 1931  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198593396 
    Name Gerry Musselman 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-24149 
    Died 22 Apr 2019  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24149  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Leslie Clarence Musselman,   b. 20 Apr 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Ida Bowman,   b. 25 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1920  [1
    Family ID F5984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gloria Fern Ruby,   b. 21 Aug 1932, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Karen Janine Musselman
     2. Carolyn Diane Musselman
     3. Mark Andrew Musselman
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F17163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Memory of Gerry Musselman
      1931 - 2019

      Gerry Musselman. Of Cambridge, Gerry passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, surrounded by his family on Monday, April 22, 2019 at the age of 88.

      Predeceased by Gloria (Ruby), his wife of 59 years, Gerry is survived by his daughter Karey Musselman and her husband Orlando Rivera; his daughter Carolyn Musselman, her husband Ekke Wigboldus and their daughter Leanna; his son Mark Musselman, his wife Yael Zaretsky and their children Lucas, Claire, Sloane and Katie; and by his sister Audrey Musselman.

      Born in Kitchener to Leslie and Ida Musselman, Gerry was raised and educated in Cambridge (Preston) and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Toronto in 1956. Gerry founded an architectural practice with three of his classmates and worked his entire career with MMMC Architects (formerly Mark Musselman McIntyre & Combe, Architects). The firm designed a wide variety of buildings throughout Ontario with a particular specialty in heath care facilities; seniors and assisted-living homes; churches and other places of worship; primary, secondary and post-secondary educational facilities; and arts and cultural spaces. Gerry's favourites include the Cambridge Public Library, the Galt Centennial Fountain, Galt's Central School, and the Gore Mutual Headquarters. An active member of the Mennonite church throughout his life, Gerry was instrumental in the development and design of Fairview Mennonite Home and apartments, Parkwood Mennonite Senior's Community and Nithview Mennonite Home.

      Gerry possessed a lifelong passion for the protection, preservation and restoration of heritage buildings. He worked to establish and lead Heritage Cambridge as an organization to advocate for the preservation of important heritage buildings in the region. One of Gerry's proudest professional achievements was his leadership of the fight to save the Preston Public School building from demolition and his subsequent oversight of the conversion of this 1869 heritage stone school to seniors' housing. Gerry worked with others to ensure the protection and restoration of the Detweiler Meetinghouse in Roseville, the only surviving stone meetinghouse built by Mennonite pioneers in Ontario.

      Friends are invited to visit with Gerry's family at the Erb and Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 5 to 8 pm. The funeral service will be held at Detweiler Meetinghouse in Roseville on Friday, April 26, at 2:00 pm. with Scott Brubacker-Zehr, Minister at Rockway Mennonite Church, officiating. Interment in the Roseville Mennonite Cemetery and reception to follow.

      Condolences for the family and donations to MCC or Detweiler Meetinghouse Endowment Fund may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 518 745-8445.

      Obituary of Gerry Musselman | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/14524/Gerry-Musselman/obituary.html#tribute-start (Accessed: 6 September 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leslie Musselman - March 17, 1964.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Feb 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Apr 2019 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
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