Mary Boshart^[1]

1896 - 1985  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Boshart
  Born	29 Aug 1896	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38420565
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Amish
  Residence	1963	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25274
  Died	17 Feb 1985	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I25274	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonas Boshart,   b. 18 Aug 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1939, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Gerber,   b. 9 Apr 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1959, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1889	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F6492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOSHART, Mary -- At Nithview Nursing Home, New Hamburg, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 1985, Mary Boshart, in her 89th year. Dear sister of Menno Boshart of Kitchener, Aarn Boshart and his wife Marion of Wellesley, Mrs. Luella Erb of Stratford, Elmina (Mrs. Edward Witmer) of Cambridge(H), (Lauretta) Mrs. Eldon Witmer of Kitchener and sister-in-law of Bertha Boshart of New Hamburg. Also survived by several nieces and Nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Jonas Boshart and the former Magdelena Gerber; brothers, John, Moses, Gideon, and Simeon and Sisters, Netta Ginerich and Lily Brenneman. Family will receive friends at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, from Tuesday at 2 p.m., until Wednesday, Feb 20 at noon, when transfer will be made to First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, for funeral service and committal at 3: 30 p.m. Pastors Glenn Brubacher and Jean Goulet officiating. Interment St. Agatha mennonite cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 18 Feb 1985 ___________________________ Boshart, Mary, daughter of Jonas and Magdelena (Gerber) Boshart, was born at Wellesley, Ont., Aug. 29, 1896; died at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Ont., Feb. 17, 1985; aged 88 y. Surviving are 2 brothers (Menno and Aaron Boshart), and 3 sisters (Mrs. Luella Erb, Mrs. Edward Witmer, and Mrs. Eldon Witmer). She was preceded in death by 4 brothers (John, Moses, Gideon, and Simeon), and 2 sisters (Netta Gingerich and Lily Brenneman). She was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 20, in charge of Glenn Brubacher and Jean-Jacques Goulet; interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 78, Number 12 - March 19, 1985 - page 206

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Magdalena Gerber - Boshart. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mary Boshart - 18 Feb 1985. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-1 Page 9. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 9. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Gideon Boshart - October 9, 1963. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 5, 1939 Obituary of Jonas Boshart.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1896 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Feb 1985 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth