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

Laurene Bast[1]

Female 1929 - 2014  (85 years)


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  • Name Laurene Bast 
    Born 19 Jul 1929 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138226627 
    Name Laurene Zehr 
    Residence 1992  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-270823 
    Died 27 Oct 2014  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I270823  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Solomon S. Bast,   b. 14 Jan 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1974, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Emma L. Schmidt,   b. 22 May 1897, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1917  [3
    Family ID F35453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stanley "Stan" Zehr,   b. 21 Sep 1928,   d. 26 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F232950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Zehr, Laurene (nee Bast)

      Passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital on Monday October 27, 2014 at the age of 85. Beloved wife of Stan for 64 years. Loving mother of Brian (Karen), Barry (Ronda) and Steve. Dear grandmother of David (Heather), Jennifer (Marlin), Heather (Ryan), Dalton, Emma, Daniel and Rebecca and great grandmother of Joshua, Mikaila and Trey. Dear sister of the late Delton, Eileen and Janet.

      Laurene's family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4 and 7-9 pm on Thursday October 30, 2014 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Friends will also be received at First Mennonite Church, 800 King St. East, from 1-1:45 pm on Friday October 31, 2014. Funeral Service at the Church on Friday at 2 pm. Interment First Mennonite Cemetery. Reception to follow in the church hall. As expressions of sympathy, donations to First Mennonite Church or a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).

      Visit www.henrywalser.com for Laurene's memorial.

      Laurene Zehr - Monday, October 27th, 2014 (no date) memorials.henrywalser.com. Available at: https://memorials.henrywalser.com/laurene-zehr/1970674/obituary.php (Accessed: 30 June 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Aaron W. Zehr - 5 May 1993.

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Barbara Bast - 28 Apr 1992.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Solomon Bast - February 26, 1974, page 189, 190.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1992 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 2014 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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