Elam B. Horst

1918 - 2011  (93 years)

• Name	Elam B. Horst
  Born	9 Sep 1918	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-305563
  Died	3 Nov 2011  [1]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I305563	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Menno B. Horst,   b. 30 Jul 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1975, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Lovina Bauman,   b. 2 Oct 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1975, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	24 May 1910  [2]
  Family ID	F27224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Laurine Feick,   b. 10 Apr 1921, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. Mary Lucille Horst
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F49432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HORST, Elam Bauman September 9, 1918 - November 3, 2011 Elam Horst, age 93, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2011. He will be missed by his loving wife Myrtle (Feick), with whom he enjoyed almost 70 years of marriage. He is survived by his children Gloria King, Dale, Mary Lou (Jim) Snyder, Myrna (Robert) Schlegel, Steven (Sandra), 14 grand- children, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He leaves behind his sisters, Mary Schantz, Barbara Horst, Martha Koch and Emma Brubacher, one brother, Melvin (Leeta), and brother-in-law Roy Waters. He is predeceased by his parents, Menno and Lovina Horst, two sisters, Lena Fry and Verna Waters, two brothers, David and Amon, son-in-law Reverend Edward King, and grand- daughter-in-law Pamela Snyder. He grew up in St. Jacobs and was a member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. At age 47, after his son Dale took over his wholesale potato business, he went back to Conestoga College and received his teaching certificate in Adult Education. He enjoyed his career teaching math at Conestoga College, staying on until he was 70 years old. The family wishes to thank Pauline Donovan and all the caring and loving staff at the Village of Winston Park. Visitation will take place at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1308 King St. N., St. Jacobs on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow. Private interment St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Condolences for the family and donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or House of Friendship may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Waterloo Region Record 4 Nov 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 16, 1975 - Obituary of Menno B. Horst.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Sep 1918 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth