Oscar Gingrich^[1]

1897 - 1957  (60 years)

• Name	Oscar Gingrich
  Born	26 Aug 1897	Ubly, Huron, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, 258th Overaeas Railway Construction Battlion, Service #751580
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Corporal, 118th Battalion / 256th Battalion
  Occupation	1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Reed Worker
  Residence	, Michigan, USA   [4]
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30758
  Died	30 Dec 1957  [2, 5]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I30758	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Mother	Leah Heckendorn,   b. 10 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F6927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F36632

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gingrich, Oscar, son of the late Leah (Heckendorn) Gingrich, was born in Ubly, Mich., Aug. 26, 1897; died suddenly of a heart attack Dec. 30, 1957; aged 60 y. 4 m. 4 d. He was married to Linean Cressman, June 23, 1926, at Breslau, Ont. Surviving are his wife, 4 daughters (Evelyn and Carol-Mrs. Clifford Schott, Kitchener, Ont.; Wanda-Mrs. Nevin Gingerich, New Hamburg, Ont.; and Barbara Ann, at home), his father one brother (Menno Gingrich, Redlands, Calif.), one sister (Mrs. Margeret Bechtel, Kitchener, Ont.), and 4 grandchildren. He was a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., until his death. Funeral services were conducted at the Erb Street Church, Jan. 2, in charge of J. B. Martin. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 3 - January 21, 1958-page 70, 71

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] 045877-26. Oscar Gingrich, 28, occ. Reed Worker, b. Bad Axe Michigan, res. Kitchener, son of Henry Gingrich & Leah Heckendorn married Linean Idella Cressman, 26, occ. Seamstress, b. Breslau, res. Breslau, daughter of Moses Cressman & Lovina Snyder, Witn: Edwin Kenzie of Galt & Alice Bechtel of Hespeler, 23 June 1926 in Breslau. [S8] Obituary of Oscar Gingrich - January 21, 1958-page 70, 71. [S157] . [S1890] . [S8] Obituary of Linean Cressman - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86 .

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Aug 1897 - Ubly, Huron, Michigan, USA Birth - - Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Occupation - Reed Worker - 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , Michigan, USA Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth