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	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Gingerich,   b. 18 Apr 1870, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  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)
  Married	5 Feb 1896	Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F6927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Linean Idella Cressman,   b. 21 Nov 1899, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1926	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Evelyn Blanche Gingrich,   b. 27 Nov 1927   2. Carol Elizabeth Gingrich   3. Wanda Elaine Gingrich   4. Barbara Ann Gingrich
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  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] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 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] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Oscar Gingrich - January 21, 1958-page 70, 71. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Linean Cressman - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86 . [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration), 013151-1896.

  
  

• 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 Married - 13 Jun 1926 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth