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

Gordon M. "Gord" Gingrich[1]

Male 1929 - 1997  (67 years)


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  • Name Gordon M. "Gord" Gingrich 
    Born 22 Apr 1929  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Business Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gord's Service Centre 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183145200 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-370430 
    Died 13 Mar 1997  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I370430  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Nelson B. Gingrich,   b. 12 Feb 1900, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1989, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Minerva Martin,   b. 23 Nov 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1927  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Erma Rose Knechtel,   b. 1929,   d. 23 May 2017, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1962 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F256348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GINGRICH, Gordon "Gord" - Peacefully, went home to be with the Lord, on Thursday, March 13, 1997, Gordon "Gord" Gingrich, in his 68th year, of Elmira.

      Loving husband of Erma (Knechtel) Gingrich; dear father of David and Cindy Gingrich of Elmira, Karen Gingrich, of Toronto, and her fiance Ralph Findling, Tim and Laurel Gingrich of Regina, Sask. Fondly remembered by his grandchildren, Justin, Michelle and Caleb. Brother of Reta and Angus Weber of Dorking, Curtis and Reta Gingrich of RR 4, Elmira. Gord owned and operated Gord's Service Centre in Elmira.

      The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Sunday, transfer will be made to the Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira, for funeral service at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Paul Fletcher officiating, followed by interment in the Hawkesville Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Snyder - Knechtel - 1989.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Apr 1929 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Gord's Service Centre - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1997 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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