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

Emmeline "Emma" Gascho[1]

Female 1895 - 1985  (89 years)


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  • Name Emmeline "Emma" Gascho 
    Born 12 Dec 1895  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Emma Gascho 
    Name Emmeline "Emma" Rickert 
    Residence 1911  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-370584 
    Died 11 Jun 1985  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried 15 Jun 1985  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I370584  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father David E. Gascho,   b. 18 Jun 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1944  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Barbara Lichti,   b. 1 Nov 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1952  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1889  [6
    Family ID F20104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lloyd Rickert,   b. 8 Jun 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1919  [7
    Children 
     1. Willard Rickert
     2. Marie Rickert
     3. Leonard Rickert,   b. 11 Jul 1921,   d. 19 Oct 1947  (Age 26 years)
     4. Willard Roy Rickert,   b. 26 Sep 1923,   d. 26 Apr 2016  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F256397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rickert, Mrs. Emma (Lloyd) - At Fairview Mennonite Home, on Wednesday, June 12, 1985, following a brief illness, Emma Gascho, age 89 years, of 799 Concession Rd., Cambridge. Mrs. Rickert was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church and the friendly circle of the church. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd Rickert, who predeceased her in 1981; dear mother of Willard and his wife Edith of Cambridge (H) and Marie (Mrs. Robert Pinnell) of Kitchener; sister of Barbara (Mrs. Allen Litwiller) of Waterloo, Irene (Mrs. Lorne Roth) of Gadshill and Fannie (Mrs. David Ropp) of Tavistock. Seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by her parents; one son, Leonard, in 1947; two brothers, Herbert and Aaron and two sisters, Nancy and Edna. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 pm Friday. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel chapel on Saturday, 2: 30 pm, with Rev. Mary Mae Schwartzentruber officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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      Rickert - Emma, daughter of David and Barbara (Lichti) Gascho, was born at Baden, Ont, Dec 12, 1895; died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont, June 11, 1985, aged 89 y. On Jan. 14, 1919, she was married to Lloyd Rickert, who died on Dec. 10, 1981. Surviving are 2 sons (Leonard and Willard) and one daughter (Helen). She was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on June 15, in charge of Mary Mae Schwartzentruber; interment in St Agatha Mennonite Cemetery [buried in Woodland]

      Gospel Herald 17 Sep 1985

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lloyd Rickert.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 13.

    3. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 18.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emma Rickert - 17 Sep 1985.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Emma Gascho - Rikckert - 1985.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of David Gascho - September 1, 1944, page 439, 440.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lloyd Rickert - January 5, 1982 - pg 14.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Dec 1895 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jun 1985 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Jun 1985 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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