David Dalton Bergey

1916 - 1980  (64 years)

• Name	David Dalton Bergey
  Born	6 Feb 1916	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1954
  	partially disabled in farm accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-39994
  Died	6 Apr 1980	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I39994	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Bergey,   b. 13 Sep 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1950, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Angeline Martin,   b. Nov 1878, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1942, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F6292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorna Lucille Shantz,   b. 29 May 1921,   d. 22 Mar 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 May 1940
  Children	1. Edward Ernest Bergey   2. Robert Gene Bergey
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F41302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  BERGEY, David D. -- Of Haysville, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 1980, at Wellesley Hospital, Toronto. Born near New Dundee in 1916, he was the son of Gilbert Bergy and Angeline Martin, who predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Lorna (Shantz) and sons Edward and Robert of Bramalea, Ont., and five grandchildren. Thoughout his lifetime, Mr. Bergey served in various church and community organizations, including the Mennonite Conference of Ontario; Conrad Grebel College Board of Governors; the Wilmot Township Public School Area; Ontario School Trustees and Ratepayers Association; the Pennsylvania-German Folklore Society of Ontario and the Waterloo County Farm Safety Committee. The family will receive friends and relatives may call at the Omand- Jutzi Funeral Home, Huron St., New Hamburg, between 2-5 and 7-9 p.m., on Tuesday. A private burial service will be held on Wednesday afternoon, followed by a memorial service at 7: 30 p.m., at the Nith Valley Mennonite Church on Waterloo County Road 3, south of New Hamburg. Rev. Amzie Brubaher will officiate at both services. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Apr 1980 ____________________ Bergey, David D., son of Gilbert and Angeline (Martin) Bergey, was born near New Dundee, Ont., Feb. 6, 1916, died at Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ont., Feb. 6, 1980; aged 64 y. On May 29, 1940, he was married to Lorna Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Edward and Robert) and 5 grandchildren. He was a member of the Nith Valley Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held on Apr. 9, in charge of Amzie Brubacher, Vernon Leis, and Osiah Horst; interment in Blenheim Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald Volume 73, Number 20 - May 13, 1980, page 398

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of David D. Bergey - 7 Apr 1980. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of David D. Bergery - May 13, 1980.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Feb 1916 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Apr 1980 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth