Amelia B. Bergey^{[1, 2, 3]}

1873 - 1936  (62 years)

• Name	Amelia B. Bergey
  Born	20 Sep 1873	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Amelia B. Nahrgang
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Teacher
  Occupation	1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00004-892.3
  Died	19 Apr 1936	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9, 10]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9]
  Person ID	I6545	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon David E. Bergey,   b. 3 Jul 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1932, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Louisa Bowman,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1872	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F1955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menno S. Nahrgang,   b. 16 Mar 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1909	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Nahrgang,   b. 1911,   d. 1911  (Age 0 years)   2. Alice Alta Nahrgang,   b. 1 Feb 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 2011, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F22658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nahrgang.-Amelia Bergey, beloved wife of Menno Nahrgang, passed away at her home near New Hamburg, Ont., on Sunday morning, April 19, 1936, after an illness of only a few months. Death was due to a heart attack. She was born in Wilmot Tp., Sept. 20, 1873, the daughter of the late David and Louisa (Bowman) Bergey. At the age of 18 she accepted Christ as her Savior and united with the Mennonite Church, of which she remained an active and faithful member to the end. As a young woman Sister Nahrgang followed the teaching profession for a period of ten years. She was a former student of Elkhart Institute and Goshen College. In 1909 she was married to Menno Nahrgang, and since her marriage has resided on the farm near New Hamburg. In the Sunday school she served as a teacher for many years. With the beginning of the women's missionary organization in Ontario she was appointed president, which office she held until her death, besides being the president of the local organization during that entire period. Surviving are her husband, 1 daughter (Alice), and 2 adopted sons (Fred and Philip Richardson) ; also 1 sister (Mrs. Fred B. Miller of Kitchener) and 3 brothers (Gilbert of New Dundee, Milton of Toronto, and Herbert of New Hamburg). A sister (Eva) and a brother (Ezra) predeceased her. In her passing, her home will miss her as a kind and loving mother and companion, the church has lost one who sought to carry forward her program at the cost of sacrifice, and in the community she will be missed as one who was always ready to lend a helping hand. Funeral services were held April 22 from her late home, followed by public services at the Biehn Church and burial in the adjoining cemetery. Services conducted by the brethren, M. Hallman, S. F. Coffman, and C. C. Cressman. Gospel Herald, May 7, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.6 - page 126, 127

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 78. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 235. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020560-09. Menno S. Nahrgang, 42, occ. Farmer, res. of Wilmot, son of Joseph Nahrgang and Mary Shantz Married Amelia Bergey, 35, occ. Teacher, res. Of Wilmot, daughter of David Bergey and Louisa Bowman, Witn: Lauson Nahrgang of Berlin and Ida Bergey of New Dundee, 7 April 1909 in Wilmot [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 7, 1936 - Obituary of Amelia Bergey. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 8 Page 12. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 27. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19768979/amelia-nahrgang. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 4, 1962 - Obituary of Menno S. Nahrgang. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 5, 1931 - Obituary of Louia Bowman. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Jan 1873. 31 Dec 1872 By Pastor Spring in New Hamburg, David Berge, a schoolteacher, was married to Louise Baumann, both of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1909 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Apr 1909 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 19 Apr 1936 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth