Abraham B. Brubacher^{[1, 2]}

1897 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	Abraham B. Brubacher
  Born	9 Nov 1897	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Business	Brubacher Auction Centre
  Business	Brubacher Brothers Livestock
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  Name	A. B. Brubacher
  Residence	1978	32 Peltz Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72051
  Died	19 Apr 1978	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I72051	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias M. Brubacher,   b. 10 May 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Brubacher,   b. 10 Feb 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1891	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F287154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brox,   b. 31 Jul 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Dec 1921  [3]
  Children	1. Gladys Brubacher   2. Irvin B. Brubacher,   b. 11 Oct 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1980, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   3. Angus "Mike" Brubacher,   b. 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1987  (Age 63 years)   4. Raymond Brubacher,   b. 21 Dec 1926,   d. 9 May 2011, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   5. Edna Brubacher,   b. 14 Oct 1928, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   6. Alice Brubacher,   b. 1932,   d. 1956  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F22049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Auctioneer Brubacher dies at 80 A B Brubacher, a long-time auctioneer. died early today at his home at 32 Peltz Ave., Kitchener He was 80. Born on a farm two miles west of St Jacobs, Brubacher still handled some auctions at the A B Brubacher Furniture Auction Centre 327 Breithaupt St.. at age 75. He sold the centre in the late 1960s. He farmed north of Elmira and at Bridgeport until he was 44. Brubacher handled auctions from Petrolia to Peterborough and as far north as Wiarton. Occasionally he sold livestock in New York and Pennsylvania. ________________________________ BRUBACHER, A. B. (Abraham) - At his home. 32 Peltz Ave.. Kitchener, on Wednesday. April 19, 1978. suddenly following a heart attack, Abraham B. Brubacher. age 80 years. Mr. Brubacher was born near Wallenstein, a son of the late Elias Brubacher and the former Mary Brubacher. A member of the Breslau Mennonite Church. Mr. Brubacher founded Brubacher Brothers Limited Livestock Sales now operated by his sons, Angus (Mike) and Raymond. He was a member of the Holstein Friesen Association of Canada. He began his career as a Holstein exporter in 1928. He founded the Brubacher Auction Centre which began in the old market building in 1942. He continued until his retirement in 1975. He specialized in livestock, farm and household sales. The auction centre, still in operation, is now located on Breithaupt Street. He is survived by his wife, the former Lizzie Brox, by his two daughters, Edna (Mrs. Robert McKeon) of Kitchener and Gladys (Mrs. Mervin Roth) of Waterloo and by his three sons, Irvin B., of Route 21, Cambridge (H), Angus (Mike) of Kitchener and Raymond of Route 7, Guelph; by his brother, Dilman of St. Jacobs and his three sisters, Veronica (Mrs. Isaiah Eby) of Elmira, Lydia, Mrs. Henry Sauder and Magdalena (Mrs. Israel Kraemer), both of St. Jacobs; 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. He was predeceased by a daughter, Mrs. Alice Wilson, and by two sisters and two brothers. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after noon on Thursday, until noon on Saturday, when removal will be made to Breslau Mennonite Church for service at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Dennis Cressman officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. Donations to the Mennonite Central Committee may be made as expressions of sympathy. The family will be in attendance at the funeral home from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1980 - Obituary of Irvin B. Brubacher. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louis Brox. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lizzie Brubacher - May 6, 1986, page 354. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011740-91. Elias Brubacher, 21, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. same, s/o Michael Brubacher & Frany Brubacher, married Marian Brubacher, 21, b. Wellesley, res. same, d/o John & Barbara Brubacher, witn: John Brubacher and Michael Brubacher, both of Wellesley, 13 Jan 1891 at Wellesley

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Nov 1897 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Apr 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth