Samuel Gingerich

1895 - 1976  (81 years)

• Name	Samuel Gingerich
  Born	13 Jun 1895	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77175
  Died	3 Sep 1976	Lowville, Lewis, New York, USA   [2]
  Buried	Croghan Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I77175	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel M. Gingerich,   b. 12 May 1866, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1929, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Veronica S. "Fannie" Lichti,   b. 29 Sep 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1935, New Bremen, Lewis, New York, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1888  [3]
  Family ID	F20156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Mae Lehman,   b. Abt 1896,   d. 13 Apr 1924  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1921  [2]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F41517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Samuel Gingerich and Melinda Martin 1926

  
  

• Notes

  LOWVILLE - Samuel Gingerich, 81, Croghan. R.D., retired farmer, died Friday afternoon at 5: 40 in the Lewis County General Hospital where he had been a patient since Aug. 18. He had been in failing health several years. The funeral will be Monday afternoon at 1 at his home and at 1: 30 in the Conservative Mennonite Church, Croghan with Rev. Richard Zehr, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Calling hours at his home will be at the callers convenience. The Virkler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Croghan Conservative Mennonite Church Library Fund in care of Mrs. James Martin, Croghan, or to the Heart Fund. Mr. Gingerich is survived by a son. Beryl, Lowville, R.D.3; two daughters, Mrs. Sherwood (Joan) Zehr, Carthage, R.D. 2, and Mrs. Kenneth (Lila) Widrick, Croghan, R.D.I; two brothers, David, East Aurora, and Henry, New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada; three sisters, Mrs. Olive Cressman, Kitchener, Ont., Mrs. Saviera Lehman, Castorland, and Mrs. Fannie Moshier, Lititz, Pa.; 20 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Two sisters and three brothers died before him. Mr. Gingerich was born at Baden, Ont., June 13, 1895, son of Daniel and Fannie Lichti and came to the United States in 1914. In 1921 he married Barbara Lehman who died April 13, 1924. He married Melinda Martin in 1928. Mr. Gingerich purchased a farm on the Schnell road which he operated from 1923 to 1946 and then purchased the farm at Croghan which he operated until his retirement in 1960. He and his wife resided in a home adjacent to the farm. Mr. Gingerich was a member of the Croghan Conservative Mennonite Church. Watertown Daily Times 4 Sep 1976 _______________________ Gingerich, Samuel, son of Daniel and Veronica (Lichti) Gingerich, was born in Baden, Ont., June 13, 1895; died at Lewis County General Hospital, Sept. 3, 1976; aged 81 y. On July 27, 1921, he was married to Barbara May Lehman, who preceded him in death on Apr. 13, 1924. On Sept, 7, 1926, he was married to Malinda Ellen Martin, who survives. Also surviving are 8 children (Beryl, Joan - Mrs. Sherwood Zehr, Lila - Mrs. Kenneth Widrick, David, Henry, Mrs. Olive Cressman, Mrs. Savieva Lehman, Mrs. Fannie Moshier), 20 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Croghan Conservative Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held in charge of Richard Zehr; interment in church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 69, Number 37 - September 21, 1976 - page 738

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 1. [S1175] News - NY, Lewis, Watertown - Watertown Daily Times, Obituary of Samuel Gingerich - 4 Sep 1976. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 7, 1935 - Obituary of Veronica Lichti.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jun 1895 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Sep 1976 - Lowville, Lewis, New York, USA Buried - - Croghan Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Croghan, Lewis, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth