Allan Bast

1912 - 1988  (76 years)

• Name	Allan Bast
  Born	9 May 1912	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Maple View Amish Mennonite Church, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32591489
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77816
  Died	30 Nov 1988	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I77816	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob S. Bast,   b. 6 Aug 1885,   d. 28 Oct 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Catherine S. Albrecht,   b. 17 Jun 1888, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1939, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F162412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Louisa Lichti,   b. 1 Jun 1910, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1933  [1]
  Children	1. Elaine Barbara "Kitty" Bast,   b. 10 Feb 1935,   d. 26 Jun 2019, Campbellford, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario  (Age 84 years)   2. Marlene Idella Bast,   b. 12 Jul 1942,   d. 12 Nov 2019, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Ralph Jacob Bast,   b. 12 Mar 1945, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F21333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bast.- Allan, son of Jacob and Catherine (Albrecht) Bast, was born in Wellesley, Ont., May 9, 1912; died of a heart attack at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Nov. 30, 1988; aged 76 y. On June 15, 1933, he was married to Barbara Lichti, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Elaine Barbara and Marlene Idella Shantz), 7 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, 3 brothers (Harvey, Emerson, and Robert), and 5 sisters (Edna Gerber, Elvera Hackett, Helena Miller, Erma Gerber, and Esther Jantzi). He was preceded in death by one son (Ralph Jacob), one sister (Idella), and 2 brothers (Lloyd and William). He was a member of Mapleview Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 3, in charge of Victor Dorsch and Alvin Leis; interment in Mapleview Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 52 - December 27, 1988, page 904. ________________________________ Bast, Allan - Suddenly, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Allan Bast, of 41 Henry St. E., Wellesley. Allan was born in Wellesley 76 years ago, a son of the late Jacob Bast and the late Catherine Albrecht. He was a member of Maple View Mennonite Church and had operated a store at Phllipsburg for 20 years, retiring to Wellesley in 1969. Beloved husband of Barbara Louisa Lichti of Wellesley; dear father of Elaine Barbara Bast of Smith Falls, Marlene Idella and her husband Clare Shantz of St. Agatha and daughter-in-law, Carla (Mrs. Ross Fries) of Kitchener; dear brother of Harvey Bast of Wellesley, Emmerson and his wife Lucinda Bast of Heidelberg, Robert Bast of Stratford, Edna (Mrs. Sam Gerber) of Wellesley, Elvera (Mrs. Walter Hackett) of Guelph, Helena (Mrs. Clarence Miller) of Baden, Erma (Mrs. Roy Gerber) of Wellesley, Esther (Mrs. Ira Jantzi) of RR 2, Wellesley. Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, Becky (Mrs. Gary Malcolm), Mellony Shanta [Shantz?], Dale Kelly, Todd Bast and Mark and Laurie Fries; one great-grandson Dillon Bast. He was predeceased by one son, Ralph Jacob in 1977; by one sister, Idella and two brothers, Lloyd and William and three brothers-in-law. Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St., Wellesley, where the family will receive friends this evening (Thursday) from 7-9 and on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon Saturday, Dec.3, removal will be made to Maple View Mennonite Church, for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m., Rev. Victor Dorsch will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials to the Intensive Care Unite at St. Mary's General Hospital or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Dec 1988

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 27, 1988 - Obituary of Allan Bast. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 11. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Allan Bast - 1 Dec 1988.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 May 1912 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Maple View Amish Mennonite Church, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 30 Nov 1988 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth