Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Eugene B. Brubacher[1, 2]

Male 1888 - 1975  (86 years)


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  • Name Eugene B. Brubacher 
    Born 8 Sep 1888  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27175890 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farm Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Evangelical Association 
    Eby ID Number 00002-403.3 
    Died 8 Jul 1975  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I7995  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Anson B. Brubacher,   b. 26 Dec 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1926  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Bowman,   b. 13 Jan 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1955  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1886  [8
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Cressman,   b. 21 Dec 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1958  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1917  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Marjorie Brubacher,   b. 1918,   d. 28 Oct 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Kenneth Ray Brubacher,   b. 18 Nov 1919,   d. 24 Jan 1920  (Age 0 years)
     3. Audrey Mae Brubacher,   b. 26 Dec 1920,   d. 2015  (Age 94 years)
     4. Wilma Jean Brubacher,   b. 12 Jul 1923, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Reta Marie Brubacher,   b. 23 Jan 1925, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. James Laverne Brubacher,   b. 26 Jul 1926,   d. 9 Mar 2024, Waterloo Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     7. Dorothy Lucille Brubacher
     8. Kathleen Joan Brubacher,   b. 12 Feb 1935,   d. 11 Feb 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F6570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BRUBACHER, Eugene B. At his home, Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge (Preston), on Tuesday, July 8, 1975, after a lengthy illness, Eugene Brubacher, formerly of Krug Street, Kitchener, aged 86 years. Mr. Brubacher was born in St. Jacobs, a son of the late Anson Brubacher and the former Magdalene Bowman, a resident of the Twin City area all his life, a member of First Mennonite Church, and formerly custodian of the church for 22 years.

      Husband of the former Ida Cressman who predeceased him, May 30, 1958. Father of James Brubacher, Mrs. Ruth Victor, Wilma (Mrs. Russell Meyer), Reta (Mrs. Orie Bender), Dorothy (Mrs. Harold Bast), all of Kitchener, Audrey (Mrs. Edward Draves) of Buffalo, Alice (Mrs. David Martens) of Waterloo, and Kathleen (Mrs. Freeman Steinke) of New Hamburg and the late Kenneth, who predeceased him in infancy; brother of Joy and Agnes Brubacher, Calvin and Cleason Bru- bacher, all of Kitchener, Mable (Mrs. Stanley Schweitzer), Waterloo, and Aleda Brubacher of Beamsville, Eli Brubacher of Hanover, and Ralph of Brantford; 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by one brother and two sisters.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. tonight until noon on Friday when removal will be made to First Mennonite Church for the service at 3 p.m. with Rev. Ernie Martin officiating. Internment in the adjoining cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board may be made as expressions of sympathy.

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 141.

    2. [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..., 359.

    3. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Brubacher / Eugene Brubacher / 1888-1975 / his wife / Ida Cressman / 1893-1958 / I know that my Redeemer liveth

    4. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 11.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 10.

    6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 12.

    7. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    8. [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..., 358.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Sep 1888 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Sep 1917 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jul 1975 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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