Solomon S. Bast

1894 - 1974  (80 years)

• Name	Solomon S. Bast
  Born	14 Jan 1894	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Zion Presbyterian Church, Wellesley Township, Ontario   [4]
  Employer	Kitchener Lumber Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37660755
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Machinist, own Shop
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80037
  Died	15 Jan 1974	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I80037	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	George E. Bast,   b. 5 Jan 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1936, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Annie Schrag,   b. 28 Mar 1860, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1926, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1887  [6]
  Family ID	F20829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma L. Schmidt,   b. 22 May 1897, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1917  [3]
  Children	1. Eileen Bast   2. Laurene Bast,   b. 19 Jul 1929,   d. 27 Oct 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Delton Bast,   b. 4 Feb 1922,   d. 13 Mar 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F35453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bast, Solomon, son of George and Annie (Schrag) Bast, was born at Wellesley, Ont., Jan. 14, 1894; died at Wellesley, Ont. Jan. 15, 1974; aged 80 y. 1 d. His wife, whom he married on June 5, 1917, preceded him in death in 1964. Surviving are one son (Delton), 3 daughters (Eileen-Mrs. Gordon Hallman, Laurene-Mrs. Stanley Zehr, and Janet, Mrs. Kenneth Davidson), and one brother (Simon). He was a member of the Zion Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Mapleview Mennonite Church, in charge of Henry Yantzi and Alvin Leis; interment in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 67, Number 9 - February 26, 1974, page 189, 190 _____________________________ Rev. Soloman Bast, 80, of Wellesley died suddenly at his home Tuesday, January 15, 1974. Born in Wellesley, Jan. 14, 1894, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bast. Mr. Bast was lay minister at Zion Mennonite Church in Wellesley. He also worked for the Kitchener Lumber Co., retiring in 1965. His wife, the former Emma Schmidt, died in 1964. Mr. Bast is survived by a son, Delton, of Kitchener; daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Eileen) Hallman and Mrs. Stanley (Laurene) Zehr, both of Kitchener, Mrs. Kenneth (Janet) Davidson of Plattsville; a brother, Simon, of Cambridge; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two daughters, six brothers and a sister. The body rested at the Futher Brothers Funeral Home, Wellesley until noon Friday when removal was made to Maple View Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 2: 30 p.m. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The Kitchener Waterloo Record 16 Jan 1974 ________________ In Loving Memory [verse] In Memory of Emma Schmidt Beloved wife of Solomon Bast Date of Birth May 22nd, 1897 Date of Death December 17th, 1964 Aged 67 years, 6 months and 25 days The Service The late Mrs. Bast is resting at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, Wellesley, where a family service will be held on Sunday, Dec. 20th, 1964, at 2:00 p.m. this will be followed by a memorial service at the Maple View Mennonite Church, Wellesley, at 2:30 p.m. Clergyman Bishop Christian Streicher Interment Maple View Mennonite Cemetery Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 10. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Solomon Bast - February 26, 1974, page 189, 190. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Rev. Soloman Bast - 16 Jan 1974. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Anna Schrag - December 9, 1926 - pp 798-800.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1894 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Zion Presbyterian Church, Wellesley Township, Ontario Employer - - Kitchener Lumber Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, own Shop - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jan 1974 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth