Cynthia Louise "Cindy" Pinder

1958 - 2021  (62 years)

• Name	Cynthia Louise "Cindy" Pinder
  Born	16 Oct 1958	Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Name	Cindy Pinder
  Name	Cynthia Louise "Cindy" Gerber
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98393
  Died	7 Feb 2021
  Person ID	I98393	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jim Pinder
  Mother	Maureen Thelma Antoine,   b. 1937,   d. 22 May 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F40241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mark Norman Gerber
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F39458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lifetimes: Cindy Gerber 'a pioneer in the local food movement' By Valerie HillSpecial to the Record Before she died from ovarian cancer on Feb. 7, 2021, Cindy Gerber questioned whether her life had an impact, if she'd made a difference. The question surprised her son, Ben, because his mom was known for her generous nature, her kindness, volunteerism, fundraising and, above all, how she made everyone feel special. "She withheld judgment," said Ben. "She was a listening ear for a lot of people..... Cindy was co-owner with husband Mark of Oakridge Acres, near Ayr. He ran the organic farm while she ran the country store on the property, where she remembered the names of hundreds of customers and their families.... Cindy was born on Oct. 16, 1958, in Fergus, Ont. to Jim and Maureen Pinder. Her mom was just a teenager at the time, but the couple were ambitious and entrepreneurial. They were eventually able to purchase a gas station and convenience store in Petrolia and later started a Mack Truck repair shop in Kitchener where Cindy worked and met employee Mark Gerber. The couple married in 1981 and had two children: Ben and Jessica.... "Cindy had such a huge vision," said Deb. "She was a pioneer in the local food movement." Cam added, "She was doing the local food thing before local was cool." Cindy was one of the forces behind Foodlink Waterloo Region, a map that identifies sources of local produce in the region.... In April 2019, Cindy was forced to slow her pace after a cancer diagnosis. Her death on Feb. 7 was not unexpected and, in typical Cindy style, she had planned every detail of her funeral, alleviating the stress from her family. Right to the end, she was thinking of others.... "Lifetimes: Cindy Gerber 'A Pioneer In The Local Food Movement'". 2021. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/life/2021/02/22/lifetimes-cindy-gerber-a-pioneer-in-the-local-food-movement.html.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1958 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth