Ervin Jacob "Jake" Ruby

1909 - 1993  (83 years)

• Name	Ervin Jacob "Jake" Ruby
  Born	18 Jun 1909	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18919400
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-62562
  Died	28 Mar 1993	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I62562	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Nicklas Ruby,   b. 13 Jul 1880,   d. 19 Mar 1935  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Sarah S. Brenneman,   b. 5 Mar 1884, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F53559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Lovina Snyder,   b. 8 Aug 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Gloria Fern Ruby,   b. 21 Aug 1932, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F36507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ruby.- Ervin Jake, 83, Cambridge, Ont. Born: June 18, 1909, East Zorra Twp., Ont., to Nicklas and Sarah Brenneman Ruby. Died: March 28, 1993, Cambridge, Ont., Survivors-wife: Irene Fretz Ruby; children: Gloria Musselman, Carol Holmes, Dale; stepsons: Ronald, Marvin, Glenn, and Douglas Fretz; sister: Emmeline Bast; 7 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, 8 step-grandchildren, 4 step-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by: Laura Kipfer Ruby (first wife) and James (son). Funeral and burial: April 1, First Mennonite Church, by Brice Balmer and Rudy Baergen. Gospel Herald - Volume 86, Number 20 -May 18, 1993, page 14. __________ RUBY, Ervin Jake\emdash At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Sunday, March 28, 1993, formerly living at 1414 King St. E. Ervin Jake Ruby, was 83 years of age, an active member of First Mennonite Church and a longterm employee of J.M. Schneider. He is survived by his wife, Irene (Fretz) Ruby; two daughters, Gloria Musselman and her husband Gerald of Cambridge and Carol Homes of London, Ont. and one son, Dale Ruby and his wife Susan of Hertfordshire, England. Four step-sons include Ronald Fretz and his wife Marlene of Kitchener, Marvin Fretz and his wife Betty of Listowel, Glenn Fretz and his wife Jan of Toronto and Douglas Fretz and his wife Karen of Pennsylvania. Grandfather of Karey Musselman Rivera and her husband Orlando of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolyn Musselman Wigboldus and her husband Ekke of Cambridge and Mark Musselman of Toronto, Alastair, James and Ben Ruby, all of England and Laurie Holmes of Corpus Christi, Tex. Grandfather to eight step-grandchildren, Nancy Ostermann and her husband Helmut, Allan Fretz and his wife Lynne and Bill Fretz, all of Kitchener, Sara, Gregory and Ana Fretz of Toronto, Jonathan and Michael Fretz of Pennsylvania; great-grandfather of Leanna Wigboldus of Cambridge and great-grandfather to four step-great-grandchildren, Benjamin Fretz, Elizabeth, Margaret and Catherine Ostermann, all of Kitchener. Also survived by one sister, Emmeline Bast of New Hamburg and several sisters-in-law. Predeceased by his first wife, Laura (Kipfer) Ruby; one son, James Ruby; his parents, Nicklas and Sarah (Brenneman) Ruby and his brothers, Nelson, Clayton (Ike) and Mahlon. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, this evening (Tuesday), 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Thursday transfer will be made to First Mennonite Church, 800 King St. E., Kitchener, for the funeral service at 2:30 p.m., followed by interment in the First Mennonite Cemetery. A reception will follow at the church. In his memory, donations would be welcomed to the Mennonite Central Committee and the Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Irene Snyder - Fretz - Ruby - Jan 3 2003 pg B7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jun 1909 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Mar 1993 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth