Lydia Shantz

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• Name: Lydia Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6890
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Lydia Shantz, "was born March 10th, 1857. She is married to Abraham B. Gingerich."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Shantz. - Lydia Gingerich Shantz was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Mar. 10, 1857; died July 15, 1928; aged 71 y. 4 m. 5 d. She was married to Abraham B. Gingerich in Sept. 1877. This union was blessed with ten children, one child (Israel) having predeceased her when he was two years old. She leaves a kind and affectionate mother, a sorrowing husband, and nine children (Cyrus, Mrs. Addison Snider, Elmira, Ira, Abram, Mrs. Abram Snider, Mrs. Henry Knoll, Addison, Irvin, and Angus), and 16 grandchildren.

"A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still;
A place is vacant in our home
Which can never be filled."
Funeral services were held in the Elmira Church, conducted by Brethren Oliver Snider, Jonas Snider, and Bro. Moses Brubaker.


Gospel Herald - Volume XXI, Number 19 - August 9, 1928, pages 414, 415

Lydia married Bishop Abraham B. Gingrich 9 Sep 1877, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Abraham (son of Gingry, son of Johannes "John" Gingrich and Anna Burkhard) was born 24 Dec 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.4
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Guernsey, Saskatchewan
• Residence: 1954, , , Alberta, Canada

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CYRUS GINGRICH Cyrus S. Gingrich, 78, of Guernsey, Sask, died in hos- pital in Saskatchewan, March 31. He was the oldest son of the late Bishop and Mrs. Abraham B. Gingrich. Surviving are four brothers, Ira, Addison, Irvin, all of Guernsey; Angus of New Hamburg; two sisters, Mrs Selina Snider, Guernsey, and Mrs. Henry Knoll of Elmira. The funeral was held in Saskatchewan.

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• Name: Lucinda Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.5
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Snider.- Lucinda Gingrich was born Nov. 25, 1879, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died Aug. 18, 1937 at her home in Elmira, Ont.; aged 57 y. 8 m. 24 d. She was married to Addison M. Snider Sept. 2, 1903. She is survived by her bereaved husband, 1 daughter (Mrs. John M. Horst), 8 grandchildren, an aged father, 2 sisters and 6 brothers (Mrs. Abram C. Snider, Cyrus, Ira, Addison and Irvin, all of Guernsey, Sask.; Abram of Bridgeport, Mrs. Hy Knoll of Elmira, and Angus of New Hamburg). Sister Snider might he better known as a daughter of our aged Bishop Abraham Gingrich. Through her illness, which lasted for nine months, she bore her sickness with Christian patience and was fully resigned to the will of God. She united with the Mennonite Church in her youth and was a faithful member until her death, Funeral services were conducted at the home by Bro. Reuben Dettwiler and assisted at the church by Bros. Jonas Snider and Roy Koch. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Her last message to the dying world:

"Dear friends, as you pass me by,
As you are now so once was I;
But now I am as you must be,
Prepared to meet eternity."

Gospel Herald, October 14, 1937 - Vol. XXX, No.29

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Died In Elmira, Ontario Wednesday, August 18th, 1937 Lucinda Gingrich Beloved Wife of Addison M. Snider In her 58th year The Funeral Will take place from her late home on Park Avenue, Elmira, on Sunday, August 22nd, at two o'clock p.m., to the Mennonite Church for service. Interment in the Mennonite Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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Lucinda married Addison M. Snider 2 Sep 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Addison (son of Solomon S. Snider and Elizabeth Martin) was born 13 May 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1950, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.6
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Occupation: 1910, Guernsey, Saskatchewan; farmer
• Residence: 1938, Guernsey, Saskatchewan
• Residence: 1954, Guernsey, Alberta

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Gingerich, Ira Shantz, son of Abraham and Lydia (Shantz) Gingrich, was born at Elmira, Ont., Dec. 16, 1881; died at the Lanigan Union Hospital, Guernsey, Sask., July 1, 1961; aged 79 y. 6 m. 15 d. On Feb. 23, 1910, he was married to Lydiann Snider, who survives. Also surviving are 7 children (Harold, Calgary, Alta.; Stella-Mrs. Henry Steeves, Rosser, Man.; Clifford, Burnaby, B.C.; Carl, Roycraft, Alta.; Beulah, Chicago, Ill.; Cameron, Guernsey, Sask.; and Norma-Mrs. Malcolm Henderson, Estavan, Sask.), 15 grandchildren, 3 brothers (Addison and Irvin, Guernsey; and Angus, New Hamburg, Ont.), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Selina Snider, Guernsey; and Mrs. Henry Knoll, Elmira). One daughter preceded him in death in infancy. During the European migration in the 1920's, many German-speaking immigrants found temporary refuge in the Gingrich home. He was a member of the Sharon church, where funeral services were held July 5, in charge of Stanley D. Shantz.

Gospel Herald - Volume LIV, Number 31 - August 8, 1961, page 702, 703, 704

Ira married Lydia Ann Snider 23 Feb 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Joshua S. Snider and Lydia Jane Clemens) was born 12 Jan 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 1977, Rosthern, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.7

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• Name: Abram S. Gingerich
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.8
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Farm
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Gingrich, Abram S., son of the late Bishop and Mrs.Abraham Gingrich, was born in North Woolwich, Ont., Aug.31, 1886; died suddenly of a heart attack March 30, 1954; aged 67 y. 6 m. 28 d. His wife, the former Lauretta R. Snyder, predeceased him in 1945. Surviving are 4 children (John and Isabel, Bridgeport, Ont.; Mary - Mrs. Arnold Musselman, Kitchener, Ont.;and Ruth-Mrs. Lloyd Jantzi, Wellesley, Ont.), 5 brothers (Cyrus,of Alberta; Angus, New Hamburg, Ont., and Ira, Addison, and Irvin,all of Guernsey, Sask.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Abram Snider, Guernsey, Sask., and Mrs. Henry Knoll, Elmira, Ont.), and 4 grandchildren. He accepted Christ in his youth and united with the Mennonite Church at Elmira. In 1927 he moved to the Breslau district, transferring his membership to the Cressman Mennonite Church, in which fellowship he remained until his sudden passing. He served in various capacities in the local congregation. The funeral was held April 2 in the Cressman Mennonite Church with Oscar Burkholder as minister incharge. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 16 - April 20, 1954--- page 381, 382

Abraham married Lauretta Rachel Snyder 10 Jun 1917, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lauretta (daughter of John B. Snyder and Isabella S. Cassel) was born 11 Aug 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Selina Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.9
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Guernsey, Saskatchewan

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Mrs. Abram Snider

GUERNSEY, Sask., Funeral service for Mrs. Abram C. Snider of Guernsey, a former Elmira resident, who died at her home, was held at the Sharon Mennonite Church near here. Burial was in the church cemetery. Born July 10, 1889, she was the former Selina Gingrich, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Gingrich of Elmira. She had lived in Guernsey for many years where she was a member of the Sharon Mennonite Church. Her husband died in 1953. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Stewart (Hazel) Karn and Mrs. Kenneth (Doreen) Snider, both of Guernsey; two brothers, Irvin of Guernsey and Angus of New Hamburg; one sister, Mrs. Ida Knoll of Elmira; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Record 1 Sep 1970 pg 23

Selina married Abraham Snider 1 Jan 1918. Abraham (son of Joshua S. Snider and Lydia Jane Clemens) was born 20 Dec 1882, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 31 May 1953; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ida Knoll
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.10
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Knoll, Ida Gingrich, daughter of Abram and Lydia Gingrich, was born in North Woolwich, Ont., Oct. 21, 1891; died at Elmira Nursing Home, Elmira, Ont., Nov. 25, 1986; aged 95 y. On Dec. 15, 1926, she was married to Henry Knoll, who died on Aug. 9, 1963. Surviving are 3 sons (John Henry, Melvin Laverne, and Edgar Eugene) and one daughter (Ruby Eileen). She was a member of Elmira Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 28, in charge of Mary Schiedel and Gary Knarr; interment in Elmira Mennonite Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 79, Number 52 - December 30, 1986 - page 903,904

Ida married Henry Knoll 15 Dec 1926, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of Siert Henry Knoll and Lina) was born 28 Mar 1904, , Holland; died 9 Aug 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3200.11
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Guernsey, Saskatchewan
• Residence: 1954, Guernsey, Alberta

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Gingrich.- Addison S., son of Abraham and Lydia Gingrich, was born at Elmira, Ont., June 18, 1894; died suddenly at Watrous Union Hospital, June 14, 1967; aged 72 y. 11 m. 26 d. On Dec. 22, 1925, he was married to Gertrude Toman, who preceded him in death Jan. 8, 1929. On Oct. 31, 1943, he was married to Nelda (Snider) Steiner, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Wayne, Ronald, and Stewart), one daughter (Viola), one stepdaughter (Grace-Mrs. Edgar Good), one granddaughter, 2 sisters (Mrs. Selina Snider and Mrs. Ida Knoll), and 2 brothers (Angus and Irvin)

Gospel Herald - Volume LX, Number 27 - July 11, 1967, page 631.

Addison married Gertrude Salinda Toman 22 Dec 1925. Gertrude (daughter of Manassa "Manasseh" Toman and Elsie Biehn) was born 2 Feb 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1929, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]

Addison married Nelda Snider 31 Oct 1943. Nelda (daughter of Irvin Austin Snider and Lucinda Schmitt) was born Abt 1912; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Irwin Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-2285
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer,s Son, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Guernsey, Saskatchewan
• Residence: 1954, Guernsey, Alberta

Irvin married Vera Good 1926. Vera (daughter of Noah M. Good and Rebecca Eby) was born 21 Mar 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 1950, Humboldt, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23494
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer's Son, Father's Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1954, , Alberta, Canada

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Gingrich, Angus S., 93, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Aug. 24, 1901, Elmira, Ont., to Abraham and Lydia Shantz Gingrich. Died: Jan. 5, 1995, Cambridge, Ont., of pneumonia. Survivors - wife: Almeta C. Good Gingrich; children: Erlene Huber, Doris Cressman, Orrie, Florence Bolander; 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial: Jan. 8, Wilmot Mennonite Church, by Glyn Jones.

Gospel Herald - Volume 88, Number 5 - January 31, 1995

Angus — Almeta Good. Almeta (daughter of Deacon Eli Good and Nancy Cressman) was born 26 Jun 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Snider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-475559
• Occupation: 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
• Residence: 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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SCHWARTZ, (Hurst) Mrs. Harvey (Margaret) Passed away peacefully, at K-W Hospital, on Friday, April 6, 1984, the former Margaret Sim, in her 78th year, of RR 1, Waterloo.

Dear wife of Harvey: loving mother of La Verne Hurst of Kitchener, Arlene (Mrs. Dennis Horst) of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Helen (Mrs. Harold Pfeiffer) of Kitchener; step- mother of Roger, Virginia, Murray, Morley, Carolyn and Mark; seven grandchildren and four great-grand- children; niece of Mrs. Ida Knoll of Elmira.

Predeceased by her former husband, John Hurst in 1972; her sister, Jean Watts; two grandchildren, Donald Horst and Janice Pfeiffer.

Mrs. Schwartz was a member of the Forest View Pentecostal Assem- bly and an active member of the Women's Ministries of the Assembly.
Friends may call at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. Saturday, where the family will be in attendance 7-9 p.m. and Sunday, 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, Monday at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Douglas Willoughby and Rev. Stanley Gibson will con- duct the service. Interment Memory Gardens.

Memorial donations to the Living Memorial Fund of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada gratefully acknowledged.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Friday, April 06, 1984

Margaret married John M. Hurst 28 Apr 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of David B. Horst and Mary G. Martin) was born 25 Aug 1899, , Emmet Co., Michigan; died 4 Jan 1972, , Pinellas, Florida; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25072

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25073

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GINGRICH, John - John Gingrich, of Hanover, passed away at Hanover and District Hospital, on Monday, March 16, 2009. He was 87. Survived by wife, Helen (Brunk) Gingrich; sons, Murray (Gloria) Gingrich of Brampton, Dan (Judy) Gingrich of Wellesley; grandchildren, Ben, Katie, Amy and Adam. Also survived by a sister, Ruth (Lloyd) Jantzi of Kitchener. Predeceased by sisters, Isabel Glanzer and Mary Musselman. Visitation at Mighton Funeral Home , Hanover, on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 2 p.m., at Hanover Missionary Church. Interment in Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau. Memorial donations to the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Further information and register book available at www.mightonfuneralhome.

Waterloo Region Record 17 Mar 2009

John — Helen Marie Brunk. Helen (daughter of Vernon George Brunk and Clara Belle Kenyon) was born 6 Aug 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 2017, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Musselman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25074P

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MUSSELMAN, Mrs. Armond (Mary) -- At St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Ont., on May 16, 1979, Mary Gingrich, of Route 1 Tavistock, aged 54 years. Beloved wife of Armond Musselman; dear mother of Robert of Route 1, Tavistock, Ross, David and Paul, at home, Mrs. Frank (Janet) Hill of Waterloo, Gwen Musselman at home and Marilyn Mussleman (sic) of Mississauga; dear sister of John Gingrich of Dornoch, Mrs. Paul (Isabel) Glanzer of Harleysville, Penn., and Mrs. Lloyd (Ruth) Jantzi of Wellesley. Also surviving is one grandchild. Member of Bethel Missionary Church, New Dundee. Friends may call at the Robert Krug Funeral Home, Tavistock, after 7 o'clock Friday evening and until noon on Sunday, when transfer will be made to Bethel Missionary Church, New Dundee, for funeral service at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Union cemetery, New Dundee. The Rev. Paul Storms and the Rev. Glen Gibson will officiate. Contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Women's Missionary Society of Bethel Church, will be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Mary — Armond C. Musselman. Armond (son of Peter L. Musselman and Susannah Snider) was born 23 Aug 1919, Of, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1996; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Ruth — Lloyd Albert Jantzi. (son of Aaron W. Jantzi and Sarah Leis) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29595

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GINGRICH, Bert At Columbia Forest Long Term Care Centre on Sunday, October 11, 2015, in his 81st year. Loving husband of the late Sylvia (nee Le Blanc) 2005. Much loved father of Brian (Sharen) and Karen (the late John) Adam. Grandpa of Jennifer (Troy), Kristyna (Jack), Ashley, Christofer, Benjamin and Bradley. Great-Grandpa of Calista and Cole. Brother of Fern (the late Les) Murdock, the late Raymond (the late Nan), Cecil, the late Arnold (Audrey) and Lorraine (the late Art) Cutting. Predeceased by his parents Irvin and Vera (nee Good) Gingrich. Family and friends will be received at Robert Ruggle Funeral Home , 617 King St. N., Waterloo on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. for a memorial reception. Cremation has taken place. Interment Parkview Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Kitchener Waterloo Humane Society would be appreciated by the family and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 519-888-7700

The Waterloo Region Record, 12 Nov. 2015:

Delbert — Sylvia Mary LaBlanc. Sylvia was born 24 Jun 1945, , New Brunswick, Canada; died 2005; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Delbert — Claudette Trottier. Claudette was born 24 Jun 1941; died 16 Oct 2011, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Arlene — George Amos Huber. (son of Clarence Wilson Huber and Violet Ida Baker) [Group Sheet]

Doris — Vernon Lyle Cressman. (son of Joseph Cressman and Ida Lauretta Gingrich) [Group Sheet]

Orie — Barbara Martin. (daughter of Emanuel Martin and Leah B. Bauman) [Group Sheet]

Florence — Robin E. Bolander. [Group Sheet]

Arlene — Dennis Lorne Horst. (son of Lorne Horst and Iona May Meyer) [Group Sheet]