Norman C. Buschert

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• Eby ID Number: 00028-2071.2
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1933, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada

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BUSCHERT. Norman Buschert was born Oct. 2, 1872, near Kitchener, Ont.; died at his home Nov. 16, 1935, near Carstairs, Alta.; aged 63 y. 1 m. 14 d. He left his native home and came to Alberta in 1899; taking up a homestead where he resided till death. On Dec. 2, 1903, he was united in marriage to Mary Weber formerly of Kitchener. To this union were born 6 children. He leaves his sorrowing widow, 4 sons (Earl, Lorne, Roy, and Gordon), 2 daughters (Myrtle and Mabel), 3 grandchildren, 6 brothers (Ira, Joseph, Ammon, and Chester of Ontario; Ivan of Cereal; Ephraim of Dogpound, Alta.) And 1 sister (Mrs Alexander Sherriffs of Carstairs). He united with the West Zion Mennonite Church on Sept. 15, 1901, the time when the church was first organized. He was ordained deacon in 1925, serving in this office till the Lord called him home.About a year ago he suffered with a stroke, but had regained his health. Then about 2 weeks before his death he suffered with an inward stroke and the day before his death his one side was paralyzed. Death quickly followed. From the time he took sick he was unable to talk or show very little signs of recognition; but we have the consolation that he lived a Christian life. May he rest in peace. Funeral services were held Nov. 19 at the West Zion Mennonite Church near Carstairs. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Text, II Cor 5: 1; "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVIII, No. 36 - December 5, 1935, pages 766, 767.

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Norman C. Buschert: deacon in the West Zion Mennonite Church near Carstairs, Alberta, was born 2 October 1872 near Kitchener, Ontario, and died 16 November 1935 near Carstairs, Alberta. He married Mary Weber, formerly of Berlin (Kitchener), on 2 December 1903. They were the parents of 6 children.

Norman Buschert purchased a homestead in the Carstairs district in 1900 and was one of the founding members when the West Zion Mennonite Church was organized in 1901. Mary Weber was one of two young ladies who arrived in Carstairs from Ontario in 1902. She and Norman were the first couple to be married in the West Zion Mennonite church. They remained in the community and continued to serve the church all through their married life.

In 1925 Norman Buschert was ordained by lot to the office of deacon, a position he filled diligently and sacrificially until the time of his fatal illness in 1935. He suffered a stroke in 1934 but regained his health briefly but died shortly after a second stroke in November of 1935.

Regehr, Ted D. "Buschert, Norman C. (1872-1935)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2003. Web. 25 February 2011. https://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B8592.html.

Norman married Mary Weber 15 Sep 1901. Mary (daughter of Bishop Elias E. Weber and Mary Shoemaker) was born 20 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1961, Brooks, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50374759
• Name: Myrtle Bast
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46963

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Bast, Myrtle Buschert, daughter of Norman and Mary (Weber) Buschert, was born in Carstairs, Alta., May 20, 1908; died of a heart attack at St. Joseph's Hospital, Orange Co., Calif., Mar. 13, 1987; aged 78 y. On Mar. 10, 1942, she was married to Bill Bast, who died in 1953. Surviving are 3 children (Delmore, Mary, and Ron), 5 grandchildren, one sister (Mabel), and 3 brothers (Lorne, Gordon, and Roy). Funeral services were held at West Zion Mennonite Church in charge of James Miller; interment in West Zion Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 80, Number 20 - May 19, 1987 - page 350

Myrtle married William Bast Mar 1942. William (son of George E. Bast and Annie Schrag) was born Feb 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1953, Brooks, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]