Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Johannes P. "John" Mayer

Male 1834 - 1868  (33 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Johannes P. "John" Mayer was born 11 Apr 1834, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: John P. Mayer
    • Name: John P. Meyer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38513
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Johannes — Magdalena "Lena" Litwiller. Magdalena (daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti) was born 18 Jan 1831, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Christian L. Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. John L. Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Oct 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1931, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States.
    3. 4. Peter L. Moyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jan 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1932; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Elizabeth Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Nov 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian L. Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 18 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Christian Meyer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77112
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Odd Jobs
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mayer. - Bro. Christian Mayer was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Jan 18, 1855; died Jan. 11, 1921; aged 65 y. 11 m. 23 d. Sept. 10, 1879 he was married to Barbara Spenler. To this union were born 1 son and 3 daughters. The son predeceased him in infancy. He leaves his bereaved widow, 3 daughters, 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers, and 1 sister. Remains were laid to rest at Steinman's cemetery, followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Services conducted by Bros. D. H. Steinman and Christian Gascho

    Gospel Herald - Volume XIII, Number 48 - February 24, 1921 - page 951, 952

    Christian married Barbara Spenler 10 Jun 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Peter J. Spenler and Catharine Kennel) was born 4 Sep 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. John Meyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Sarah Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aug 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 8. Elisabeth Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jan 1885, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1934, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA; was buried , Sand Ridge Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA.
    4. 9. Magdalena S. "Mattie" Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 May 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  John L. Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 15 Oct 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1931, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States.

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    • Name: John L. Moyer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80449
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    Mayer.-- John L. Mayer was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Oct. 15, 1858; died at his home near Pigeon, Mich., Mar. 18 1931; aged 72 y. 5 m. 3 d. On Dec. 4, 1883, he was united in marriage to Mary Jutzi. He leaves his beloved companion, 2 daughters (Mrs. Benjamin Gingerich and Lydia), 2 sons (Ezra and Solomon), 1 brother, an aged aunt and a host of other relatives and friends. A daughter preceded him in death about thirteen years ago. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior in his youth and united with the Amish Mennonite Church of which he was a faithful member to his death. He had been ailing for a number of years. In the summer of 1930 he had a hard attack of influenza, at which time he expressed a great desire to go home and be with the Lord. He had a vision of the glorious crown, but was unable to express the wonderful beauty of it as he saw it. He was able to leave home only once since that time and since his sickness he often expressed himself as being homesick for heaven. Funeral services were held March 21 at the Pigeon River Church by Bros. M. S. Zehr in German ( text, Rom. 6:23) and Edwin Albrecht in English (text, Num. 23:10). The body was laid to rest in the cemetery nearby.

    "God saw fit to take him from us,
    To that home that knows no pain,
    Where no sickness, care and sorrow
    Nor distress shall come again."

    Gospel Herald April 9, 1931 - Vol. XXIV, No.2 - page 46, 47

    John married Maria B. "Mary" Jutzi 4 Dec 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Joseph Jutzi and Maria, daughter of Joseph Jutzi and Marie Bender) was born 26 Nov 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1931, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Magdalena "Mattie" Moyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Feb 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 11. Solomon Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Sep 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1963, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA; was buried , Manasota Memorial Park Cemetery, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA.
    3. 12. Emilia Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Oct 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 13. Ezra Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1893, , Ontario, Canada; died 1956, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States.
    5. 14. Lydian Mayer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Sep 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Peter L. Moyer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 27 Jan 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1932; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29290
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    "In 1913, Baden area farmer Peter L. Moyer was 52 years old. He had been married since 1888 to Mary Anna Reeve and was a member of the Steinmann Amish Mennonite church. Moyer was dissatisfied, in fact, very dissatisfied with church arrangements. Sunday services alternated between Steinmann's and St. Agatha Amish Mennonite church (a.k.a. Lichti's church). Steinmann's was on Snyder's Road, well west of Baden, almost at Nafziger Road: Lichti's was on Erb's Road just west of St. Agatha. Today, it's hardly a five-minute drive. Put yourself at the Moyer farm in winter 1912. Many second Sundays he had to horse-and-buggy his family and friends for an hour over unplowed roads to Lichti's.

    Moyer's solution? Build and pay for a simple frame church building on a small property in Baden and make it a fellowship hall, open to all denominations. Under various names and overseers, it served for almost nine decades. By the 1990s, Wilmot Mennonite Fellowship Hall was primarily a rental facility for community groups although a small congregation, West Hills Mennonite Fellowship, held Sunday services. On April 14, 2000, fire destroyed the building. Arson, whether accidental or purposeful, was the initial assumption but no one was ever charged."

    mills, r. (2020). Flash From the Past: Wilmot Township's churches in the spotlight. Retrieved 22 February 2020, from https://www.therecord.com/living-story/9860565-flash-from-the-past-wilmot-township-s-churches-in-the-spotlight/

    Peter — Mary Anna Reeve. Mary was born 25 Dec 1865, Nithburg, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 6 Jul 1933; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Elizabeth Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 4 Nov 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Honderich
    • Name: Lizzie L. Mayer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80453
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1910, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Elizabeth married Christian R. Honderich 3 Nov 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christian (son of Rev. John G. Honderich and Veronica Roth) was born 16 Apr 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died 1928; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Meyer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 9 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122539
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  2. 7.  Sarah Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born Aug 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214915
    • Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Knitter, Woolen Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  3. 8.  Elisabeth Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 1 Jan 1885, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1934, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA; was buried , Sand Ridge Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA.

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    • Name: Elisabeth Kennel
    • Name: Lizzie Mayer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180754
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Kennel. - Elizabeth, daughter of the late Christian and Barbara Mayer, was born in Perth Co., Ont., Jan. 1, 1885; died March 12, 1934, at Albany, Oreg.; aged 49 y. 2 m. 11 d. She was married May 9, ____ to Eli S. Kennel at Baden, Out. She was afflicted with cancer and suffered much, but was always cheerful and tried to hide her sufferings from her family, which she loved dearly. She leaves her deeply bereaved husband, 6 children (Milford, Eilsen, Velma, Lloyd, Alta Mae, and Alma ___ all at home), and the following sisters: Sarah (Mrs. Jacob Gerig of Salem, Oreg.) and Mattie (Mrs. Mose Bast of New Hamburg, Ont.). Funeral services were held by Bros. King and Lind of Albany, Oreg. Interment in Sand Ridge Cemetery.

    "Dear mother, you are not forgotten,
    Though on earth you are no more;
    Still in memory you are with us
    As you always were before."

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 38 - December 20, 1934 - pages 818, 819

    Elisabeth — Eli S. Kennel. Eli was born May 1883, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Milford Kennel  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aug 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 9.  Magdalena S. "Mattie" Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 15 May 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27505544
    • Name: Magdalena S. "Mattie" Bast
    • Name: Mattie Mayer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77114
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Magdalena married Moses S. Bast 31 Jan 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Moses (son of Jacob E. Bast and Anna B. "Nancy" Swartzentruber) was born 9 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1959, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Mable Bast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1999; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 17. Ervin Bast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 18. Dorothy Bast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Mar 1918.
    4. 19. Edna Bast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Mar 1912; died 12 Jul 1988; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

  5. 10.  Magdalena "Mattie" Moyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 7 Feb 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Mattie Mayer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-284957
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  6. 11.  Solomon Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 29 Sep 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1963, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA; was buried , Manasota Memorial Park Cemetery, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80456
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mayer, Solomon, son of John L. and Mary (Yutzy) Mayer, was born at Baden, Ont., Sept. 29, 1887; died at the Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital, Sept. 12, 1963; aged 75 y. 11 m. 14 d. In 1919, he was married to Lydia Gunden, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons and 2 daughters (Clayton, Omar, Loretta Mayer, and Mrs. Ruth Ulrich, all of Sarasota). He was a member of the Tuttle Avenue Church, where funeral services were held Sept. 14, in charge of H. Michael Shenk.

    Gospel Herald, Oct 1963

    Solomon — Lovina Gascho. Lovina (daughter of Rev. Christian Gascho and Leah Zehr) was born 31 May 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1916, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 12.  Emilia Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 21 Oct 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80457
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  8. 13.  Ezra Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 15 Feb 1893, , Ontario, Canada; died 1956, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA; was buried , Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80458


  9. 14.  Lydian Mayer Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 18 Sep 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80459



Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Milford Kennel Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elisabeth3, 2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born Aug 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180755
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  2. 16.  Mable Bast Descendancy chart to this point (9.Magdalena3, 2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 8 Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1999; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45315291
    • Name: Mable Gingerich
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180458
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Mable — Willis J. Gingerich. Willis (son of Louis Gingerich and Katherine Jutzi) was born Feb 1910, Shingletown, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Ronald Carl Gingerich  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Verlus Ray Gingerich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jun 1934; died 17 Nov 2021, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 22. Richard Moses Gingerich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1942; died 17 Aug 2008, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 17.  Ervin Bast Descendancy chart to this point (9.Magdalena3, 2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 11 Jan 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45681249
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123090
    • Residence: 1983, 362 Joseph St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Bast, Ervin, son of Moses and Magdalena (Mayer) Bast, was born in Wilmot Twp., Jan. 11, 1915; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Aug. 26, 1983; aged 68 y. On Aug. 21, 1940, he was married to Emmeline Ruby, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Keith, Ken, and Orval), 4 grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Mabel-Mrs. Willis Gingerich, Edna - Mrs. Ivan Gingerich, and Dorothy-Mrs. Ivan Wagler). He was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 29, in charge of Fred Lichti and Vernon Zehr; interment in church cemetery, Baden, Ont.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 76, Number 40 - October 4, 1983

    ___________

    BAST, Ervin

    On Friday, Aug. 26, 1983 at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ervin Bast, of 362 Joseph St., New Hamburg, formerly of RR 1. New Hamburg, he was born in Wilmot township, 68 years ago.

    He was a member of Steinman Mennonite Church, RR 2, Baden and delivered mail on the New Hamburg RR 1 for 34 years.

    Son of the late Moses Bast and the former Magdelena Mayer: Lovingly remembered by his wife, the former Emmeline Ruby, whom he married August 21, 1940; three sons, Keith and his fiancee Saundra of New Hamburg, Ken and his wife Laura of Heidelberg, Orval and his wife Jackie of Tavistock. Sadly missed by his grandchildren, Darrin, Casey, Meghan and Shannon; three sisters, Mabel (Mrs. Willis Gingerich) and Dorothy (Mrs. Ivan Wagler), both of New. Hamburg and Edna (Mrs. Ivan Gingerich) of Conestogo.

    Friends and relatives called at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg until Monday Aug. 29, 1983, at noon, when transfer was made to Steinman Mennonite Church for service at 2:30 p.m.. with Rev. Fred Lichti and Rev. Vernon Zehr officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

    New Hamburg Independent 31 Aug 1983 pg 16

    Ervin married Emmeline Salome Ruby 21 Aug 1940. Emmeline (daughter of Nicklas Ruby and Sarah S. Brenneman) was born 21 Oct 1919, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1999, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 18.  Dorothy Bast Descendancy chart to this point (9.Magdalena3, 2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 9 Mar 1918.

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    • Name: Dorothy Wagler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-201836

    Dorothy — Ivan Wagler. Ivan (son of Noah Z. Wagler and Madgdaline Bender) was born 17 Sep 1914; died 25 Aug 1987; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Donald Clare "Don" Wagler  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Judith Mae Wagler  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 19.  Edna Bast Descendancy chart to this point (9.Magdalena3, 2.Christian2, 1.Johannes1) was born 17 Mar 1912; died 12 Jul 1988; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45680842
    • Name: Edna Gingerich
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-10321

    Edna — Ivan J. Gingerich. Ivan (son of Louis Gingerich and Katherine Jutzi) was born 11 Sep 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]