Rev. Jacob B. Gingrich

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• Name: Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3178
• Residence: 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Jacob B. Gingerich, "was born June 13th, 1840. He was first married to Mary, daughter of Rev. David and Elizabeth (Betzner) Sherk. She was born February 4th, 1837. They resided on the old "Sherk Farm" on the east bank of the Grand River, opposite the village of Doon where she died May 3rd, 1866. After her decease he was married to Elizabeth Sherk, sister to his first wife. She was born July 27th, 1845. On July 1st, 1878, he was ordained as a minister of the Mennonite body for the Hagey and Wanner field of labor. He is a good man and a diligent worker for the Master, and is very liberal in his views in regard to the plan of salvation. As a minister he is very popular on his fields of labor. Of first wife there was one son named David (dead). Of second union there were ten children".

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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Preston (Bechtel or Hagey) Mennonite Church

The second meeting house in Waterloo County was built, probably in 1814, by John Erb, a wealthy miller of Preston. This brick meeting house served as a community church and was located "near Jacob Hagey's", which was on the road running from the top of the Kress Hill west and "adjoining the Kitchener Highway" (Witmer 1967: 26). Another meeting house, known as the Union Meeting House, was built in the area around 1824. A meeting was held in the Union church on November 20, 1824 to commence recording the accounts of the congregation in Hagey's Deacon Book. The deed of land for the Union Meeting House and burial ground, which was for one acre of part Lot 22, Beasley's Broken Front, was transacted in 1835.

Hagey Meeting House was buiilt of red brick in 1842 on part Lot 23, just north of Preston on the west side of the Breslau Road, and slightly north of the Union Meeting House site. The deed, dated February 2, 1842, recorded the purchase of the land from John Hilborn and stressed that the property was to be for "the purpose of public worship by the Mennonist Society" (Witmer 1967: 28). Joseph Bechtel was the first minister in the area, from 1804-1837; he was followed by David Sherk (1838-1843). Next came Joseph Hagey (1844-1877), who was ordained bishop in 1851, and then Jacob B. Gingrich from 1878 to 1901. Services were held every four weeks until 1890 when bi-weekly services were begun. A Sunday School was established in 1842 with the congregation of Wanner Meeting House near Hespeler, but it was discontinued because of a difference of opinion regarding the need for Sunday Schools. On April 26, 1891 a Sunday School was organized at Hagey's, with deacon Abraham Oberholtzer as superintendent. Five years later, on June 10, 1896, a Sunday School was organized at the Wanner church.

Major changes were made to the church building in 1927-1928 when the basement was excavated, new windows were installed and the roof was raised two feet. Fire on January 15, 1950 caused extensive damage to the interior and furnishings of the church. The building was completely renovated and also enlarged at the same time; dedication was on July 2, 1950. Another fire, on Feburary 19, 1953, completely destroyed the church. A congregational decision was made to build a new church, on Concession Road in Preston, and the cornerstone was laid on Thanksgiving Day, October 12, 1953. Official dedication services in the new Preston Mennonite Church were held on May 16, 1954. The building was enlarged in the summer of 1989.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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Gingrich - Pre. Jacob B. Gingrich was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., June 13, 1840; died Oct. 11, 1920; aged 80 y. 3 m. 28 d. He was first married to Sister Mary Sherk, daughter of Pre. David Sherk. She preceded him in death. He was again married to Elizabeth Sherk, sister of his first wife, Dec. 2, 1866. July 2, 1878 he was ordained to the ministry and for thirty years served to the best of his ability in that capacity. He labored with the Wanner and Hagey congregations. Twelve years ago he received a paralytic stroke while in the pulpit from which he never fully recovered. The last four years he has been confined to his home. He was a devoted companion and a kind father, ever willing to help those in need. He was patient in his sufferings. He leaves a loving companion, 4 sons, 3 daughters, and 26 grandchildren. Two sons and 1 daughter preceded him. Funeral services were held at Hagey's Church by Brethren Ben Shantz, Abram Snider, and Jonas Snider. Many relatives and friends gathered to pay the last tribute of respect. Burial in cemetery nearby.

Obituary - Gospel Herald, November 25, 1920

Jacob married Mary Sherk 24 Feb 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Rev. David Sherk and Elizabeth B. Betzner) was born 4 Feb 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Jacob married Elizabeth Sherk 9 Dec 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. David Sherk and Elizabeth B. Betzner) was born 27 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1934; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5645.2

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• Name: Mary Ann Boyer
• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.2
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Mrs. Mary A Boyer, 77, died at her home near Biglerville Monday evening at 9: 30 from a complication of diseases. She had been in ill health for about six years. Mrs. Boyer was born in Preston, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Sherk Gingrich, but resided in Adams county since 1897. Her husband, Martin Boyer, who operated the Boyer Rake factory, died February 5, 1937. The deceased was a member of the Mennonite church. Surviving are nine children, Mrs. Coffman Shenk, Quaker Valley; Elton G., Millersville; Mrs. Daniel Shenk, Denbigh, Va.; Joseph S., Biglerville; Warren M., Biglerville R1; Mrs. Ernest Bontrager, at home; Mrs. J Warren Martin, Fairfield; Charles G., and Miss Lena M Boyer, both of Biglerville; three step-children, John M, Gettysburg; Mrs. J Warren Matthews, Elverson, Pa., and Mrs. Katie Albert, Hidlersburg; 23 grandchildren; six brothers and sisters, Enoch S., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Norman S., Lakeland, Fla.; Dillman, Freeport, Ill.; Mrs. Elizabeth K Jacobs, St. Louis, Mo., Jacob G, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mrs. Levi Hostettler, Sarasota, Fla. Funeral services from the Bender funeral home Friday afternoon at 2: 00 conducted by the Rev. John G Grove, Greenmount. Interment in the Mummasburg cemetery.

The Gettysburg Times December 26, 1945

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Boyer - Mary Ann, daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth (Sherk) Gingrich, was born near Preston, Ont., Jan. 2, 1868; died at her home near Biglerville, Pa., Dec. 24, 1945; age 77 y. 11 m. 22 d. Six years ago she suffered a stroke and her health gradually failed since that time, though she was not bedfast. On Christmas Eve she enjoyed opening the packages handed to her by her children and helped sing "Silent Night." A few minutes later she suffered another stroke and, without regaining consciousness, peacefully fell asleep. In 1897 she was united in marriage to Martin Boyer, who preceded her in death in 1937. Surviving are following children: Retta - Mrs. Coffman Shank, Biglerville, Pa.; Elton G., Millersville, Pa.; Nancy - Mrs. Daniel D. Shenk, Denbigh, Va.; Joseph S. and Warren M., of Biglerville; Ida - Mrs. Ernest J. Bontrager, Estacada, Oreg., who with her husband was living with Mother at the time of her death; Cora - Mrs. J. W. Martin, Fairfield, Pa.; and Charles G., of Biglerville; also one foster daughter (Lena M., of Biglerville), 3 stepchildren (John M., Gettysburg, Pa.; Mrs. J. W. Matthews, Elverson, Pa.; and Mrs. J. A. Albert, Heidlersburg, Pa.), 23 grandchildren, 23 stepgrandchildren, a number of stepgreat-grandchildren, 4 stepgreat-great-grandchildren, 4 brothers (Enoch S., Kitchener, Ont.; Norman S., Mishawaka, Ind.; Dilman S., Freeport, Ill.; and Jacob S., Vancouver, B. C.), and 2 sisters (Mrs. W. K. Jacobs, St. Louis, Mo.; and Mrs. L. S. Hostetler, Goshen, Ind.). One son preceded her in death in infancy. As a young woman she became a Christian, one of the first converts in Canada of Bro. J. S. Coffman. She united with the Mennonite Church at that time and was a member ever since. Funeral services were held Dec. 28 from the Benter Funeral Home, Gettysburg, in charge of Paul Lantz, assisted by W. N. Zobler and A. W. Geigley

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 41 - January 11, 1946 - pages 782, 783

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Boyer.--Martin Boyer was born Nov. 2, 1848, near Biglerville, Pa.; died Feb. 5, 1937, at the same place; aged 88 y. 3 m. 3 d. He was ill four days with a sever cold which developed into pulmonary pneumonia. Before death he realized that his end was near, and he gave eager expression to his longings for heaven. Those of his family and friends who heard some of his last words and saw the heavenly smile on his face as he left will long remember his peaceful passing. "I am nearing the port;" are some of the whispers caught from his lips during his last hours. Sacred memories indeed are these, bringing joy to us even as we weep. A mechanic by trade during his life time, he did clean, honest business for which he was highly respected. From the age of 14 he operated a saw mill, and later added to his business the manufacture of chairs, wooden rakes, water pumps, apple barrels; and finally fruit crates. He became a member of the Mummasburg Mennonite Church at middle age and was ordained deacon there on Christmas day, 1903. He served in this work the remainder of his life. In religious work he nevertheless showed a quiet, sincere concern for the welfare of the Church and its young people. He occupied his usual seat in church the last Sunday of his life, the day before he became ill. He was twice married, first in 1870 to Mary A. Raffensperger. From this union the following children survive: John, Gettysburg; Clayton, Harrisburg; Anna (Mrs J. W. Matthews), Elverson; Katy (Mrs. Joseph Albert), Gettysburg. In 1897 he was married to Mary Ann Gingrich, who with the following children survive: Retta (Mrs. Coffman Shenk), Washington, D. C.; Elton, Millersville; Nancy (Mrs. D. D. Shenk), Washington, D. D.; Joseph and Warren, Biglerville; Ida (Mrs. Ernest Bontrager), Midland, Mich.; Cora (Mrs. J. Warren Martin), Fairfield; Charles and Lena (foster) at home. He is also survived by 35 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Services were held Feb. 8 from the home with Bro. A. W. Geigley in charge and at the Mummasburg Mennonite Church by Noah H. Mack assisted by Brethren A. W. Myer and Roy Geigley. Texts, Rev. 14: 13; Job 5: 26. Interment in Mummasburg Mennonite Cemetery. The family.

Gospel Herald, March 4, 1937 - Vol. XXIX, No.49 - page 1038,1039,1040

Mary — Martin Austin Boyer. Martin was born Nov 1848, Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 5 Feb 1937, Biglerville, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried , Mummasburg Mennonite Cemetery, Mummasburg, Mummasburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3178.7

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• Name: Enoch S. Gingerich
• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennoite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Gingrich, Enoch S., son of Jacob B. and Elizabeth (Sherk) Gingrich, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., March 8, 1871; died at Kitchener, Ont., June 15, 1961; aged 90 y. 2 m. 27 d. On Dec. 29, 1896, he was married to Rebecca Witmer, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons and 5 daughters (John, Cecil, Lorne, Arnold, Arthur, Clayton, Wayne, Ida-Mrs. Joe Cressman, Bertha-Mrs. Stanley Moyer, Annetta-Mrs. Wolfred Witmer, Cora-Mrs. Harold Groh, and Mary-Mrs. Freeman Austin), 44 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held June 17, in charge of C. F. Derstine and Edgar Metzler.

Gospel Herald, August 1, 1961

Enoch married Rebecca Witmer 29 Dec 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear) was born 8 Nov 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3178.9
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
• Residence: 1904, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

Notes:

"A former resident of Kitchener, N. S. Gingrich of Mishawaka, Ind., died suddenly at Sarasota, Fla. Sunday.

Surviving are his widow, the former Alberta Shantz, three brothers, Jacoband Enoch, Kitchener, Dilman, Freeport, Illinois; and two sisters, Mrs.W.K. Jacob, St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. L. S. Hoftetler, Elkhart, Ind.

The funeral will be held Wed. afternoon at Mishawaka, Ind."

Kitchener Record 23 Dec 1947

Norman married Esther Gehman 2 Oct 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of Rev. Solomon B. Gehman and Angeline Shantz) was born 15 Jun 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1935; was buried , Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Norman — Alberta Shantz. Alberta (daughter of Wendel E. Shantz, daughter of Wendel E. Shantz and Anne "Nancy" Bowman) was born 20 Mar 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.6
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Gingrich, Dilman S., son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Shirk) Gingrich, was born Oct. 8, 1875, in Preston, Ont.; died at his home near Freeport, Ill., on March 5, 1957; aged 81y. 4m. 27d. For almost three years he had been bedfast. During this extended illness he enjoyed visits of his friends and neighbors. On Nov. 17, 1904, he was married to Cora Ebersole, who died March 16, 1946. He was married again on June 21, 1948, to Barbara Bontrager, who survives. He also leaves one son (Willard) and one daughter (Lucille-Mrs. Gale Brown), both of Freeport; one brother (Enoch, Preston, Ont.), and 9 grandchildren. Just before going to Freeport, Ill., in his 21st year, he was converted under the ministry of John S. Coffman and became a member of the Hagey Mennonite Church, in which his father was a minister. In the Freeport community he became an active member of the Freeport Mennonite Church, serving as Sunday-school teacher, as a member of the board of trustees, and as church treasurer. Services were held in the Freeport Church on March 10 with Richard Yordy and A. C. Good officiating. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.


Obituary - Gospel Herald, March 26, 1957

Dilman married Cora Ebersole 17 Nov 1904. Cora died 16 Mar 1946. [Group Sheet]

Dilman married Barbara Bontrager 21 Jun 1948. Barbara died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Ann Bingaman
• Name: Elizabeth Ann Jacobs
• Name: Lizzie Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.7
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1904, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1954, Shabbona, DeKalb, Illinois, United States

Elizabeth — Wellington Kolb Jacobs. Wellington (son of Abraham H. Jacobs and Mary Ann Kolb) was born 16 Mar 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth — Irvin Bingaman. Irvin (son of David S. Bingaman and Elizabeth Snyder) was born 19 Nov 1877, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.8
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Hostetler, Nancy Gingerich, was born at Preston, Ont., Dec. 2, 1878; went to be with her Lord Nov. 1, 1954, at the Henry Hostetler home, Goshen, Ind.; aged 75 y. 10 m. 30 d. She and her husband Levi returned to Goshen from Sarasota, Fla., only a week before her passing after residing there for the past 10 years. She married Levi Hostetler Sept. 18, 1901. Surviving in addition to her husband, are a son (LeRoy, Winona Lake, Ind.), a daughter (Sylvia Elizabeth-Mrs. Wesley Baker, Elkhart), 12 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Enoch, Kitchener, Ont., and Dilman, Freeport, Ill.), and a sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Bingaman, Shabbona, Ill.). A son (Norman) preceded her in death. She was formerly a member of the North Goshen Mennonite Church. At the time of her death she was a member of the Tuttle Avenue Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Fla. Funeral services were held at the North Goshen Mennonite Church Nov. 4, with Myron Augsburger and Russell Krabill, officiating. Burial was made in the Shore Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 48 - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151

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• Eby ID Number: 00039-3178.13
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.10
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1903, Red Deer, Alberta

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GINGRICH.-On the 11th of January 1904, at Red Deer, Alta., of pneumonia, Samuel S., youngest son of Pre. Jacob and Sister Elizabeth (Sherk) Gingrich, formerly of near Preston, Ont., now of Biglerville, Pa., aged 30 Y., 4 M., 19 D. He was ill only a few days and his brother, Jacob S., was the only relative with him at the time, although the best care and skill were not wanting. He had lived in Red Deer since March 1903 and had won the esteem of a large circle of friends. Several years ago he spent some time in Elkhart, Ind., where he was converted, baptized and received into church fellowship. Another brother, Dilman S., of Freeport, Ill., reached Didsbury, Alta., on the 14th in time to attend the burial there, a number of former Waterloo Co. friends having settled in that locality. Funeral service on the 14th at Red Deer were conducted by J. C. Forster, assisted by Canon Hinchcliffe, Dr. Gaetz and Dr. Herdman of Calgary. The funeral was largely attended. Funeral services on the 14th in the West Zion Mennonite M. H., Carstairs, Alta., by Israel R. Shantz from 1 Sam. 20: 3, latter clause, and by N.B. Stauffer from Rev. 22: 12. Besides his parents and the brothers named he leaves his brother Norman S., of Mishawaka, Ind., Enoch of Preston, Ont., and his sisters Mary Ann and Barbara of Biglerville, Pa. Lizzie (Jacobs) of Goshen, Ind., and Nancy (Hostetler) of Elkhart, Ind. Our sympathies go out to the bereaved family in the loss of their bright and promising son and brother in the far Northwest. God comfort them in their sorrow.


HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XLI, No. 6, February 4, 1904 - pg 48

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.11
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Ida Lauretta Cressman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92303
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Ida — Joseph Cressman. Joseph (son of Rev. Osias Cressman and Anna Gingrich) was born 25 Nov 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1987; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Bertha Mae Moyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92304
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Maid
• Residence: 1921, 42 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housekeeper

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MOYER, Bertha Mae -- At Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Wednesday, Dec 25, 1985, in her 87th year, Bertha Gingrich. Beloved wife of the late Stanley Moyer; dear mother of Ronald Paul of Kitchener and Robert Stanley of Vancouver, B.C. Predeceased by one daughter, Marjorie (Mrs. Samuel Hoekstra) of Milwaukee. Also survived by eight grandchildren; five brothers, Cecil, Wayne and Clayton of Cambridge, Lorne of Kitchener, Arthur of London Ont. and three sisters, Ida (Mrs. Joseph Cressman), Mrs. Enetta Weber and Mrs. Cora Groh, all of Cambridge. Mrs. Moyer was predeceased by two brothers, the Rev. John Ginrich of Pueblo, Col. and Rev. Arnold Gingrich of London and one sister, Mrs. Mary Austen of London. Mrs. Moyer was born in Waterloo township and was a resident of Kitchener for a number of years, coming to Cambridge in 1981. Friends will be received at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held Saturday, 2 p.m. at the Fairview Mennonite Centre Auditorium, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge. Interment in Woodland cemetery, Kitchener. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Fairview Mennonite Home or the MCC would be appreciated by the family.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Dec 1985

Bertha married Stanley Moyer 27 Jun 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Stanley (son of Abraham Moyer and Mary Ann Daum) was born 20 Jan 1891, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; died 21 Jun 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: John Edmund Gingerich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92305
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Gingerich, John Edmund, son of Enoch and Rebecca (Witmer) Gingerich, was born at Preston, Ont., Oct. 7, 1900; died of a cardiac arrest in Denver, Colo., Nov. 16, 1983; aged 83 y. On Sept. 14, 1927, he was married to Mary Mabel Weaver, who died on Mar. 29, 1963. On Sept. 20, 1969, he was married to Grace A. Hunsperger, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Carolyn Kay Lehman) and 2 grandsons. He was preceded in death by one daughter (Beatrice Jeanette). He was ordained as a minister on Dec. 10, 1933, and served congregations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. He was also ordained to the office of bishop. He was a member of Glennon Heights Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held in Denver, Colo., Nov. 19, in charge of David McDonald; interment in Littleton (Colo.) Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 76, Number 50 -December 13, 1983, page 874

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• Name: Enetta Rose Witmer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204058
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Enetta — Charles Wilfred Witmer. Charles (son of Edmund B. Witmer and Lovinia G. Hallman) was born 21 Apr 1904, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1952. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Cecil Gingerich
• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4040
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Gingrich.- Cecil, 98, Cambridge, Ont., died Oct. 1. Spouse: Mary Hunsperger Gingrich (deceased). Parents: Enoch and Rebecca Gingrich (deceased). Survivors: children Jeanne Weber, Doris Gascho; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge

TheMennonite, November 20, 2001, page 16, Vol. 4, No. 44.

Jacob — Mary Elizabeth Hunsperger. Mary (daughter of Dilman Hunsperger and Lydia Ann Nahrgang) was born 13 May 1906, Of, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lorne Gingerich
• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4000
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1937, 189 Hoffman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Wilfred — Orpha Viola Mann. Orpha was born 1911, , North Dakota; died 1 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Cora Isabella Groh
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386773
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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GROH, Cora (Gingrich)

Peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home, on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, in her 93rd year. Cora, beloved wife of Harold, who predeceased her on September 17, 1981. Cora was born June 9, 1907, the middle of 12 children of Enoch Gingrich and Rebecca (Witmer). She grew up on the old Sherk farm, near the Pioneer Tower. An older brother, Cecil and three younger brothers, Arthur and his wife Marie, Clayton, Wayne and his wife Justine survive her. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Mildred Groh of Ottawa. Loving mother of David and Mary of Iowa, Mary Groh of Scarborough, Ruth and George Wiens of Kingston, Elizabeth and Rudy of Kitchener, John and Arlene of Waterloo and Deborah Groh and Stephen Bishop of Toronto. Cora leaves 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Cora was predeceased by two daughters, Eleanor and Joan and by a son-in-law, Glen Rudy. Mrs. Groh was a school teacher and pursued this profession both before and several times during her marriage. Cora and Harold married on June 29, 1929 and settled in Kingston, where their first child was born. Harold's subsequent activities as a minister, school teacher and administrator took them to Toronto, Chatham, Vineland, London, England and various places in Waterloo County. On retirement, they settled in Kitchener and attended First Mennonite Church. Cora is remembered by many people associated with the Toronto Mennonite Mission, by former teachers and students at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, by members of the Wanner and Bloomingdale Mennonite Churches, international students and colleges associated with the London Mennonite Centre and many others privileged to meet her during her active life. Cora's family would like to thank, Fairview Mennonite Home, for providing 20 years of excellent care. The faintly will receive friends at the Fairview Mennonite Home, on Tuesday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.in. Following a private committal service, a memorial service will be held at First Mennonite Church on Wednesday. Jan. 12, 2000 at 2: 30 p.m.

The Record 10 Jan 2000 pg B3

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Groh.- Cora Gingrich, 92, Cambridge, Ont., died Jan. 9. Spouse: Harold Groh (deceased). Parents: Enoch and Rebecca Witmer Gingrich (deceased). Survivors: children David, Mary, Ruth Wiens, Elizabeth Rudy, John, Deborah; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 12 at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont.


The Mennonite, February 8, 2000, pages 12-13, Vol. 3, No. 6.

Cora married Rev. Harold David Groh 29 Jun 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Harold (son of Anson Groh and Lovina Bechtel) was born 22 Nov 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Sep 1981, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204062
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204064
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1940, Bothwell, Zone Twp., Kent Co., Ontario

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Arnold Gingrich (1911-4 October 1970) was born near Preston, ON. He was ordained a Mennonite minister in 1935. He was pastor of the Bothwell Mennonite Church in Kent County, ON. (1935-60), when he moved to London, ON. He was president of the London Rescue Mission board (1960-64) and was field secretary for the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board (1961-69). in 1968 and 1969, he was president of the London Council of Churches, later called the Inter-Church Council. While at Bothwell, Gingrich conducted a weekly radio broadcast (World of Missions) on Chatham radio station CFCO. From 1969 until his death, he was executive secretary of the Ausable Springs Ranch, Ailsa Craig, ON. Gingrich was president of the London Folk Arts Council (1966-69) and member of the board of the Canadian Bible Society (1960-70). At his death he was survived by his wife Gladys (Shantz); a daughter, Ruth Gingrich of Bella Coola, BC; and a son, Paul Gingrich, of Ann Arbor, MI.


Gingrich, Arnold Elmer (1911-1970) - GAMEO. (2016). Gameo.org. Retrieved 28 May 2016, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gingrich,_Arnold_Elmer_(1911-1970)

Arnold married Gladys Shantz 15 Jun 1940. Gladys (daughter of Ervin B. Shantz and Louisa Baer) was born 20 Nov 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202149

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Cressman, Arnold W. (1928 - 1998)

Arnold W. Cressman, church leader, visionary and entrepreneur, b. 11 September, 1928 to Joseph and Ida (Gingrich) Cressman on the New Hamburg, Ont., Cressman homestead, built by his great-grandfather, Amos and grandfather, Osiah, both Mennonite ministers. Arnold, the second child, had one younger brother and two sisters. He died on July 8, 1998 at the Latrobe, Pennsylvania hospital.

At age 14, Arnold left school to work on the farm where his entrepreneurial spirit expressed itself in building things from scrap metal, wood or machine parts and experimenting with new ideas in agricultural.

Arnold was baptized at the Geiger Mennonite Church in his teens. He studied at Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute in Kitchener, Ont. There he met Rhoda Garber, daughter of John F. and Anna Mae (Wenger) Garber, whom he married on July 13, 1956 in Burton, Ohio. They lived near New Dundee, Ont. .

In 1951, Arnold graduated from OMBI and was ordained to the ministry at the small, rural Blenheim Mennonite Church which granted him several leaves to study at Eastern Mennonite College. He earned BA degrees there in Bible and English Literature (1956) and a BA from Western University, London, Ont. (1960).

Arnold was pastor at Blenheim (1951-61) and at Baden (1959-61). Despite his youth, he gained respect for conciliatory efforts during a conflict which saw two bishops and several pastors leave the conference in 1960. In 1990, Arnold returned to Ontario to be interim pastor at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church for fifteen months. Alongside early ministry, Arnold taught at OMBI, edited Evangel, a monthly conference magazine, served on committees, did carpentry work and designed and built an innovative, cost-effective and environmentally friendly house for his family.

In 1961, the Cressmans moved to Scottdale, Pa. where Arnold worked for the Mennonite Publishing House and as Field Secretary for the binational Mennonite Church's Commission for Christian Education until 1970. He shaped and promoted Christian education across North America and wrote curriculum and worship material. He articulated his vision for the church in numerous published pieces, including his weekly "Nurture Lookout" column in Gospel Herald and in vanguard magazines like Festival Quarterly.

In 1962, Arnold and Rhoda purchased a small, rural property "with possibilities" but no amenities. Over three decades, they upgraded the cottage for the family - daughter Jenny and sons Eric and Jon Robert - gouged out several spring-fed ponds, planted a forest of 10,000 trees, a small orchard and garden, all in tune with a fundamental philosophy: taking care of God's earth.

In 1968, Arnold was named executive director of Laurelville Mennonite Church Center while still carrying his Scottdale jobs. His dreams, visions, well-honed practical skills and risk-taking transformed Laurelville. Association membership doubled, old buildings were redesigned and new ones added. Innovative programs trained youth and addressed critical issues in the church, business, society, the arts and families. Arnold proposed long-term goals but also kept Laurelville flexible to respond to immediate challenges. "Aiming at a moving target" was his style. Ill health forced his resignation as director in 1977, but he assisted with programming for ten more years.

Arnold's passion for Anabaptist faith and history permeated Laurelville's program and resulted in the founding of TourMagination in 1970 by Arnold, Rhoda and Jan and Barbara Gleysteen. On European tours the Cressmans led, hundreds of North Americans discovered their Anabaptist roots and renewed their faith. Gradually tours to six continents were added, connecting thousands of members of global Anabaptist-related churches. When Arnold's transplanted kidney quit functioning in 1993, he and Rhoda left TourMagination.

Arnold served on the EMC & S (seminary) Board of Trustees (1977 - 84), the Mennonite Publication Board (1979-87) and in numerous positions at Scottdale Mennonite Church where he was a member for 37 years.

Arnold's life was like a tapestry, its separate segments woven together by common threads of creativity, passion, faith and a desire for shalom. Never hobbled by the obvious, always striving for what might be, he encouraged others "to join him in new expressions of faithfulness to Jesus Christ."


Burkhardt, Ferne. (January 2006). "Cressman, Arnold W. (1928-1998)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. https://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/c74712.html

Vernon — Doris Ann Gingrich. (daughter of Angus S. Gingrich and Almeta Good) [Group Sheet]

Ferne — Donald Cameron Burkhardt. (son of Menno M. Burkhart and Hattie Z. Lichty) [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marjorie Carol Hoekstra
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180745

Marjorie — Samuel Hoekstra. [Group Sheet]

Ruth — Edward Leroy Schiedel. (son of Allen Schiedel and Salome Horst) [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Doris Yvonne Gascho
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-219121

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1933 - 2021 Passed away peacefully, at St. Mary's Hospital on Monday, March 1, 2021, at the age of 87 years. Beloved wife of Ivan Gascho (2006) for 50 years. Loving mother of Fay Gascho of Petersburg and her husband Andre Bernier (2017), Jeanette Gascho and her husband Scott Nicoll of Plattsville, and Christine Gascho and her husband Steve Bradley of Kitchener. Proud and loving grandmother of Maya, Myles and Morgan Bernier, Billy Nicoll (Alison), Amy Nicoll (Jose), Ilia Nicoll (Ryan), and Jake Nicoll. Great-grandmother of Silas Nicoll, Meesha and Paloma Contreras. She is survived by her sister Jeanne Weber of Orillia. Predeceased by her parents Cecil and Mary (Hunsperger) Gingrich of Breslau. Doris served as a pastor and co-pastor at Shantz Mennonite Church from 1986 to 1994. From 1994 to 1999 she served as Conference Minister of the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Ontario. She has been living at the Court at Laurelwood for the last five years. Cremation will take place on Friday, March 5, 2021. Friends and family are invited to join in a virtual funeral service on Monday, March 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Details will be posted on the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home website. Special thanks to Dr. Levesque (ED), Greta from Spiritual Care, the Patient Experience Team Melissa, Jessica and Tammy, as well as the staff on the 6th floor COVID ward at St. Mary's Hospital: Dr. Coyne, and nurses (absolute angels) Suzy Young, Andrea, Sandra, Jen, cousin Gloria, Chantelle, Melanie, Melissa, Tatiana and Andi for their selfless care since February 24. Condolences for the family and donations to Sanctuary (care of the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre) or the charity of your choice may be arranged by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Doris — Ivan Gascho. Ivan (son of John S. Gascho and Annie Gerber) was born 22 Apr 1932; died 8 May 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Willis — Lorraine Major. [Group Sheet]

Donald — Brenda Lee Snyder. (daughter of Melvin Leroy Snyder and Annabelle Meyer) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4002
• Residence: 1937, 189 Hoffman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Gingrich.- Mildred Arline, third child of Bro. and Sister Lorne Gingrich, was born near Hespeler, Ont., Dec. 27, 1935 and died in Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., May 15, 1937, after a brief illness. She leaves her sorrowing parents, 2 brothers (Willis and Virgil), 1 sister (Miriam), her grandparents, and many relatives and friends. Though her stay with us was short, she will be greatly missed by all who learned to love her. But God knows what is best, and has prepared a better home for her over yonder. "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Funeral services were conducted May 17 to the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. Ministers in charge, Brethren S. M. Kanagy and Oscar Burkholder. Text, Mark 10 : 13-16.

Gospel Herald, June 10, 1937 - Vol. XXX, No.11 - page 238, 239

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4003

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5647.4004