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John L. Horst

Male 1890 - 1959  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  John L. Horst was born 29 Apr 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1959, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00058-3907.5
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Father's Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Horst, John L., son of Tilman and Hettie (Lichty) Horst, was born April 28, 1890, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died, after a lengthy illness, Nov. 28, 1959, at St. Jacobs, Ont.; aged 69 y. 7 m. He was married on Dec. 9, 1912, to Mary Frey, who survives. Also surviving are 9 children (Tillman, Cleason, Martin, Hettie--Mrs. Wilfred Shoemaker, Selina, Mary--Mrs. Orval Bechtel, 16 grandchildren. He was a member of the St. Jacobs) Ont.) Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 1, in charge of Raymond L. Kramer, assisted by C. B. Carr.

    Gospel Herald - March 8, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.10 - page 222,223,224

    John married Mary B. Frey 9 Mar 1913, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Martin S. Frey and Anna B. "Nancy" Bauman) was born 19 Mar 1891, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Nelson F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Magdalena F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Tilman Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Sep 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Martin Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1916, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Cleason Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1916, Yatton, Peel Twp., Mapleton Township Wellington Co., Ontario.
    6. 7. Cleason F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1916, Of, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Martin F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1917, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Hettie F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1919, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1998; was buried , Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    9. 10. Selina F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1921, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 2009, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 11. Mary F. Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Oct 1922; died 13 Jul 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. 12. Levi John Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1924; died 1977; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nelson F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Nelson — Helen Jean Weber. (daughter of Gordon S. Weber and Verna Eby) [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Magdalena F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Magdalena — Kenneth Nafziger. (son of Amos Nafziger and Nancy Gerber) [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Tilman Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 21 Sep 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25040
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Horst, Tilman, 82, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Sept. 21, 1914. Died: Sept. 23, 1996, Cambridge, Ont. Survivors-sons: Mark, Grant; brothers and sisters: Cleason H., Nelson H., Hettie Shoemaker, Selina, Mary Bechtel, Lena Nafziger; 5 grandchildren. Predeceased by: Lucinda Snyder Horst (second wife) and Verna Cressman Horst (first wife). Funeral and burial: Sept. 26, Breslau Mennonite Church, by Laurence Martin.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 40 - October 8, 1996

    Tilman married Verna Cressman 26 May 1951. Verna (daughter of Isaac Herbert "Herbert" Cressman and Mary Ann Allemang) was born 22 Oct 1918, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Tilman — Lucinda M. Snyder. Lucinda (daughter of Joseph W. Snyder and Leah Martin) was born 1 Jun 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1995; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Martin Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1916, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-305456
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  5. 6.  Cleason Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 9 Jun 1916, Yatton, Peel Twp., Mapleton Township Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-305455


  6. 7.  Cleason F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 9 Jun 1916, Of, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111496

    Notes:

    Horst-. Cleason, 88, Cambridge, Ont., died Aug. 22. Spouse: Erma Snyder Horst. Parents: John and Mary Frey Horst. Children: Roger, Richard, Darrell, Marlin; two grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 25 at St. Jacobs (Ont.) Mennonite Church

    THE MENNONITE, OCT. 19, 2004

    Cleason — Erma G. Snyder. Erma (daughter of Edwin W. M. Snyder and Leah B. Gingerich) was born 20 Jun 1924; died 14 Jul 2016; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Marcia Jean Horst  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1959, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Martin F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1917, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238029
    • Residence: 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Horst, Martin Frey, son of John and Mary (Frey) Horst, was born in Wellington County, Ont.; died of a stroke at Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 28; aged 69 y. On Aug. 10, 1940, he was married to Wilma Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are four sisters (Selina Horst, Hettie Shoemaker, Lena Nafziger, and Mary Bechtel), and three brothers (Tilman, Cleason, and Nelson). He was preceded in death by one brother (Levi). He was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 31, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 80, Number 8 - February 24, 1987 - page 142

    Martin married Wilma Shantz 10 Aug 1940. Wilma (daughter of Herbert Shantz and Selina Shantz) was born 19 Sep 1916, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Hettie F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 22 Sep 1919, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1998; was buried , Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Hettie F. Shoemaker
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238031
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1973, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

    Hettie — Wilfred Benjamin Shoemaker. Wilfred (son of Reuben Wesley Shoemaker and Edith Hasenpflug) was born 21 Apr 1922; died 20 Jun 2012, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  Selina F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1921, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 2009, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-236503
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1973, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    HORST, Selina - Peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Heritage House, St. Jacobs, Selina Horst age 87 years, of St. Jacobs. Dear sister of Nelson (Helen) Horst and Lena (Ken) Nafziger. Also lovingly remembered by her many nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents, John and Mary (Frey) Horst; four brothers, Tilman, Cleason, Martin and Levi and two sisters, Hettie Shoemaker and Mary Bechtel. The family will receive their friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home , Elmira on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, transfer will be made to the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church for funeral service at 3 p.m. with Pastor Mark Diller Harder and Pastor Barb Smith-Morrison officiating followed by interment in the St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. In her memory, donations to Mennonite Central Committee or St. Jacobs Mennonite Church would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy.


    The Waterloo Region Record 14 Mar 2008


  10. 11.  Mary F. Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 21 Oct 1922; died 13 Jul 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary F. Bechtel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238284
    • Residence: 1973, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    BECHTEL, Mary (Horst) - Passed away suddenly, at Fairview Mennonite Home, as a result of a heart attack on Friday, July 13, 2007, in her 85th year. Loving wife of Orville Bechtel for 55 years. Devoted mother to Dennis Bechtel, Janice Schultz (Bruce) of Cambridge, Murray Bechtel (Debbie Howe) of Waterloo, and Connie Anthony (Mel) of Richmond, B.C. Survived by her sisters Selina of St. Jacobs, Lena Nafziger (Ken) of Elora and brother Nelson Horst of St. Jacobs. Grandmother to Dennis, Tammie, Mary, Michael, A.J., Linsey, Beau, Catlin, Heather, Joel and Meghan; great-grandmother to Clayton, Jonny, Jessica, Courtney, Nicki, Sierra, James, Alanah, and Brayden. Predeceased by her parents, John L. and Mary (Frey) Horst and sister, Hettie Shoemaker, and brothers, Tilman, Cleason, Martin and Levi. There will be viewing for Mary at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Sunday, July 15th from 2-5 p.m. in the auditorium, and a funeral service on Monday, July 16th at 2 p.m. at Wanner Mennonite Church, 1725 Beaverdale Road. Reverend Don Penner will officiate, with assistance by Paul Martin. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lounsbury Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to Mennonite Central Committee, or to Fairview Mennonite Home. Condolences/donations/directions www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com (519) 658-9366.

    The Record 14 Jul 2007

    Mary — Clayton Orville Bechtel. Clayton (son of Milton Arthur Bechtel and Elizabeth Ziegler) was born 5 Feb 1923, , Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Dennis Ray Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Oct 1953, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 15. Janice Mary Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Nov 1955; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 16. Murray Dean Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Dec 1959; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 17. Connie Lynette Bechtel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jul 1963; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  11. 12.  Levi John Horst Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1924; died 1977; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lee Horst
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153397
    • Residence: 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Levi — Reta Boshart. (daughter of Milton S. Boshart and Elmina Kropf) [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Marcia Jean Horst Descendancy chart to this point (7.Cleason2, 1.John1) was born 6 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1959, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-2609

    Notes:

    Horst, Marcia Jean, daughter of Cleason and Erma (Snyder) Horst, was born July 6, 1959, Kitchener, Ont.; died in the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Aug. 7, 1959; aged 1 m. 1 d. Surviving are her parents and 3 brothers (Roger, Richard, and Darrell). Funeral services in Aug. 9 at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church were in charge of Raymond L. Kramer.

    Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 37 - September 22, 1959 - page 806, 807


  2. 14.  Dennis Ray Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 26 Oct 1953, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386810

    Notes:

    BECHTEL, Dennis Ray

    Passed away peacefully, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in his 57th year. Dennis was a graduate of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate and took Grade 13 at Grand River Collegiate. He was employed for a time at Markle's Potatoes for a few years, and later at a Toronto steel fabrication plant and late at Compost Sod Farms. He enjoyed outdoors rather than city occupations. He is survived by his father, Orville Bechtel and brother Murray Bechtel (Debbie) of Waterloo, and sisters Janice Schultz (Bruce) of Cambridge and Connie Anthony (Mel) of Richmond, B.C. Dennis enjoyed music and travelled with a choir from Rockway Mennonite and also sang in the choir at Wanner Mennonite Church, where he was a member. He was predeceased by his mother, Mary Bechtel in 2007. Dennis' family will welcome friends at Lounsbury Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge on Thursday, February 18th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., with funeral services at Wanner Mennonite Church on February 19th at 11 a.m., officiated by Pastor Don Penner.

    Waterloo Region Record 2 Feb 2010


  3. 15.  Janice Mary Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 12 Nov 1955; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Janice Mary Schultz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386812

    Janice — Bruce Schultz. Bruce died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 16.  Murray Dean Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 22 Dec 1959; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386811

    Murray — Debbie. [Group Sheet]


  5. 17.  Connie Lynette Bechtel Descendancy chart to this point (11.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 12 Jul 1963; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Connie Lynette Anthony
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386813

    Connie — Mel Anthony. [Group Sheet]



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