Samuel Brubacher

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1434
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Samuel Brubacher, "was born June 8th, 1876. He is following the agricultural pursuit of life and is at present engaged with Rev. Mr. N. Stauffer of Strasburg, Ontario."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Samuel — Rosetta Bricker. Rosetta (daughter of Noah B. Bricker and Catharine Kiefapper) was born 16 Aug 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178926
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Harry — Isabella M. "Isabel" Wright. Isabella (daughter of William Samuel Wright and Magdalena "Lena" Hilker) was born 8 Feb 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1986; was buried , Sparta Friends Burial Ground, Elgin Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lorne Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178927
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Catherine Brubacher
• Name: Mildred Kathleen "Kathleen" Shantz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178929
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1985, 11 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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SHANTZ, Mrs. Kathleen (Ward) -- Went to be with her Lord, suddenly on Monday, July 8, 1985, at her residence, Mildred Kathleen Brubacher, aged 77 years, of 11 Margaret Ave., Kitchener. Mrs. Shantz was a member of Bethany Missionary Church. Beloved wife of Rev. Ward Shantz; dear mother of Dr. David Shantz and his wife Dr. Carolyn of Detroit, Mich. and Marion (Mrs. Ray Houlding) of Kitchener; loving granddmother of Catherine and Cindy Shantz, Meredith and Jason Houlding. Also survived by her sisters-in-law, Mrs. Isabel Brubacher of Toronto, Mrs. Myrtle Brubacher and Mrs. Ruth Brubacher, both of Kitchener. Predeceased by her parents and three brothers, Harry, Lorne and Lloyd. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. today, until noon Wednesday, when removal will be made to Bethany Missionary Church, 160 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. John Hamilton and Rev. Clarence Hunking officiating. Interment Memory Gardens. Memorial donations to the Women's Missionary Society of Bethany Missionary Church or the building fund of Emmanuel Bible College gratefully acknowledged.

The Record 9 Jul 1985

Mildred — Rev. Ward Montford Shantz. Ward (son of Joseph S. Shantz and Martha Snyder) was born 6 Dec 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-178930
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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BRUBACHER, Lloyd M. -- Passed away peacefully at K-W Hospital, on Friday, Jan 28, 1983, Lloyd M. Brubacher, aged 73 years, of 127 Franklin St. N., Kitchener. Beloved husband of the former Ruth Pannabecker; dear brother of Kathleen and her husband Rev. Ward M. Shantz, of Kitchener; brother-in-law of Isobel Brubacher of Toronto, Myrtle Brubacher of Kitchener, Rev. Earl Pannabecker and his wife, Holly and Mrs. Norah Pan- nnabecker of North Bay. Also fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews, other caring relatives and many loving friends. Predeceased by his brothers, Harry and Lorne; his nephew, Barrie Brubacher; his father, Samuel Brubacher and his mother, the former Rosetta Bricker. Mr. Brubacher was a life-long member of Bethany Missionary Church and employed at Cober Printing Service for 42 years until his retirement. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. today (Saturday), until noon on Monday, then at Bethany Missionary Church, 160 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener, for the funeral service at 2 p.m. Rev. John Hamilton and Rev. Grant Sloss will officiate. Interment in Woodland cemetery. Memorial donations to the Womens Missionary Society of the church or Emmanuel Bible College gratefully acknowledged.

Lloyd — Ruth Irene Pannabecker. Ruth (daughter of Oliver Raymond Pannabecker and Susan Shank) was born 25 Sep 1916; died 25 Jun 2014; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Chuck Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-64241

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CHARLES (CHUCK) LEVERNE BRUBACHER Passed away peacefully at Mississauga Hospital on Monday, April 24, 2017. Lovingly remembered by Roberta Alene (Longfield), his wife of 54 years. Treasured father of Blair (Karen Ashforth), and Lisa (Jeff Cairns). Proud grandfather of Bennett, Cameron, Jacob and Madeline. Chuck was born in Kitchener, Ontario, March 5, 1937, son of the late Harry and Isabel (Wright). Predeceased by beloved sister Candace Harvey. A celebration of Chuck's life will take place this Saturday, April 29th at St. James United Church, 400 Burnhamthorpe Road, Etobicoke. The visitation 1: 00 p.m., service following at 2: 00 p.m. In honour of Chuck's memory, please donate to www.breathingasone.ca

Toronto Star on Apr. 27, 2017

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The roots of Ontario paramedics go back to St. Thomas, where in 1961 Charles "Chuck" Brubacher created the privately owned Golden Acres Ambulance Service.

Months after Brubacher's death the County of Elgin Council is considering renaming the ambulance headquarters on Edward Street after him.

Brubacher died in April, 2017. He was 80.

Dave Rock, a young employee of Brubacher's in the 1960s, is one of the people most invested in the possible name change.

"He was a very outstanding individual and was certainly determined to make something out of the ambulance profession," Rock said in a presentation to Elgin County. "He saw that it was a real injustice the way the system was."

Brubacher was from St. Thomas. He worked in Kitchener-Waterloo for a time as an orderly before returning to invest in ambulance care.

Back then it was a loose system with few regulations -- if any -- built by private companies turning very little profit.

"How is it we needed three weeks training to be an orderly inside the hospital but no training to attend to horrific scenes?" Brubacher is quoted as saying.

Brubacher worked for years reshaping the ambulance system in St. Thomas, first as the owner of the Golden Acres Ambulance Company in the early 1960s. He later began work on a provincial stage, taking over as the second director for the then-relatively new Ambulance Services Branch, a position he held until 1977.

The innovative St. Thomas native also helped found the Ontario Ambulance Operators Association (OAOA).

Past president and executive director of the OAOA Jim Price, from Rodney, spoke highly of the work Brubacher was able to accomplish under the provincial banner....

Ambulance station may get new name. (2017). St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2017, from https://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/2017/11/20/late-chuck-brubacher-touted-as-ontario-ambulance-pioneer