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

Claude Louis Gastmeier

Male 1914 - 1986  (72 years)


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  • Name Claude Louis Gastmeier 
    Born 7 Jun 1914  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210419141 
    Residence 1921  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1986  54 Bridge St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-297173 
    Died 20 Oct 1986  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I297173  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father William Gregor Gastmeier,   b. 22 Nov 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elise "Elsie" Wellein,   b. 30 Jun 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Jun 1909  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F39386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Norma Elizabeth Yaeck,   b. 21 Oct 1917, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 7 Jun 1938  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Susan Gastmeier
     2. Jeff Gastmeier,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Janet Gastmeier,   b. 1944,   d. 23 Jan 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F300871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GASTMEIER, Claude L. - At Kitchener- Waterloo Hospital, on Monday, Oct. 20, 1986, age 72 years, of 54 Bridge St. W., Kitchener.

      Mr. Gastmeier was retired from Inter City Truck Lines, (Canada) Inc.; a member of the Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club; the Waterloo Masonci Lodge, No. 539; the Royal Canadian Legion, Waterloo Branch 530 and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, (Bridgeport).

      Beloved husband of the former Norma Yaeck; dear father of Jeff and his wife Debbie of Kitchener and Susan of Hamilton; two grandsons, Jason and Jeremy Gastmeier; brother of Fred and Beryl of Kitchener and George of Waterloo.

      Predeceased by his daughter, Janet in 1985; one brother, Rev. Herb Gastmeier and his parents, Elise and William Gastmeier.

      Cremation has taken place. A memorial service for friends and relatives will be held in the chapel of the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Wednesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Ralph Huras officiating.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Oct 21, 1986 Page 65

  • Sources 
    1. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 6.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020506-09.
      William Gregory Gastmeier, 28 ½, occ. Engineer, res. of Bridgeport, son of William G. Gastmeier and Mary Rius, Married Elsie Wellein, 28, res. of Berlin, daughter of John Wellein and Maria Lachman, Witn: Herman Wellein of Berlin and Eda Gastmeier of Bridgeport, 16 June 1909 in Waterloo.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1914 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Jun 1938 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Oct 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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