Elaine Barbara "Kitty" Bast

1935 - 2019  (84 years)

• Name	Elaine Barbara "Kitty" Bast
  Born	10 Feb 1935
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247006862
  Honoured	Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame
  	The Jamboree Pals (2023). Available at: https://www.ottawacountrymusichof.org/inductees/jamboreepals.htm (Accessed: 11 September 2023).
  		Bast,ElaineBarbara-002-HallofFame.jpg The Jamboree Pals (2023). Available at: https://www.ottawacountrymusichof.org/inductees/jamboreepals.htm (Accessed: 11 September 2023).
  Occupation	Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  	musician, disk jockey
  		Bast,ElaineBarbara-001.jpg Elaine Barbara Bast -1950's Promo shot
  Residence	1988	Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-145711
  Died	26 Jun 2019	Campbellford, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I145711	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Allan Bast,   b. 9 May 1912, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Barbara Louisa Lichti,   b. 1 Jun 1910, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1933  [1]
  Family ID	F21333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CJET's Kitty Bast tries for record Smiths Falls, Ont. Kitty Bast, known locally as "the lady with a heart" will try to break her own on-air marathon once again this year. She will be hosting a special broadcast, beginning Feb. 12th and hopefully running through to Feb. 17. The marathon will be presented in memory of the late Jack Pollie, founder of CJET, who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis. Monies received through the broadcast will go to the M.S. Society for their work in research and patient services. Close to $30,000.00 has been raised in this way in the past two years. Fellow broadcaster Terry Shea began the marathon idea with a special broadcast lasting close to a week. Kitty has done the show for the past two years breaking the record each time. This year, to set a new record Kitty will have to stay on the air from Sunday night at 11:30 and go through to Friday night at 7:30 with a 90 minute break each day. Country entertainers have been quite supportive of the marathon, dropping by to give a hand during the course of the show. More than 40 country personalities helped out last year. Kitty, who has overcome a bout of cancer and a heart attack, knows what it's like to be bedridden. She maintains a regular schedule of visiting her "21 local friends", most of whom are shut-ins, and all of who will be rooting for her to best her own personal record of 102½ hours. RPM Vol 39 No. 25 February, 25, 1984 _____________ Elaine Barbara "Kitty" Bast Sunday, February 10th, 1935 - Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 BAST, Elaine B. ' Kitty' \emdash Peacefully at Campbellford Memorial Hospital, June 26th, 2019 in her 85th year. Dear sister of Marlene Shantz (Clare) and the late Ralph. Sister in law of Carla Fries (Ross). Aunt of Melanie Shantz, Becky Malcolm (Gary), Todd & Dale Bast, and the late Kelly 'Whitey'. She will be sadly missed by her great nieces and nephews, and the Bast and Lichti families. Daughter of the late Allan & Barbara (nee Lichti). Kitty always had a love for country music and performing and was inducted in the Canadian Country Hall of Fame. Thanks to the nurses and staff for their kind care. A special thanks to Cathy Ireland for her loving support and care, and to Ron & Sandy Bast. A celebration of life will be held at BRETT FUNERAL CHAPEL, HAVELOCK on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 1:30pm. A memorial service will also be held in the Kitchener area at a later date. In memory of Kitty, donations may be made to the M.S. Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be made at www.brettfuneralchapels.com. Elaine Bast Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (2023). Available at: https://www.brettfuneralchapels.com/memorials/elaine-bast/3882079/ (Accessed: 11 September 2023).

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 27, 1988 - Obituary of Allan Bast.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - musician, disk jockey - - Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1988 - Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Jun 2019 - Campbellford, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth