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

Gerald Laverne Horst

Male 1937 - 1952  (15 years)


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  • Name Gerald Laverne Horst 
    Born 10 Jul 1937  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-99506 
    Died 23 Aug 1952  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I99506  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Irvin Horst,   b. 7 May 1901, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Leah Brubacher,   b. 22 Jul 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1931 
    Family ID F25638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Horst, -- Gerald Laverne, son of Irvin and Leah Horst, was born near West Montrose, Ont., July 10 ,1937; passed away at the Toronto General Hospital Aug. 23, 1952; aged 15 y. 1 m. 13 d. He was baptized and received into the fellowship of the Elmira Mennonite Church in 1951. Surviving are his parents, one brother (Willard), one sister (Gladys), one grandfather, and one grandmother. Funeral services were conducted at the Elmira Mennonite Church, Elmira, Ont., in charge of Howard S. Bauman and Oliver D. Suider, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLV , Number 40 - September 30, 1952 - page 973, 974, 975

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 30, 1952 - Obituary of Gerald Laverne Horst.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jul 1937 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Aug 1952 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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