Orson Jacob "Ory" Gastmeier

1887 - 1953  (65 years)

• Name	Orson Jacob "Ory" Gastmeier
  Born	8 Dec 1887	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	O. J. Gastmeier and sons Co.
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219469844
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-157247
  Died	26 Feb 1953	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I157247	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Otto Gastmeyer,   b. 9 Feb 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Kleeberger,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 46 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1883	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F11661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annoinette "Nettie" Bisch,   b. 21 Nov 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1981  (Age 94 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1911	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Dallas Earl Gastmeier,   b. 6 Jul 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. Pearl V. Gastmeier,   b. 1914, Allanwater Bridge, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Lloyd Gastmeier,   b. 1916,   d. 30 Nov 1999, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 83 years)   4. Grace Elizabeth Gastmeier,   b. 3 Jan 1918, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   5. Clyde Alvin Gastmeier,   b. 18 Mar 1920, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1995  (Age 74 years)   6. Howard Gastmeier   7. Marjorie Gastmeier
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F50908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Orson J. Gastmeier Following a lengthy illness, Orson J. Gastmeier, 65, died at his home, 6 Water St., yesterday. A general contractor, he operated O. J. Gastmeier and Sons Company, Kitchener. He was a me,ber of the Lutheran church. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gastmeier, he was born in Bridgeport Dec. 8, 1887. Surviving is his wife, the former Nettie Bisch, whom he married in Hamilton, Oct. 18, 1911. Also surviving are four sons Clyde and Howard, Kitchener Dallas, Venezuela, and Lloyd of Wellington, New Zealand; three daughters, Mrs. E. K. (Marjorie) Baldwin, Toronto, Mrs. Stanley (Pearl) Seitz and Mrs. Lloyd (Grace) Stoner, Kitchener; and brother, Dallas, Hudson, Ont; and one sister. Mrs. M. H. Schmitt Bridgeport. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service will be held Sunday at 3:3 p.m. Interment will be made in the Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Feb 1953, Fri Page 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 17. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Nov. 29, 1883. Nov. 20, 1883 Katharina Kleeberger and Otto Gastmeyer, both of Bridgeport, were married in Waterloo by Pastor Braun. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Nov 1883. Nov. 20, 1883 Otto Gastmeyer & Katharina Kleeberger, both of Bridgeport, were married in Waterloo by Pastor Braun.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Dec 1887 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Oct 1911 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Feb 1953 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth