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Waterloo Region Generations
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Reta Verna Bearinger
1919 - 2018 (98 years)-
Name Reta Verna Bearinger Born 2 Mar 1919 Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
[1] Gender Female FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187517123 Residence 1921 Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] Mennonite Eby ID Number Waterloo-87388 Died 15 Feb 2018 Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Person ID I87388 Generations Last Modified 19 Dec 2024
Father Ephraim Bearinger, b. 25 Apr 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Aug 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) Mother Anna Shantz, b. 13 Oct 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Nov 1973, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years) Married 13 Nov 1907 Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2, 3] Family ID F6218 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - BEARINGER, Reta Verna March 2, 1919 - February 15, 2018 Reta died peacefully at Innisfree House in Kitchener on Thursday, February 15, 2018 in her 99th year. Dear sister of Willard Bearinger and aunt of many nieces and nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents, Ephraim and Annie (Shantz) Bearinger; siblings, Irene (Ernest) Mount, Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger, Beulah (Arthur) Weber, Mabel (Ephraim) Martin, Olive (Wesley) Brubacher, Aleda (Fred) Stanbury, Howard (Jessie) Bearinger, Violet (Gerald) Pitts; and sister-in-law, Lee Bearinger (wife of Willard). Reta grew up on a Waterloo farm which is now part of Lakeshore Village. When her parents Ephraim and Annie retired, she moved with them to Bricker Street in Waterloo. From there, she walked to work at Sun Life (Mutual Life) daily. She retired after 47 years of service. Reta was a longtime member of Erb Street Mennonite Church and for many years arranged the flowers for the sanctuary. She travelled the world with her good friend Jean Kuntz. She also explored Ontario's provincial parks, conservation and picnic areas in the company of her sisters and nieces. These Sunday treks always included hamburgers cooked on a hibachi. A fold up table and chairs were also included as many spots didn't have picnic tables available. After retirement, she enjoyed appliqueing quilts for the Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg. She and her twin sister Aleda loved to sit in the stands to watch the auction. She created the centerpiece for the 50th anniversary quilt for the sale. Reta was always interested in news, reading the newspaper, doing crosswords and the jumble until the last days of her life. She will be missed. Relatives and friends are invited to share memories of Reta during Visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Monday, February 19, 2018 from 10 - 10:45 a.m. A Memorial Service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 a.m. A reception will immediately follow the service in the Funeral Home's Fireside Room. A Private Family Interment will be held at Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Condolences for the family and memorial donations to Innisfree House (Hospice) or Erb Street Mennonite Church may be arranged by contacting the funeral home.
The Waterloo Record, 17 Feb 2018
- BEARINGER, Reta Verna March 2, 1919 - February 15, 2018 Reta died peacefully at Innisfree House in Kitchener on Thursday, February 15, 2018 in her 99th year. Dear sister of Willard Bearinger and aunt of many nieces and nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents, Ephraim and Annie (Shantz) Bearinger; siblings, Irene (Ernest) Mount, Melvin (Margaret) Bearinger, Beulah (Arthur) Weber, Mabel (Ephraim) Martin, Olive (Wesley) Brubacher, Aleda (Fred) Stanbury, Howard (Jessie) Bearinger, Violet (Gerald) Pitts; and sister-in-law, Lee Bearinger (wife of Willard). Reta grew up on a Waterloo farm which is now part of Lakeshore Village. When her parents Ephraim and Annie retired, she moved with them to Bricker Street in Waterloo. From there, she walked to work at Sun Life (Mutual Life) daily. She retired after 47 years of service. Reta was a longtime member of Erb Street Mennonite Church and for many years arranged the flowers for the sanctuary. She travelled the world with her good friend Jean Kuntz. She also explored Ontario's provincial parks, conservation and picnic areas in the company of her sisters and nieces. These Sunday treks always included hamburgers cooked on a hibachi. A fold up table and chairs were also included as many spots didn't have picnic tables available. After retirement, she enjoyed appliqueing quilts for the Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg. She and her twin sister Aleda loved to sit in the stands to watch the auction. She created the centerpiece for the 50th anniversary quilt for the sale. Reta was always interested in news, reading the newspaper, doing crosswords and the jumble until the last days of her life. She will be missed. Relatives and friends are invited to share memories of Reta during Visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Monday, February 19, 2018 from 10 - 10:45 a.m. A Memorial Service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 a.m. A reception will immediately follow the service in the Funeral Home's Fireside Room. A Private Family Interment will be held at Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Condolences for the family and memorial donations to Innisfree House (Hospice) or Erb Street Mennonite Church may be arranged by contacting the funeral home.
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Sources - [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 11.
- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 18, 1973 - Obituary of Annie Shantz.
- [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20776 (1907), Berringer-Shantz.
Ephraim Berringer, 27, Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Moses Berringer and Sarah Sitler married Annie Shantz, 23, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Frank Shantz and Leah Groff, Witness(es) Josiah Berringer and Mabel Eby both of Waterloo Twp, 13 November 1907 in Waterloo Twp.
- [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 11.
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Born - 2 Mar 1919 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Died - 15 Feb 2018 - Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada 
Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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