Vernon Snyder Brubacher^[1]

1928 - 2019  (90 years)

• Name	Vernon Snyder Brubacher
  Born	27 Jan 1928	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196637125
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-178195
  Died	23 Jan 2019	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I178195	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Abner G. Brubacher,   b. 13 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1942  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Arminta Snyder,   b. 16 Sep 1902, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1926	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F51420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva May Snider,   b. 4 Aug 1929,   d. 9 Feb 2023, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1956
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F51421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BRUBACHER, Vernon Snyder Passed away at Innisfree House in Kitchener on January 23, 2019, age 90 years. Vernon was born in Wilmot Township on January 27, 1928, the son of Abner and Arminta (Snyder) Brubacher. He is survived by his wife Eva, whom he married on August 2, 1956, their three children, Jeff Brubacher (Sandi Li) of Vancouver, BC; Doug Brubacher (Pamela Power) of Ottawa, ON; and Jan Brubacher (John Francois Beylard) of Tofino, BC; and their six grandchildren, Jasmine, Julian, Jennifer, Kate, Neil and Lucie. Also surviving are his siblings, Marjorie Jackson (Joe), Lewis (Lois), Lloyd (Edelene), Eva Good (Jim) and one step-sibling, Hugh Honsberger (Zoe). He was predeceased by his parents Abner Brubacher (d. 1942) and Arminta (Brubacher) Honsberger (d. 1996), his sisters Agnes (d. 1930), Eileen (d. 1936), Mary (d. 1986), Dorothy Snyder (d. 2013), his stepfather Ralph Honsberger (d. 1996) and step-siblings Charlotte Romagnoli, Madeline Thomson, Keith Honsberger, Joan (Liz) Jahncke, and Margaret Chester. After graduation from grade eight, Vernon worked at home on the farm where he was born. In 1945, some two years after his father's death, the family moved to Vineland Station where, for five years, Vernon worked in a greenhouse operation to provide income and housing for the family. In 1952, after his mother married Ralph Honsberger, Vernon went back to school. He graduated from Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in 1953 and from Waterloo College (now Wilfrid Laurier University) in 1957. Vernon entered the teaching profession that year. He taught at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate for five years; then studied at Goshen Biblical Seminary, Indiana from which he graduated in 1965. Then Vernon returned to Ontario and taught at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School until his retirement in 1987. He was actively involved in church and community, serving on various boards and committees including Wilmot Seniors Woodworking & Craft Club, New Hamburg Thrift Centre Board, Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, Conrad Grebel University College, Mennonite Central Committee Canada, Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, and Mennonite Historical Society of Canada. Vernon was a member of Hillcrest Mennonite Church in New Hamburg, where he served as assistant pastor (1965-1968). He also served as interim pastor at Hunta Mennonite Church, Hunta, ON for two years (1990-1992). Vernon had a love of travel, a characteristic that he passed on to his children. When their children were young Vernon and his wife Eva took them on numerous camping trips in Ontario, the Maritimes, northeastern United States and the west coast. Following retirement, Vernon and Eva travelled to India and Nepal, Europe, the Middle East, Haiti and to communities across Labrador. They often travelled to visit their children and grandchildren in Ottawa, ON, and in Vancouver and Tofino, BC. Visitation will be at Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, New Hamburg on Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 1 - 3 and 6 - 8 p.m. A funeral service and reception will be held at Hillcrest Mennonite Church on Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. A private interment service will be held at Nith Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to MCC, Nithview Home, or a charity of one's choice. The Waterloo Region Record, 26 Jan 2019 2023. Markjutzifuneralhomes.Ca. https://www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca/memorials/vernon-brubacher/4021063/obit.php?&printable=true.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Groff - Snider - 1991. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196637125. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045772-26. Abner Brubacher, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Woolwich Twp, son of Menno Brubacher & Almeta Good married Arminta Snyder, 24, occ. Housekeeping, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Zenas Snyder & Lavina Cressman, Witn: Lucinda Brubacher of Waterloo & Abner Cressman of New Hamburg, 8 December 1926 in New Hamburg

  
  

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  Born - 27 Jan 1928 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jan 2019 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth