Bergey, Gilbert (1877-1950)

Date of Birth: 1877 September 13, Ontario
Date of Death: 1950 January 16 (see note below), Ontario

From Find A Grave--

Gospel Herald, April 4, 1950, page 334, 335:
Bergey, Gilbert, eldest son of David and Louisa (Bowman) Bergey, was born Sept. 13, 1877; died at the Galt, Ont., General Hospital, Jan. 16, 1950*; aged 72 y. 4 m. 3 d. Death followed two years of failing health. On Oct. 8, 1902, he was married to Angeline Martin, who predeceased him Feb. 27, 1942.
Surviving are one son (David), 2 grandsons, one adopted son (William), 2 granddaughters, 2 brothers (Milton, Ancaster, Ont.; and Herbert, New Hamburg, Ont.), and one sister (Mrs. Fred Millar, Kitchener, Ont.). At the age of nineteen he united with the Blenheim, Ont., Mennonite Church, where he was called to the office of deacon on July 17, 1921. From 1922 to 1940 he served as secretary of the Ontario Mennonite Conference. He had a quiet and cheerful nature. His timely counsel will be missed. Funeral services were held Jan. 19 at the home by Moses S. Bowman and at the Blenheim Church, where S. F. Coffman, conducted the devotional period and J. B. Martin, Ontario Conference moderator, preached the sermon. Text: I Thess. 1: 9, 10.

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MLA Personal Photos Collection

Biographical note:
New Dundee, Waterloo County, Ontario
Son of David and Louisa (Bowman) Bergey
Married Angeline Martin 1902 October 8, Elmira, Ontario
Deacon -- 1921-1949, Blenheim Mennonite Church, Waterloo County, Ontario
Dairy farmer -- Ontario

Bethel alumni note:

Photo holdings:
With wife (Angeline) -- screened print, wedding photo 1902 October 8, see Mennonite Life dDecember 1977

Sources:
Date of death on tombstone (Jan 15) differs from date of death in obituary and on GAMEO (Jan. 16):
Find A Grave 48249658
GAMEO (Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online)