- Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 16 - April 20, 1954 --- page 381, 382
Gingrich, Abram S., son of the late Bishop and Mrs. Abraham Gingrich, was born in North Woolwich, Ont., Aug. 31, 1886; died suddenly of a heart attack March 30, 1954; aged 67 y. 6 m. 28 d. His wife, the former Lauretta R. Snyder, predeceased him in 1945. Surviving are 4 children (John and Isabel, Bridgeport, Ont.; Mary-Mrs. Arnold Musselman, Kitchener, Ont.; and Ruth-Mrs. Lloyd Jantzi, Wellesley, Ont.), 5 brothers (Cyrus, of Alberta; Angus, New Hamburg, Ont., and Ira, Addison, and Irvin, all of Guernsey, Sask.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Abram Snider, Guernsey, Sask., and Mrs. Henry Knoll, Elmira, Ont.), and 4 grandchildren. He accepted Christ in his youth and united with the Mennonite Church at Elmira. In 1927 he moved to the Breslau district, transferring his membership to the Cressman Mennonite Church, in which fellowship he remained until his sudden passing. He served in various capacities in the local congregation. The funeral was held April 2 in the Cressman Mennonite Church with Oscar Burkholder as minister in charge. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.
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