GAST, John 1839-1923

GAST, HEIMBUCH, WATCHER, WACHTER, ERBE, ADAMS

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 5/20/2005 at 19:34:57

JOHN GAST

Obituary of John Gast Who Passed Away at McIntire

The following obituary of John Gast, who passed away July 2, was handed to us this week. Mr. Gast was an old Mitchell County resident and well known here. John Gast was born in Germany Sept 12, 1839 and died at McIntire on July 2, 1923.

He came to America in 1845, or rather to Canada, and was married there in 1861 to Miss Catherine Heimbuch. They moved to Allamakee County Iowa in 1910. Mrs. Gast passed away a year later.

They were the parents of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy, and one in middle age. Those who survive are Mrs. J. F. Watcher of Waukon Iowa; A. N. Gast of Nora Springs; Mrs. H. Erbe, Osage; J. F. Gast, Sanborn; Mrs. A. E. Adams, McIntire; Mrs. Dave Gast, Nora Springs; Walter and Ira, of Riceville Iowa.

Funeral services were held at the Adams home at 2 p.m., Rev. Bodenham conducting the service.

Mr. Gast joined the church when he was a young man and was prominent in church activities all his life.

- source: Osage News 1923
- submitters notes - John Gast is buried beside his wife Catherine at Wayne Cemetery, McIntire, Mitchell Co. Iowa. Mrs. J. F. Watcher (should read “Wachter”) is Elizabeth “Lib” Gast, wife of Joseph F. Wachter; A. N. Gast should read “A. H.” Albert H. Gast; Mrs. H. Erbe is Mary Ellen Gast, wife of Henry Erbe; J. F. Gast is John F. Gast; Mrs. A. E. Adams is Lydia Gast, wife of Alden E. Adams; and Mrs. Dave Gast is Matilda (Till) Gast who married her first cousin David Gast.

- submitted by: Kathy Pike, August 29, 2003

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Added by Richard O'Brien 3/3/2021:

John Gast was born in Germany, Migrated to Canada where he married. In 1861 John and His wife Catherine moved to Allamakee County, Iowa.
In 1910 because of the health of his wife he moved to Mitchell County, Iowa. In 1923 he died and was buried in Mitchell County, Iowa. This information was obtained from the biography of his son Albert. This biography is posted on the Allamakee co. IAGenWeb site, 1913 Past and Present of Allamakee County.