Karin Edith Brigette Stillmark

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• Name: Karin Edith Brigette von Heyking
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-299250

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Karin von Heyking

July 21, 1931 ~ October 31, 2022 (age 91)

Karin Edith Brigitte von Heyking (nee Stillmark) of Lethbridge, beloved wife of the late Rolf von Heyking, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at the age of 91 years.

Karin was born near Talsi, Latvia on July 21, 1931. After a childhood disrupted by war and refugee experiences, she immigrated to Canada in 1954. She settled in London, Ontario and worked for London Life. She married Rolf in 1959, was blessed with four children in the next decade, and was a dedicated mother. The family moved to Calgary in 1976 and as her children grew up, she re-entered the workforce, working for Woolco. She spent her final years in Lethbridge close to family.

Besides her loving husband, Rolf, Karin was predeceased by her brother Oskar and sister Renate.

In a published account of her experiences as a refugee and immigrant, she was described as having "the ability to act and form something good out of any challenge." We are mourning our loss but so grateful for the time we had and the legacy she leaves.

A Funeral Service will be announced at a later date. Flowers are gratefully declined. Those who wish may make memorial donations to the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

Chapels, M. (2023) Obituary for Karin von Heyking | Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels, Obituary for Karin von Heyking | Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels. Available at: https://www.mbfunerals.com/obituary/Karin-vonHeyking#:~:text=Karin%20Edith%20Brigitte%20von%20Heyking,immigrated%20to%20Canada%20in%201954. (Accessed: 31 July 2023).

Karin — Rolf Karl von Heyking. Rolf (son of von Heyking) was born 21 Nov 1922, Riga, , Riga, Latvia; died 29 Dec 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Oscar Stillmark
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-293617
• Immigration: 1953, , Canada

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Oscar Stillmark

Oscar Stillmark of RR 1, Bamberg, died on Friday of last week at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 72.

He was born in Latvia, May 14, 1897 a son of the late Mr and Mrs Oscar Stillmark.

He had farmed in Europe from 1919 to 1945 and has been retired since 1953 when he came in Canada.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Wellesley Township.

Surviving are his wife, the former Kate Teich, whom he married in East Germany July 11, 1920; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Renate) Heyking of RR 1, Bamberg, and Mrs Rolp (Karin) Heyking of London and 11 grandchildren

He was predeceased by one son, one brother and one sister

New Hamburg Independent, October 15, 1969

Oskar married Kate Teich 11 Jul 1920, , East Germany. Kate was born 25 Mar 1897; died 24 Jul 1991; was buried , Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Kate Stillmark
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-296984