George Albert Wilken

1908 - 1957  (49 years)

• Name	George Albert Wilken
  Born	21 Mar 1908	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88799379
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-110414
  Died	27 May 1957	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I110414	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Albert Wilken,   b. 13 May 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Emma Metz,   b. 10 Jun 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1893	Trecastle, Perth Co., Ontario   [5]
  Family ID	F24917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel Georgene Dreisinger,   b. 15 Dec 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1998, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Marion Wilken   2. Christine Clara "Chris" Wilken   3. Grace Wilken
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F28860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Charlie Hemmerich is on the right, George Wilken centre and Charlie Rominger on left. Location unknown, likely in Elmira and ca 1929. Original photo in possesion of Marion Roes 2010
  		George Wilken original from Marion Roes 2010
  		George Wilken working for his father. Original image from Marion Roes 2010
  		George Wilken from Marion Roes 2010

  
  

• Notes

  GEORGE WILKEN Funeral services were conducted at St. James' Lutheran Church, Elmira, Wednesday at 3 p.m., for George A. Wilken, 49, of 15 Mill St. Elmira, who died Monday at his home. Rev. H. W. Baetz officiated. Burial was in Elmira Cemetery. The body rested at the Dreisinger Funeral Home. Born in Elmira, March 21, 1908, he was a son of Mrs. Emma Wilken, who survives, and the late Charles Wilken. He was employed at Silverwood Dairies Ltd., for the past 29 years. He was a member of St. James' Church. Surviving besides his mother are his wife, the former Hazel Dreisinger; three daughters, Christine, Marion and. Grace, all at home; two brothers, Walter and Herbert of Elmira; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Meyers of Elmira and Mrs. Cecil Sadler of Galt. Two brothers predeceased him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, sub dist. 49 Pg 18. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link. George A. Wilken/ 1908 - 1957/ At Rest. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 18. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88799379. [S127] Church Records - ON, Perth, Trecastle - St. James Lutheran.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Mar 1908 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 May 1957 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth