Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lorraine Theckla Esch

Female 1919 - 2006  (86 years)


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  • Name Lorraine Theckla Esch 
    Born 9 Nov 1919  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Lorraine Theckla Forbes 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-112619 
    Died 15 Oct 2006  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I112619  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Orville Wesley Esch,   b. 6 Aug 1892, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Edith Weigel,   b. 24 Mar 1897, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1918  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F24971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harry Alexander Forbes,   b. 14 Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1994, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Karen S. Forbes,   b. 9 Nov 1945,   d. 26 Feb 2003  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F60557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FORBES, Lorraine (Mrs. Harry) - Peacefully, on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at Forest Heights Long Term Care Centre, Kitchener, Lorraine (Esch) Forbes in her 87th year, formerly of Elmira.Beloved wife of the late Harry Forbes (Oct. 1, 1994). Loving grandma of Jeanne Cherry of Kitchener and great-grandma of Jordan and Jennifer Cherry. Dear sister of Eleanor and Jim Burke of Exeter, Wilma Flewwelling of Burton, Michigan, Ruth Parnham of Burlington. Lorraine will also be lovingly remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families.Predeceased by her parents, Orville and Edith (Weigel) Esch and her daughter, Karen Herrington (2003). The family will receive their friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Hans Borch officiating, followed by interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira. In her memory, donations to St. James Lutheran Church would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 9.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85170780/lorraine-theckla-forbes.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Nov 1919 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 2006 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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