Patricia Elizabeth Cook

1932 - 1940  (7 years)

• Name	Patricia Elizabeth Cook
  Born	9 Dec 1932  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121779
  Died	24 Jul 1940	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I121779	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Roy "Roy" Cook,   b. 25 Nov 1897, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lavina M. Huras,   b. 1901,   d. 1990  (Age 89 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1928  [2]
  Family ID	F283130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Child, 7, Drowns At German Mills GERMAN MILLS. - Tumbling into the dam near the flood gates where she was playing while her parents were attending Kitchener market, seven-year-old Patricia Cook was drowned Wednesday. The accident occurred at German Mills, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cook operate a market garden. According to County Constable Morley Battler, more than one hour was required to recover the body of the child. Artificial respiration applied by Vernon Bearinger and Donald Martin, who recovered the body, and later by Chief County Coroner Dr. Ward Woolner, proved futile. "Martin and I were working at the mill when Patricia's brother and sister, Kenneth, 12, and Jean 7, ran in and screamed that their sister had fallen into the water and couldn't get out," Bearinger told The Chronicle. "We ran down to the dam, which is about half a mile away, but by that time there was no sign of her. It took more than an hour to recover the body, which was in seven feet of water," he related. A neighbor motored into Kitchener to inform the parents of the tragedy. Another brother, Douglas 10, was at home attending their two-year-old baby, Joyce. Waterloo Chronicle 26 Jul 1940, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Patricia Elizabeth Cook Gender:Female Age:7 Birth Date:9 Dec 1933 Birth Place:Ontario Death Date:24 Jul 1940 Death Place:German Mills, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: Roy R Cook Mother:Lavina Margaret [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Cook/ Robert R./ Cook/ 1897-1982/ Lavina M./ Huras/ 1901-1990/ [Wedding Rings]/ Jan. 25, 1928/ Till We Shall Meet And Never Part [Back] Superior Memorials/ Kitchener, Guelph/ Cambridge

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 24 Jul 1940 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth