Merlin Russell Grove

Cal 1929 - 1962  (~ 33 years)

• Name	Merlin Russell Grove
  Born	CALC 9 Feb 1929	Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123721
  Died	16 Jul 1962	Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia   [1]
  Buried	Catholic Cemetery, Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia
  Person ID	I123721	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Helen Bechtel,   d. 6 Nov 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Married	11 Sep 1951  [1]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F35521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Grove, Merlin Russel, son of Russell and Annie (Byer) Grove, was born at Markham, Ont., Feb. 9, 1929; died the death of a martyr at Mogadiscio, Somalia, July 16, 1962; aged 33 y. 5 m. 7 d. On Sept. 11, 1951, he was married to Dorothy Bechtel, who survives. He was a missionary, teacher, and pastor. On May 1, 1960, he was ordained at the Wideman Church, with Emerson McDowell in charge. Also surviving are 3 children (Bruce, Pauline, and David), 3 sisters (Marion-Mrs. Lorne Wideman, Thelma-Mrs. Leonard Hoover, and Pearl-Mrs. Murray Wideman, all of the Markham area), and one brother (Elmer, Petersburg, Ont.). He was a member of the Morningside Church. Funeral services were held at Mogadiscio, July 17, in charge of the local missionaries; interment in the Protestant section of the Catholic Cemetery in Mogadiscio. Memorial services were held at the Wideman Church, Markham, Ont., July 25. Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 34 - August 28, 1962 - pages 767, 768.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 28, 1962 - pages 767, 768.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 9 Feb 1929 - Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jul 1962 - Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia Buried - - Catholic Cemetery, Mogadiscio, , Banaadir, Somalia  = Link to Google Earth