Dorothy Irene Franks

1913 - 2007  (94 years)

• Name	Dorothy Irene Franks
  Born	31 Jul 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Dorothy Irene Steinke
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-138300
  Died	19 Oct 2007	Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I138300	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry Franks,   b. Mar 1875, St. George in the East, Shadwell, London, England ,   d. 1959  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Annie Beatrice Wilson,   b. May 1876, Manvers, Durham Co., Ontario ,   d. 1955  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1902	Lifford, Durham, Ontario   [3]
  Family ID	F175277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gordon Henry Steinke,   b. 31 Jul 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Philip Steinke   2. Margaret Steinke   3. Douglas Steinke,   b. 1939,   d. 1939  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F49146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DOROTHY IRENE STEINKE 1913 - 2007 Dorothy died peacefully at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Friday, October 19, 2007, in her 95th year. Born July 31, 1913 in Kitchener to parents John and Annie (Wilson) Franks, Dorothy was the second youngest of seven children. She is predeceased by her parents; two brothers, Wilfred and Roy and three sisters, Phyllis Franks, Elsie Leppan and Edna Lever. Dorothy is also predeceased by her husband, Gordon Henry Steinke in 1990 and a son, Douglas in infancy in 1939. Survived by her son, Philip; her daughter, Margaret and her husband Rev. George Strack; three grandchildren, Peter Strack, Michael Strack and wife Jennifer, Christine Strack and five great-grandchildren, Monika, Stephen, Emma, Spencer, and Emmett. Her sister, Gertrude Agajanian and husband Arthur and sister-in-law, Wilhelmine Schmidt and husband Norman also survive. Dorothy graduated from University of Western Ontario, Waterloo College with an Honours B.A. in 1935. She was a faithful member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Kitchener. Dorothy's family will receive relatives and friends at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South in Waterloo, on Monday, October 22, 2007 (today) from 1-4 p.m. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 from 12: 30-1: 30 p.m., with the funeral service following at 1: 30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Rev. Nancy Kelly and Rev. George Strack officiating. A reception will immediately follow the service in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to St. Mark's Lutheran Church may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com Thank you to the excellent care of doctors and nurses of Floor 5C Grand River Hospital. The Record 22 Oct 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), obituary of Dorothey Irene Steinke - 22 Oct 2007. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225871129. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. John Henry Franks, b. London, England, clerk of Toronto, Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Father Name: Henry Franks Mother Name: Pheliephia Burwood Spouse Name: Annie Beatrice Wilson, b. & R. Manvers teacher Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Spouse Father Name: George Wilson Spouse Mother Name: Eliza Staples Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1902 Marriage Place: Northumberland and Durham, lifford

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Jul 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Oct 2007 - Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth