Eleanor Pauline Merlau

1927 - 2008  (81 years)

• Name	Eleanor Pauline Merlau
  Born	25 Mar 1927  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Eleanor Pauline Dedels
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163590
  Died	24 Dec 2008	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I163590	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Conrad Wilhelm "William" Merlau,   b. 22 Apr 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1962  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Pauline Wahl,   b. 25 Sep 1899, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1937, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F46890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Orville Dedels,   b. 25 Jan 1919,   d. 13 Jan 2013, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F46889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ELEANOR PAULINE DEDELS 1927 - 2008 Passed away peacefully in her sleep, to be with her heavenly Father, at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, on Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Beloved wife of Edward for 41 years. Cherished sister of Henry (Nelma) Merlau, Ruth Fuhr, and Hilda (Harold) Shiry. Dear sister-in-law of Erma Cressman, Thelma (Elton) Randall, Irene Weber, Doris Stevanus, and Ruth Shantz. Eleanor will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Wilhelm and Henrietta Merlau; and brothers-in-law, Lorne Fuhr, Fred Cressman, Robert Weber, Myron Stevanus, and Vernon Shantz. Friends are invited to share their memories of Eleanor with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St S., Waterloo, on Monday, December 29, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 30 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. A reception will follow. Interment at Breslau Mennonite Cemetery will take place at a later date. Condolences for the family and donations to the Mennonite Central Committee, Benton Street Baptist Church, or Breslau Evangelical Missionary Church may be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com. In living memory of Eleanor, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home. Waterloo Region Record 27 Dec 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Eleanor Pauline Dedels - 27 Dec 2008. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32415346/eleanor-pauline-dedels.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 24 Dec 2008 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth