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

Eleanor Pauline Merlau

Female 1927 - 2008  (81 years)


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  • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I163590  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Conrad Wilhelm "William" Merlau,   b. 22 Apr 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1962  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Pauline Wahl,   b. 25 Sep 1899, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1937, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Eleanor Pauline Dedels - 27 Dec 2008.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32415346/eleanor-pauline-dedels.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Dec 2008 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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