Arthur Zinken

1893 - 1966  (72 years)

• Name	Arthur Zinken
  Born	25 Jun 1893	Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer Rubber Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Shoe Work, Shoe Factory
  Residence	1921	16 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1931	202 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1966	174 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-171929
  Died	8 Feb 1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I171929	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Philip Zinkan,   b. 1843, , Hessen-Nassau, Germany ,   d. 9 Nov 1910, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Kalbfleisch,   b. 15 Jan 1851, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Jan 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 May 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F240791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Anna "Lizzie" Miller,   b. 29 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Married	24 May 1916	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ross Zinken,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1999  (Age 82 years)   2. Kenneth Harvey Zinken,   b. 30 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1991, Red Deer, Alberta  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F26425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hedwig "Hattie" "Hedy" Meister,   b. 4 Aug 1905, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. Nov 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Richard Ralph "Rick" Zinken,   b. 9 Oct 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Gerald Grant "Jerry" Zinken,   b. 1936,   d. 19 Jun 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F50130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Arthur Zinken image from Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Arthur Zinken, 72, of 174 Wellington St. N., died Tuesday at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief Illness. He was born in Blenheim Township near Drumbo, June 25, 1893, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Zinken. He resided in the Twin Cities for more than 50 years and was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He was formerly employed at the Savage Shoe Co. Surviving are four sons, Ross of Waterloo, Kenneth of Red Deer, Alta., and Richard and Gerald, both of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Wesley (Eva) McFarlane of New Hamburg, and 16 grandchildren. He was predeceased by four brothers and three sisters. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where Rev. F. W. Zinck will conduct the funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Feb 1966 pg 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 4. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 34712 (1893), Arthur Zinkan, accessed 27 Dec 2009. Arthur Zinkan Date of Birth: 25 Jun 1893 Gender: Male Birth County: Oxford Father's Name: Philip Zinkan, farmer of Drumbo Mother's Name: Elizabeth Kalbfleisch [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 11. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . [base only] Vater [Cemetery Records: Arthur Zinken, bur. 11 Feb 1966; Obituary: d. 08 Feb 1966 in Kitchener; Family Records: b. 25 Jun 1893 in Blenheim Twp, Oxford, d. 08 Mar 1965 in Kitchener.] [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1893). Arthur Zinken (1893-1966) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 21 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147930499/arthur-zinken. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Zinkan Philipp, 23, Wellesley, Germany, s/o Conrad & Elizabeth, married 6 May 1869 Elizabeth Kalbfleish, 19, Bentinck, Canada, d/o Louis & Eva

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jun 1893 - Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer Rubber Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 May 1916 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Work, Shoe Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 16 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1931 - 202 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Feb 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth