Melvin F. "Mel" Green^[1]

1936 - 2016  (80 years)

• Name	Melvin F. "Mel" Green
  Born	1936  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-180213
  Died	6 Mar 2016	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I180213	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick W. Green,   b. 1911,   d. 1987  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Pearl Nellie Reiko,   b. 8 Apr 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1990  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F52023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darlene Joy
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F52022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GREEN, Melvin F. Passed away peacefully in his sleep at Forest Heights Long Term Care on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the age of 79. Beloved husband of Darlene Joy Green. Fondly remembered by Ralph Benedict (Katherine), Audrey Hammer, Donald (Marylou) Reiko and son Alex Reiko. Dear brother-in-law of Allen (Helen), Leona (Dave) and the late Don. He was a regular early morning patron at Jimmy's Lunch. Cremation has taken place. Mel's family will receive relatives and friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 and from 12: 30-1: 15 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Woodland Cemetery to follow at a later date. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Mel's memorial. Waterloo Region Record 8 Mar 2016 _______________________________ Mel contacted me back in 2015 concerning his memories of the grave sites on his grandfather's property on Indiana and Dunham Streets in Kitchener. Mel provided invaluable information on the location of the graves, conditions of the bodies and location of the "Pest House". I remember him as a friendly and very concerned person who wanted that his unique memories to survive and they are preserved. Thanks Mel. Darryl Bonk ________________ There are many stories of the brave of World War One. Other stories of those who served, survived and carried on normal lives. Some were injured, suffered a lifetime of health problems, other were injured mentally. One such person whose name is lost to history ended his days in Waterloo's House of Industry and Refuge. Unable to face people and was mentally paralyzed the horrors of war lived alone in a shack across from the house [now The AR Goudie long-term care home] on Frederick street. He remained during the shack during the daylight hours, coming out at night and helping to take care of the potato crop that grew in the field surrounding him. The Reiko family who lived across from the field on Indiana would leave meals for him at his door step and in return they would at times find that he had been busy in the middle of the night helping to care for the grounds about their house.

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Green/ Darlene J./ 1940- / Melvin F./ 1936- / Resting Where No Shadows Fall [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obitaury of Melvin F. Green - 8 Mar 2016.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 6 Mar 2016 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth