Melford Victor "Mel" Tracey

1913 - 1981  (68 years)

• Name	Melford Victor "Mel" Tracey
  Born	1913  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	169 Madison St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mel Tracey Fresh Cured Meaths and Quality Groceries
  Military	WW2 - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-185975
  Died	13 Sep 1981	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	16 Sep 1981	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I185975	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Michael Tracey,   b. 2 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1961  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmina Elizabeth "Minnie" Schumacher,   b. Jun 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1961  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1908	Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F175438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen S. "Kay" Wise,   b. 1914,   d. 1982  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 May 1938
  Children	1. Lee Tracey
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F53331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  TRACEY, Mel - On Sunday, Sept. 13, 1981, at his home, 169 Madison Ave. S., Kitchener, Melford Victor (Mel) Tracey, aged 68 years. Loving husband of the former Kathleen (Kay) Wise; dearly beloved father of Lee and her husband Bryan Krueger of Millgrove; gran-dad of Matthew and Andrew; brother of Mrs. Helen Savage of New Hampshire, Mrs., Kathleen Eaton of Etobicoke, Mrs. Robert (Evelyn) Partridge of Brantford, Mrs. Leona Trueman, Earl and Ralph Tracey, all of British Columbia, Mrs. Syv (Marie) Krafchick of Windsor, Mrs. Alma Mayer of New Hamburg, Mrs. Larry (Phyllis) Ertel and Mrs. Paul (Joan) Michalski, both of Waterloo, Jerome, Mrs. Jim (Marjorie) Craven and Donald, all of Kitchener. Predeceased by his father Michael Joseph Tracey; his mother, the former Wilhelmina Schumacher; his brother Roy and his sister, Loretta. Friends called at the Ratz-Bechtel funeral home, Kitchener where the funeral service was held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Charles Schefter and Rev. Bruce Seebach officiated. Interment in Woodland cemetery. New Hamburg Independent Sep 23 1981 pg 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Melford Victor "Mel" Tracey - 23 Sep 1981, Pg 27. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Loretta Josephine Tracey Event Type: Birth Event Date: 14 Apr 1912 Event Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1912 Gender: Female Father's Name: Joseph Michael Tracey Mother's Name: Minnie Elizabeth Shoemaker Married 16 Oct 1908 Chesley Certificate Number: 052980

  
  

• Event Map

  Business - Mel Tracey Fresh Cured Meaths and Quality Groceries - - 169 Madison St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Sep 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 16 Sep 1981 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth