Ida Katherine Merklinger^{[1, 2, 3]}

1902 - 1993  (90 years)

• Name	Ida Katherine Merklinger
  Born	18 Dec 1902	Linkfield, Michigan, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ida Katherine Thaler
  Residence	Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-191598
  Died	21 Feb 1993	Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Buried	Ohio Valley Memory Gardens, Green Township, Gallia Co., Ohio, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I191598	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John August Merklinger,   b. 24 May 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Henrietta "Hattie" Henkel,   b. 21 Sep 1877, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1965, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F185898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarence David Thaler,   b. 2 Mar 1905, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1956, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F257281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ida Katherine Merklinger Thaler, 91, Gallipolis, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1993, at Holzer Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born Dec. 18, 1902 in Linkfield, Mich., daughter of the late John and Henrietta (Henkel) Merklinger. She was a resident of Gallipolis for 24 years, formerly residing in Painesville. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gallipolis, long-time volunteer and contributing member of the French Art Colony, member of Eastern Star in Painesville and a continuing supporter of the Valley Artist Series. She was employed for several years at PJ's, Inc., a ladies apparel store. Survivors include four sons, Donald Thaler of Gallipolis, Glen Thaler,and James Thaler, both of Elyria, and David P.Thaler of Voorhees, N.J.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Francis Neeb. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence David Thaler, in 1956. They were married in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, in 1929. She was also preceded in death by one grandson, Jeffrey, in 1981. Services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Albert Earley officiating. Friends may call at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, on Tuesday from 7-9, and one half hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the First Presbyterian Church Music Fund, 51 State St., Gallipolis, or to the French Art Colony, P.O. Box 472, Gallipolis. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers, including David, Chris, and John Thaler, Tommy Mathews, Chris Brown and Chris Rife. Gallipolis Daily Tribune

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth "Betty" Merklinger - 1992. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George Merklinger - 1986. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John August Merklinger. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75068826/ida-katherine-thaler.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - - Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Feb 1993 - Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States Buried - - Ohio Valley Memory Gardens, Green Township, Gallia Co., Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth