Henry Norman Rabe

1903 - 1972  (68 years)

• Name	Henry Norman Rabe
  Born	26 Sep 1903	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-204470
  Died	10 Sep 1972	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I204470	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Rabe,   b. 26 Jun 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Eliza" Jahn,   b. 20 Jun 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1927, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1894  [5]
  Family ID	F12417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucinda Wilhelm,   b. 22 Oct 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1962  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Beatrice Lillian Rabe   2. Margaret Rabe   3. Dorothy Elizabeth Rabe,   b. 5 Mar 1931, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   4. Claude Rabe,   b. 1934,   d. 2003  (Age 69 years)   5. Mary Eileen Rabe,   b. 24 Mar 1939, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   6. Roy Norman Rabe,   b. 18 Feb 1944,   d. 1992  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F42693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RABE, Henry of 119 King St. E., St. Clements. at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Sunday, Sept. 10, 1972, Henry Rabe, beloved husband of the late Lucinda Wilhelm; dear father of Claude and John of Hespeler, Roy of Route 2, Preston; Beatrice (Mrs. Ward Dettweiler) of Route 2, Preston, Dorothy (Mrs. Vernon Metzger) of Heidelberg; Margaret (Mrs. Cyril Derbyshire), Hespeler; Mary Eby) Bradford; Helen (Mrs. Edward Crowther), St. Clements; predeceased by his wife in 1962, and by one sister; brother of Clarence of New Hamburg; 32 grandchildren. Mr. Rabe was born in Waterloo Township and had resided at Route 2, Preston, until seven years ago when he moved to St. Clements. Employed with Roxton Furniture Company, Elmira; member of Wanner Mennonite Church, Hespeler. Resting at the Barthel-Stagger Funeral Home; Preston, until Wednesday noon, thence to Wanner Mennonite Church for funeral service at 2 p.m. Internment in Wanner cemetery The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Sep 1972 ___________________________ Rabe, Henry, son of John and Elizabeth (Jahn) Rabe, was born in Waterloo Township on Sept. 26, 1902; died at Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Sept. 10, 1972; aged 69 y. 11 m. 15 d. He was married to Lucinda Wilhelm, who preceded him in death on May 27, 1962. A sister also preceded him. Surviving are three sons (Claude, John, and Roy), five daughters (Beatrice - Mrs. Ward Dettweiler, Dorothy - Mrs. Vernon Metzger, Margaret - Mrs. Cyril Derbyshire, Mary - Mrs. David Eby, and Helen - Mrs. Edward Crowther), a brother (Clarence) and 32 grandchildren. He was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church, Hespeler, Ont., where funeral services were held on Sept. 13, in charge of Merle Shantz and Herbert Schultz; interment in Wanner Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 65, Number 43 - October 31, 1972 page 894

  
  

• Sources

  [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Henry Rabe - 11 Sep 1972. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Henry Rabe - 31 Oct 1972. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). RABE/ Henry N. RABE/ 1902-1972/ His wife/ Lucinda WILHELM/ 1905-1962/ At rest/ [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Jahn Rabe - November 17, 1927, pages 735.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1903 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Sep 1972 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth