Waterloo Region Generations
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MaryBell Block

Female 1925 - 2020  (95 years)


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  • Name MaryBell Block 
    Born 5 Aug 1925  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name MaryBell Poll 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-216995 
    Died 17 Nov 2020 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I216995  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Irvon Block,   b. 18 May 1889, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1954  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Lydia Litwiller,   b. 7 Jun 1889,   d. 16 Mar 1932  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1915  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F44997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donald G. "Doc" Poll,   b. 2 Feb 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F59189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • It has pleased Almighty God in His divine wisdom and providence to call from her earthly home to her heavenly home, the soul of MaryBelle Poll on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. She was 95 years old at the time of her death. MaryBelle was born in Petersburg, Ontario on August 5, 1925. Loving wife of the late Donald G. Poll (2019). She will be sadly missed by her children Dale Poll (Barbara) and Scott Poll (Peter Liu), daughter-in-law Barbara Poll, grandchildren Ryan Poll (Darlene) and Tamara Raffelhüschen (Thomas), great-grandchildren Liam and Coen Raffelhüschen, godchildren James Blake, William Seegmiller, Steven Upfold, Jane Somerville, Jeannette Lamont, Sandy Dent, Dorian Hartfield, Debbie Ottman and a special daughter Joanne Schaefer. She will also be missed by her sister Sharon Lee Landriault and her brother-in-law Leo "Red" Hill. She mourned the loss of her son Graham in 2019 and oldest son Alan in 1960. She was also predeceased by her parents Irvon and Lydia (Litwiller) Block, step-mother Marion (Weber) Block, sisters Dorothy Sape, Lillian Jantzi, Adele Deckert, Noreen Steinman, Betty Aberhardt and Muriel Martin, brothers Delford Block and Dalton Block (who was killed overseas while serving with the R.C.A.F.) and sister-in-law Doris Hill. Her great joy was her many nieces, nephews and the good friends she made throughout the years. She took joy in serving as a Cub and Scout Mother in the Scout Auxiliary 24th and 19th divisions, Smithson School and Home, Teacher's Aid with pre-school deaf children and twenty years with the Sunnyside Home Auxiliary. She made friends as a lecturer with Counterweight and as a member of the Rockway Senior Centre Quilting Club. MaryBelle's greatest joy was serving her Lord and Saviour. She loved the children she taught in Sunday School and for forty years as a teacher during the summer Vacation Bible School. She served Holy Cross Lutheran Church as a member of the Women's Guild, L.W.M.L. Women's Retreats and many committees throughout the years. A private funeral service will be held at Woodland Cemetery. Extended family and friends may view the service on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 11 a.m. via the following livestream link: https://www.henrywalser.com/live-streaming Interment Woodland Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Holy Cross Lutheran Church would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for MaryBelle's memorial. "It's only what we give away, that will live to see another day."

      "Marybelle POLL Obituary (1925 - 2020) - Waterloo Region Record". 2020. Legacy.Com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/obituary.aspx?n=marybelle-poll-block&pid=197130653&fhid=31138.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Litwiller Block - March 31, 1932 pages 1131, 1132.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Irvon Block - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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