Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Adeline Rahn

Female 1892 - 1954  (61 years)


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  • Name Adeline Rahn 
    Born 29 Apr 1892  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206743889 
    Name Adeline Blouse 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Machine Hand, Kniting Works 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1954  310 St. Leger St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-227628 
    Died 26 Apr 1954  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I227628  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Andreas "Andrew" Rahn,   b. 31 Jan 1858, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Annie Otillie "Tillie" Gimbel,   b. 7 Jul 1872, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1936, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1892  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry C. "Harry" Blouse,   b. 12 Apr 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1956, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1913 
    Children 
     1. Roy Blouse,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Kenneth Blouse,   b. 15 Feb 1936, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F52195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Henry Blouse, 61, of 310 St Leger St., died at her home today after a brief illness. Born in Preston, her maiden name was Adeline Rahn, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rahn. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

      Surviving are her husband; five sons, Oscar, Harry, Andrew, Car and Kenneth, all of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Marie) Brown, Detroit, and Mrs. Howard (Laura) McCloy, Kitchener; one brother, Andrew Rahn, Detroit, and 13 grandchildren.

      The funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt, pastor of the church, in charge. Internment will be at Memory Gardens. The body is at the funeral home.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Mon, Apr 26, 1954 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 3.

    2. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 24.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206743889.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Adeline Rahn
      Event Type: Birth
      Birth Date: 29 Apr 1892
      Birthplace: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father's Name: Andrew Rahn - brewer
      Mother's Name: Annie Ottlie Gimbel
      Record Number: 209

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Apr 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machine Hand, Kniting Works - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Apr 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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