Joan Marlene Hilker

1936 - 1957  (21 years)

• Name	Joan Marlene Hilker
  Born	1936  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Misfortune	killed on honeymoon - automobile accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-227670
  Died	14 May 1957	Hollywood, Broward, Florida, United States   [1]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I227670	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Hilker,   b. 2 Apr 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Marjorie Viola Hoffman,   b. 1 Jul 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1995  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F62240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bride of Four Days Killed in Auto Crash Joan Hilker, Miss Dutchman Of 1955, Dies Four days after she was married here, Mrs. William Davidson, 20, the former Joan Hilker of Kitchener, was killed last night in an automobile accident in Florida. The former football beauty. queen died a half hour after the car she was driving collided with a truck in Hollywood, Fla. Her 27-year-old husband is reported in "deep shock" in hospital, but suffered only minor injuries. Hollywood police said he will be told of his wife's death today. MARRIED HERE FRIDAY Mrs. Davidson was Miss Kitchener-Waterloo, Dutchmen in the 1955 Grey Cup beauty contest. The couple were married in Waterloo Friday night. They were enroute to a Hollywood hotel when their car was struck by a delivery truck which swerved to avoid collision with a car which had passed on the right. Struck just forward of the driver's door, the Davidson's convertible was hurled backward about 50 feet, Hollywood police said. Driver of the truck, Howard Coles, 19, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is being held for questioning. Mrs. Davidson was a secretary: at Gairdner and Company Ltd. here before her marriage. She was well known as a fashion model and was also familiar to television viewers, being employed on a part-time basis by CKCO-TV. Mr. Davidson is an employee of a brokerage firm in London, Ont. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Davidson of Peterborough. FAMILY SURVIVES Besides her husband, Mrs. Davidson is survived by her mother, Mrs. Marjorie Hilker, 351 Luella St., and two sisters, Gail and Georgene, both of Kitchener. She was predeceased by her father, George C. Hilker, on June 16, 1953. The body, on arrival from Florida, will rest at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. DIES ON HONEYMOON Mrs. William Davidson, the former Joan Hilker of Kitchener, was killed last night in a car crash in Florida. Her husband is in hospital with injuries. This picture was taken following their marriage in Kitchener last Friday. Paul Ford Kitchener-Waterloo 15 May 1957 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233952792

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 14 May 1957 - Hollywood, Broward, Florida, United States Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth