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1959 - 1968 (8 years)
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Name |
Murray Allen Charles Hesse |
Born |
17 Nov 1959 |
Gender |
Male |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-229947 |
Died |
22 Aug 1968 |
Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario |
Person ID |
I229947 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2025 |
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Notes |
- Former Resident's Two Sons Drowned
Murray Hesse. 8. and his five year-old brother. Stacey, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hesse of Hamilton, formerly of New Hamburg. were drowned August 22 at Wanamaker Lake. Bancroft. Mr, Hesse's father. Earl, is now a resident of Kitchener.
According to Provincial Police, the two boys, along with their six-year-old brother. Rodney, were playing on a rock in the lake near the shore Tuesday morning when Stacey fell into the water His brother Murray jumped in alter the young lad and both drowned.
Several neighbours jumped in to try to save the boys when Rodney ran to them for help. Later, police recovered the bodies in water which was 12 to 16 feet in depth.
The boys are survived by their parents, sisters Dianne and .Joanne and brothers Rodney and Daniel A grandmother. Mrs Rhea Robillard. lives in Brantford.
The funeral service was held Friday afternoon, followed by burial in Mount Hamilton cemetery.
New Hamburg Independent
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