Abraim "Abe" Wilkie

1913 - 1972  (59 years)

• Name	Abraim "Abe" Wilkie
  Born	4 Aug 1913	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Abe Wilkie
  Occupation	Burns Foods, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	works - Burns Foods
  Residence	1921	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1967	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-257246
  Died	20 Dec 1972	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I257246	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Simon August "Sam" Wilkie,   b. 15 Dec 1876, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1944, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Westfall,   b. 1 Jan 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1910	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F9111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Balcovy,   b. 1919,   d. 29 Mar 2006, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1939
  Children	1. Larry Wilkie   2. Wilkie,   b. 1939,   d. 1939  (Age 0 years)   3. Dennis Wilkie,   b. 11 Dec 1944, , Russia ,   d. 13 Aug 2016, Missinaibi Provincial Park, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   4. Darlene Wilkie,   b. 10 Feb 1952,   d. 16 Apr 1995, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F233089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ABRAIM (ABE) WILKIE At the Kitchener - Waterloo Hospital, on Friday, Dec. 15, 1972, suddenly following a heart attack, Abraim (Abe) Wilkie of 9 Oak Street, Bridgeport, age 59 years; born in Bloomingdale, a son of Mrs. Lucinda Wilkie and the late Simon Wilkie; a Twin City area resident all his life and employed at Burns Food Limited for 23 years; husband of Ann Balcovy; father of Dennis, Route 1, West Montrose, Larry of Kitchener, Darlene at home; brother of Albert of Baden, William of Bridgeport, Edward of Kitchener, Ruth (Mrs. Isaac Gole) of West Montrose and Tina (Mrs. Maynard Gies) of Conestogo; grandfather of Darren Wilkie. Besides his father, he was predeceased by three brothers, Ephraim, Leander, Carland and one son in infancy. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral service in the chapel, Tuesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Harold Groh officiating. Interment Bloomingdale Mennonite cemetery. Donations to the coronary unit of the K-W Hospital may be made as expressions of sympathy ________________ Abraim Wilklie Funeral service was conducted in Kitchener ___ for Abraim (Abe) Wilkie of Bridgeport. He died Friday at K-W Hospital at the age of 59. Burial was a tthe Bloomingdale Mennonite cemetery. He was born in Bloomingdale, a son of Mrs. Lucinda Wilkie and the late Simon Wilkie, husband of Ann Balcovy; father of Dennis of RR1 West Montrose, Larry of Kitchener and Donna at home; brother of Albert of Baden, William of Bridgeport, Edward of Kitchener, Ruth (Mrs. Isaac Gole) of West Montrose, and Tena (Mrs. Maynard Gies) of Conestogo; grandfather of one. Besides his father, his was predeceased by three brothers, Ephraim, Leander and Carland and one son in infancyy. Elmira Signet Dec 20 1972 pg 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 8. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Wilkie/ Daughter/ Darlene/ 1952-1995/ Abraim/ 1913-1972/ Ann/ 1919-2006 [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Leander Wilkie - 5 Oct 1967 pg 26. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Simon Wilkie Age: 33 Father: August Wilkie Mother: Elizabeth Shoemaker Born: abt 1877 Spouse: Lucinda Westfall Age: 22 Father: William Westfall Mother: Catharine Sauder married 26 Oct 1910

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Aug 1913 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - works - Burns Foods - - Burns Foods, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1967 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 20 Dec 1972 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth