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

Ruth Elaine Klinck[1]

Female 1927 - 2003  (76 years)


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  • Name Ruth Elaine Klinck 
    Born 3 Jun 1927  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Ruth Elaine Lorch 
    Residence 1953  Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-259428 
    Died 2 Aug 2003  [2, 3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I259428  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Charles Edmund Klinck,   b. 2 Aug 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1943, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Hilda Edna Strome,   b. 22 Jan 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 1918  [5
    Family ID F233097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. Albert Alvin "Ab" Lorch,   b. 13 Sep 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1949  [2
    Children 
     1. Brian Lorch
     2. Susan Lorch
     3. Nancy Lorch
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F233101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • LORCH, Ruth Elaine - Passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday August 2, 2003, in her 77th year.

      Beloved wife of the Rev. Ab Lorch; loving mother of Brian and his wife Rhonda (Winnipeg), Susan McDermott and her husband Bud (Toronto) and Nancy Robson and her husband Craig (Ayr). Special Grandma to Andrew, Jenn, Ryan, Kate, Matthew, Meaghan, Kelsey and Kevin.

      Predeceased by her parents, Edmond and Hilda (Strome) Klink; brother, Frank; sister, Helena and daughter-in-law, Lois (Haak) Lorch.

      Together with her husband, she served congregations in Petawawa/ Alice, Chesley/Bentinck Township, Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie and Kitchener. Always concerned for her family, Ruth was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Cardiac Fitness Association, and served as secretary for several years.

      Ruth's family will receive friends Tuesday, August 5th at Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church Street, Kitchener (742-4481) from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held to celebrate Ruth's life at Reformation Lutheran Church, 456 Krug St. Kitchener, Wednesday, August 6th at 2 p.m.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Wilfred "Willie" Lorch.

    2. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Lorch [Image of wedding ring] Sept. 5, 1949/ Albert (Ab)/ Lorch/ Sept. 13, 1925/ / Ruth E. Klinck/ June 3, 1927/ Aug. 2, 2003/ Beloved Mom And Dad Of/ Brian, Susan, Nancy/ Ever Remembered, Ever Loved

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90164274/ruth-elaine-lorch.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Mrs. Hilda Klinck Obituary - 1 Oct 1953.

    5. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Edmund Klink Passes Suddenly on Saturday - 21 Jan 1943.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jun 1927 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1953 - Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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