Helen Lorraine Volker

1925 - 1995  (70 years)

• Name	Helen Lorraine Volker
  Born	1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Helen Lorraine Murray
  Residence	1995	Piper St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-341143
  Died	28 Feb 1995	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I341143	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Howard Adolph Volker,   b. 1889, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Beatrice Viola "Viola" McCullough,   b. 1894, Greenbank, , Ontario ,   d. Bef 1995  (Age < 100 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1919	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F47510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth G. Murray,   b. 1924,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Susan Murray
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F248720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Ken Murray Mrs. Ken Murray of Piper Street, Ayr, passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Tuesday, February 28, 1995. She was in her 71st year. The former Helen Lorraine Volker, she was born in Kitchener, a daughter of the late Howard Volker and Viola McCullouzgh. Helen was a member of Knox United Church, Ayr and Westmount Golf and Country Club, was active in her church and community and was a constant supporter of her husband, her daughters and their families. Helen suffered from Alzheimer and was the inspiration for her husband to establish the Alzheimer Research and Education Project in the Health Studies Faculty at the University of Waterloo. Dear wife of Ken Murray; mother of Susan and her husband Richard Pearce of Stouffville and Leslie and her husband Frederick Harwood of Paris; grandmother of Andrew and Lauren Harwood; sister of Alice Dicks of London and Joyce Headlam of Waterloo; sister-in-law of Donald Murray of Vancouver. Friends will be received at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, 273 Northumberland Street, Ayr on Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Knox United Church, Ayr Friday, March 3rd at 3: 00 p.m. Reverend Fred Hagle officiating. The Ayr News 1 Mar 1995 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Murray/ Kenneth G./ Murray/ 1924 - / Helen L./ Volker/ 1925 - 1995/ [Back] Murray/ God often digs the wells of joy/ with the spade of sorrow/ Rev. George Murray [S2485] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News, Obituary of Mrs. Ken Murray - 1 Mar 1995 pg 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1995 - Piper St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Feb 1995 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth