Waterloo Region Generations
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Olga May Wrigley

Female 1914 - 1986  (71 years)


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  • Name Olga May Wrigley 
    Born 27 Jul 1914  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Olga May Merkel 
    Residence 1986  138 Dover St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-352520 
    Died 9 May 1986  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I352520  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Edward Irvin Illing "Irvin" Merkel,   b. 25 May 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
     1. James I. Merkel
     2. Elizabeth A. Merkel
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F252160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MERKEL, Olga May

      Of 138 Dover Street South Cambridge, Friday, May 9, 1986, at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in her 73rd year. Olga Wrigley beloved wife of Irvin Merkel. Dear mother of James I. of Toronto, Elizabeth A. (Mrs. Roger McCleary) of Regina. Also survived by one sister, Helen (Mrs. Clinton Amacher) of Erie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Merkel was born in Toronto and a resident of Cambridge, for 50 years. Member of St. John's Anglican Church, Women's Auxiliary of St. John's Church, a Rotary Ann of the Preston Hespeler Rotary Club, Member of the 1.O.D.E. and Volunteer Auxiliary of the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Private family service will be held Sunday. A Memorial Service will be held in St. John's Anglican Church, Tuesday evening, at 7 p.m. Interment in Preston Cemetery.

      Cambridge Reporter 1986

  • Sources 
    1. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] MERKEL/ [Flat markers at front] Anna Elizabeth/ ILLING (MERKEL)/ 1868 - 1947./ Edward J. MERKEL/ 1866 - 1939./ Edward Irvin/ Illing MERKEL/ 1906 - 1996./ Olga May/ WRIGLEY (MERKEL)/ 1914 - 1986./ [Back] DUCK/ [Back markers] Elijah J. DUCK/ 1859 - 1941./ Rachel CHAMBERS/ wife of Elijah J. DUCK/ 1868 - 1960./ Burial Card] Mrs. Violet SMITH buried Oct. 21, 1974; Matthew SMITH buried Mar. 19, 1967.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1914 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1986 - 138 Dover St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 May 1986 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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