Sophia Racho

1877 - 1966  (88 years)

• Name	Sophia Racho
  Born	22 Sep 1877	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183075125
  Name	Sophia Merner
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1899	Princeton, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-359869
  Died	Jun 1966	, Cook Co., Illinois
  Buried	Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I359869	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John Racho,   b. 4 Mar 1844, , Germany ,   d. 27 Nov 1909, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Caroline C. Peller,   b. 16 Mar 1854, , Germany ,   d. 24 Apr 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1886	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F22419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Irven Merner,   b. 4 Nov 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 54 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1899	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F37675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sophia Merner, beloved wife of the late Walter: dear mother of Irven G. Merner grandmother of Irven W. Merner and Joan McCamant; great grandmother of nine, Funeral Wednesday, 11 a. m.. al Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Nites Center road, Skokie. Interment Irving Park cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 34. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Walter Merner Sex: Male Age: 22 Birth Year (Estimated): 1877 Canada Occ: moulder - Princeton Father's Name: Daniel Mother's Name: Augusta Spouse's Name: Sophia Racho Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Canada Res: Princeton Spouse's Father's Name: John Spouse's Mother's Name: Caroline Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Mar 1899 Event Place: Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011643-86. John Rago 42, occ. Laborer, b. Germany, res. New Hamburg, Widower, son of John and Sophie married Caroline Poeller, 33, b. Germany, res. New Hamburg, Widow, daughter of Christian Poeller and Sophie Pohlmann, Witnessed by: Lorenz Froley and Anna Eckenswiller of New Hamburg, 9 November 1886 in New Hamburg.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Sep 1877 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1899 - Princeton, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Died - Jun 1966 - , Cook Co., Illinois Buried - - Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth