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

Helena Warkentin

Female 1923 - 2000  (76 years)


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  • Name Helena Warkentin 
    Born 6 Oct 1923  Crimea, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Church Membership St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Name Helena Cress 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-372498 
    Died 21 Apr 2000  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 24 Apr 2000  Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I372498  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Warkentin,   b. 24 May 1881, Zaporizhzhya, , Zaporiz'ka, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary" Hooge,   b. 12 Feb 1887, Zaporizhzhya, , Zaporiz'ka, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1979, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F257026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herbert Cress,   b. 12 Aug 1900, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1994, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F43920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Cress, Helena - At Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Friday, April 21, 2000, age 76 years. Beloved wife of the late Herbert Cress who predeceased her in 1994. She is survived by her step-son, Paul Cress and his wife Dianne of Ottawa and a brother, John Warkentin of St. Catharines; she is also fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents, Mary and John Warkentin and sister, Mary Geisler. Mrs. Cress's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Monday, April 24, 2000 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 am, with Rev. Joe Habibullah officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery, Elmira.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Helena Warkentin - Cress - 2000.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241909771.

    3. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obitury of Herbert Cress - 18 Aug 1994.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1923 - Crimea, Ukraine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Nov 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Apr 2000 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Apr 2000 - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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