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

Peter David Merklinger[1, 2, 3]

Male 1903 - 1988  (85 years)


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  • Name Peter David Merklinger 
    Born 3 May 1903  , Huron Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1940  17 Cameron St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1963  846 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-372978 
    Died 28 Jul 1988  Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I372978  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Peter Merklinger,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Roth,   b. CA 1870,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F257282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Madeline Klages,   b. 8 Nov 1908, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Children 
     1. Audrey Merklinger
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F54069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruth Elnore Schaefer,   b. 14 Sep 1912,   d. 1953, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F54070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Isabel Muir,   b. 1926, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F257193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MERKLINGER, Peter D. - At his residence, Maples Home for Seniors in Tavistock, on Thursday, July 28, 1988, after a lengthy illness, Peter David Merklinger, aged 85 years.

      He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for 33 years. He had been a barber in Kitchener for 41 years until his retirement in 1974. He was a member of the Waterloo and Ayr Masonic Lodges AF and AM.

      Father of Audrey and father-in-law of Ronald Murray of Edmonton, Alta.; brother of Louis of Windsor, Arthur of Oakville. Two grandchildren, Murray Goodwin and Lorrie Lyster and three great-grandchildren, Cheryl and Allison Lyster and Dale Goodwin, also survive.

      Predeceased by his parents; his three wives, Madeline Klages, Ruth Schafer and Isabel Muir; one sister, Gertrude (Mrs. Howard Schedewitz) and two brothers, John and Edward. At the request of the family, there will be no visitation at the funeral home. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 821 King St. W., on Tuesday at 4 p.m., with Pastor Karl Knaufi officiating.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Isabel Muir - Merklinger - 1974.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Madeline Klages - Merklinger.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ruth Elnore Schaefer - Merklinger.

    4. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Merklinger/ Peter 1903-1988/ Isabel Muir 1926-1974/ Madeline Klages/ 1908-1933/ Ruth Schaefer/ 1912-1953/

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168032425.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 May 1903 - , Huron Co., Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jul 1988 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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