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

John A. Merklinger[1]

Male 1905 - 1964  (58 years)


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  • Name John A. Merklinger 
    Born 7 Apr 1905  Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-373250 
    Died 21 Mar 1964  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I373250  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 Margaret Allemang,   b. Dec 1903, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Kenneth Merklinger
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F257283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • McBrine's Treasurer Dies at 58 - John A. Merklinger, 58, treasurer of the L. McBrine Company Limited, was stricken by a heart attack while curling at the Granite Curling Club Saturday night and died shortly afterwards at K-W Hospital. Mr. Merklinger, who lived at 110 Gatewood Rd., had been with the McBrine firm for 38 years, joining the company after attending Stratford Business College. He was an active Lutheran and was president of St. Paul's Lutheran church, treasurer of the Ontario district, Lutheran church - Missouri Synod and a member of its department of missions and church extension. He became treasurer of the Ontario district just two months ago. In addition, he was a member of the K-W Kiwanis Club, a director of the Granite Curling Club and a member of the Kitchener Lawn Bowling Club. Born April 7, 1905, in Pigeon, Mich., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Merklinger, he came to Canada in 1914 and to Kitchener in 1924. Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Allemang; a son, Kenneth, Ottawa; four brothers, Edward of Leaside, Peter of Kitchener, Arthur of Oakville, and Louis of Windsor, and a sister, Mrs. Howard (Gertrude) Schedewitz of Kitchener. The body will be at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home until 1 pm tomorrow then at St. Paul's Church where Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt will conduct the funeral at 2: 30 pm. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gertrude May Merklinger - Schedewitz - 1984.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John A. Merklinger.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1905 - Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Mar 1964 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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