Rev. Merlin Russel Grove

1929 - 1962  (33 years)

• Name	Merlin Russel Grove
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	9 Feb 1929	Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Protestant section of the Catholic Cemetery, in Mogadiscio, Somalia.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-386724
  Died	16 Jul 1962	Mogadiscio, Somalia   [1]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I386724	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Helen Bechtel,   b. 21 Oct 1926, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1951
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F261919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Grove, Merlin Russel Was a son of Russell and Annie (Byer) Grove, was born at Markham, Ont., Feb. 9, 1929; died the death of a martyr at Mogadiscio, Somalia, July 16, 1962; aged 33 y. 5 m. 7 d. On Sept. 11, 1951, he was married to Dorothy Bechtel, who survives. He was a missionary, teacher, and pastor. On May 1, 1960, he was ordained at the Wideman Church, with Emerson McDowell, in charge. Also surviving are 3 children (Bruce, Pauline, and David), 3 sisters (Marion-Mrs. Lorne Wideman, Thelma-Mrs. Leonard Hoover, and Pearl-Mrs. Murray Wideman, all of the Markham area) and one brother (Elmer, Petersburg, Ont.). He was a member of the Morningside Church. Funeral services were held at Mogadiscio, July 17, in charge of the local missionaries; interment in the Protestant section of the Catholic Cemetery in Mogadiscio. Memorial services were held at the Wideman Church, Markham, Ont., July 25.  Grove,Merlin Russel-death-Unknown Paper

  
  

• Sources

  [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. B/ Janet BECHTEL/ 1918-2013/ Her husband/ Tom INGLIS/ 1918-1994/ Mary Alma BECHTEL/ 1920-2010/ Her husband/ Charles GOODRICH/ 1922-1992/ Ruth BECHTEL/ 1924- / her husband/ John HESS/ 1922-2007/ Dorothy BECHTEL// 1926-2010/ Her husband/ Merlin GROVE/ 1929-1962/ George BECHTEL// 1932- / His wife/ Grace SCHOTT/ 1937- / [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. B/ Janet BECHTEL/ 1918-2013/ Her husband/ Tom INGLIS/ 1918-1994/ Mary Alma BECHTEL/ 1920-2010/ Her husband/ Charles GOODRICH/ 1922-1992/ Ruth BECHTEL/ 1924- / her husband/ John HESS/ 1922-2007/ Dorothy BECHTEL// 1926-2010/ Her husband/ Merlin GROVE/ 1929-1962/ George BECHTEL// 1932- / His wife/ Grace SCHOTT/ 1937- / https://content.ancestry.ca/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=5543&dbid=27968&iid=dvm_LocHist012013-00058-1&fn=absalom&ln=shade&pid=102

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Feb 1929 - Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth