Lieutenant Margaret Klassen^[1]

1910 - 1972  (62 years)

• Name	Margaret Klassen
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Born	8 Oct 1910	, Ukraine   [2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246049276
  Military	WW2 - nurse
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-401948
  Died	18 Dec 1972  [2]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I401948	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Klassen,   b. CA 1876,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margarete Dirks,   b. 15 Jul 1878,   d. 23 Oct 1964, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F265810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Margaret Klassen - Armstrong https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246049276

  
  

• Notes

  "She enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served with the Canadian Nursing Service during World War II. She served in Europe where she met and married her husband, Walter Atlee Armstrong, in October of 1943. She was discharged in 1944. After the war, she continued to live in England until the death of her husband in 1961. In 1962, she returned to Canada and lived the rest of her life in New Hamburg. Lieutenant Margaret Armstrong was awarded the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Medal, Clasp to the CVSM, the War Medal 1939-45, and the General Service Badge. Margaret was the mother of four children. In the 50s she returned to her nursing career. She passed away on December 18, 1972 at the age of 62." Military Service Recognition Book, Volume IV (https://www.on.legion.ca/msrb/Volume-4/)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Nicklas Klassen. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246049276.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Oct 1910 - , Ukraine Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth