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

William Edmund Melville "Melville" Howe

Male 1900 - 1966  (66 years)


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  • Name William Edmund Melville "Melville" Howe 
    Born 25 Mar 1900  Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207754885 
    Name Melville Howe  [1
    Occupation 1923  Beeton, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Telegraph Operator 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-468083 
    Died 26 Mar 1966  Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I468083  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Family Edith Catherine Kattie Kienappel,   b. 16 Sep 1900, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1955, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F291236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Howe

      SIMCOE - William Edmund Howe, 66, Simcoe, died suddenly Saturday in Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe.

      He was born in Penetang, and was married in Kitchener 1923 to Edith C. Kienapple. She predeceased him in 1955.

      He received his education in Penetang and was a Canadian National Railways employee most of his life. He came to Simcoe as station agent in 1951 and retired in 1964.

      Mr. Howe was a member of St. Mary's RC Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

      The body is at the Marvyn M. Veale Funeral Home Simcoe, until Tuesday when the funeral will be at 10 a.m. from St. Mary's Church,

      Burial will be in the Roman Catholic Mausoleum, Woodland cemetery, Kitchener, at 2 p.m..

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Mar 28, 1966 Page 23

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022094-23.
      Melville Howe, 23, occ. Telegraph Operator, b. Penetanguishene, res. Beeton, son of Edmund Howe and Violet Volick married Edith Kienapple, 22, occ. Bookkeeper, b. Macton, res. Kitchener, daughter of Joseph Kienapple and Mary Reiber, Witnessed by: Joseph Kienapple of Kitchener and Amy Howe of Penetanguishene, 27 September 1923 in Kitchener

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Mar 1900 - Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Sep 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Mar 1966 - Simcoe, Norfolk County, 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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