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Louis Robertson Klinck

Male 1923 - 2009  (86 years)


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  • Name Louis Robertson Klinck 
    Born 24 Mar 1923 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44871186 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-488326 
    Died 26 Nov 2009  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I488326  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Walter Albert Klinck,   b. 19 Nov 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1997, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 107 years) 
    Mother Beatrice Ella Rahn,   b. 23 Apr 1897, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1979  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1919 
    Family ID F299953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Marie "Marie" Virtue,   b. 15 Apr 1925,   d. 30 Nov 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1948 
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F299954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KLINCK, Louis Robertson - Died at Walkerton Hospital on the 26th of November 2009. He was predeceased by his wife Marie (Virtue) Klinck, his father, Walter Klinck and his mother Beatrice (Rahn) Klinck. He is survived by his children, James (GwenAnn MacAuley), Catherine (Mark Kraemer) and Elizabeth (John Martin) and his six grandchildren Kelly and Heidi Klinck, Darryl and Jennifer Kraemer, and Jack and Lily Martin. He will be missed by his many friends and associates who benefited enormously from his intelligence and generosity. Louis was born March 24, 1923 in Elmira, Ontario. He attended Queen's University in Kingston and graduated as the gold medallist B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1946 and with a M.Sc. in 1948. It was there that Louis met his wife Marie Virtue in the Queen's Pipe Band. They were married in 1948 and lived in Shawinigan Falls, QC. In 1950 they moved back to Elmira where Louis had a long and distinguished career at Naugatuck/Uniroyal Chemicals until 1988 after which time he consulted on projects in Connecticut, Taipei and Bangkok until 1995. After Marie's death in 1997, he moved to Luther Village in Waterloo. Brucelea Haven in Walkerton became his final home in 2008. He was a person of keen intellect and great talent. He enjoyed woodworking, stamp collecting, and travelled extensively throughout the world. He had been a member of the Elmira Lions' Club and Probus in Waterloo and was a founding member of the Elmira Curling Club. A special thank you to the compassionate staff at Brucelea Haven and Walkerton Hospital. There will be no funeral home visitation. A memorial gathering for family and friends to celebrate Louis' life will be held on Monday, November 30th at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur Street North, Elmira, at 1:30 pm. Private interment at Elmira Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home , Elmira (519-669-2207).

      publisher, W. O. this (2015) November 28, 2009, Issuu. Available at: https://issuu.com/observerxtra/docs/observer_-_november_28__2009/30 (Accessed: 27 July 2024).

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 2009 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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