Mena Wahn^{[1, 2]}

1851 - 1942  (90 years)

• Name	Mena Wahn
  Born	20 Sep 1851	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14685376
  Name	Mena Roos
  Name	Minnie Wahn
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90520
  Died	25 Mar 1942	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 8]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I90520	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Valentine Wahn,   b. CALC 8 Oct 1822, Obsaula, Obbornhofen, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 8 Apr 1883, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Johanna Christina Goldschmidt,   b. CALC 4 Jul 1830, , Germany ,   d. 22 Mar 1925, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1848	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F18342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Roos,   b. 1847, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1870	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Children	1. Estella Roos,   b. 12 Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 87 years)   2. Edgar Roos,   b. 16 Feb 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1875  (Age 0 years)   3. Norman Edgar "Edgar" Roos,   b. 16 Feb 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1935, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA  (Age 60 years)   4. Mabel Roos,   b. 8 Mar 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1924  (Age 47 years)   5. Minnie Wahn Roos,   b. 19 Sep 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 80 years)   6. Rolena Violet Roos,   b. Nov 1889, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, United States ,   d. 3 Jun 1981, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Dies In 92nd Year Mrs. Mena Roos, widow of the late Edward Roos, passed away early Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. B.Hathaway, Henry Street, at the advanced age of 91 years. Deceased was born in Preston on September 20, 1851, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Wahn, and following her marriage in 1870, she resided in Stratford, Kitchener, Elmira and New Hamburg. After the death of her husband, 28 years ago, the late Mrs. Roos lived most of the time with her daughter, Mrs. Hathaway, where, during her last illness, which extended over a period of a year and a half, she received the tenderest of care. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. (Dr.) F. H. Kalbfleisch and Mrs. C. H. Boehmer, Kitchener, and Mrs. Hathaway, New Hamburg. There are also six grandchildren and one great grandchild. A daughter and two sons predeceased her and a grandchild, Miss Carla Boehmer, of Kitchener, passed away on Feb. 22, last. The funeral will take place this Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the residence of Mr. Hathaway to the Preston Cemetery for interment. Rev. W. J. Hisey, New Hamburg, will be in charge of the service. New Hamburg Independent, March 20, 1942

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Rolena Violet Ros - Hathaway - Jun 4 1981 pg 25. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019007-05. Carl Harry Boehmer, 28, Occ. Traveller, b. Berlin, Res. Berlin, son of Charles Boehmer, & Angelina Weaver married Minnie Wahn Roos, 22, Occ. Nurse, b. Galt, Res. Berlin, daughter of Ed Roos & Mina Wahn, Witn A.E. Erb & Ida R. Kuntz Both of Berlin 24 October 1905 in Berlin. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In memory of/ Mena WAHN/ wife of/ Edward ROOS/ 1850 - 1942. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 45. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 27. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 33 Pg. 5. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 31. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Flat Marker In Front Of Monument] In Memory Of/ Mena Wahn/ Wife Of/ Edward Roos/ 1850 - 1942. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner report 120. Valentin Wahn, to Johann Goldschmidt. 15 Mar. 1848 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Edward Roos Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1847 Birth Place: Preston Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1870 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father:Charles Roos Mother:Elizabeth Roos Spouse:Mena Wahn Spouse's Age:19 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1851 Spouse Birth Place:Preston Spouse Father:Valentine Wahn Spouse Mother:Hannah Wahn [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 4 May 1870. Wahn, Mena married 27 Apr 1870 to Edward Roos At Preston, by Rev. M. McKenzie. Bride, second daughter of Valentine Wahn. All of Preston.

  
  

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  Born - 20 Sep 1851 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Apr 1870 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1942 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth