Walter Louis Wilken^[1]

1895 - 1986  (90 years)

• Name	Walter Louis Wilken
  Born	17 Dec 1895	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [8]
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Military	1914	WW1   [9]
  	WW1, Service #3138742
  Occupation	1925	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Butter Maker
  Residence	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Residence	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96660P
  Died	1 Mar 1986	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I96660	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Albert Wilken,   b. 13 May 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Emma Metz,   b. 10 Jun 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1893	Trecastle, Perth Co., Ontario   [11]
  Family ID	F24917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Meta Catherine Schierholtz,   b. 3 Oct 1903, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1971  (Age 67 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1925	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F28476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Kathleen Mary Uttley,   b. 21 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1993, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Wilken, Walter L. - On Saturday, March 1, 1986, at K-W Hospital, age 90 years, of Elmira. Beloved husband of Kathleen Uttley; dear father of Doris (Mrs. Douglas Drysdale) of Dartmouth, N.S., and Anne (Mrs. Bernhard Long) of Ancaster. Five grandchildren also survive. Brother of Ruth (Mrs. Cecil Sadler) of Brantford. Predeceased by his first wife, Meta Schierholtz; four brothers and one sister. Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 2 p.m. today, until Tuesday at noon, when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Mervin Huras officiating. Interment Elmira Union cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, would be appreciated. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 3 March 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020875-25. Walter Louis Wilken, 29, occ. Butter Maker, b. Elmira, res. Elmira, son of Charles Wilken (B. Canada) and Emma Metz Married Meta Catherine Schierholtz, 21, occ. Telephone Operator, b. Elmira, res. Elmira, daughter of (Name Not Given) (Deceased) and Mrs. Catharine Nee Blatz, Witnessed by: Herbert Wilken and Elsie Schierholtz Both of Elmira, 25 August 1925 in Elmira [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 13. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, sub dist. 49 Pg 18. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Walter Louis Wilken Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1895 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father:: Carl Albert Wilken Mother: Emma Metz [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Wilken/ Walter L./ Wilken/ 1895-1986/ Meta C./ Schierholtz/ 1903-1971/ In God's Care./ [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Walter L. Wilken - 3 March 1986. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 18. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. WILKEN, WALTER LOUIS Regimental number(s): 3138742 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10360 - 4 Date of Birth: 17/12/1895 [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S127] Church Records - ON, Perth, Trecastle - St. James Lutheran.

  
  

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  Born - 17 Dec 1895 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butter Maker - 1925 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Aug 1925 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Mar 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth