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Melinda Albertina Pinke

Female 1882 - 1960  (78 years)


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  • Name Melinda Albertina Pinke 
    Born 10 Jan 1882  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Melinda Albertina Blain 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Bookkeeper Coal Office 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-98561 
    Died 21 Dec 1960  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 23 Dec 1960  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I98561  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Reinhardt Ernest Pinke,   b. 5 Nov 1859, Pommeranz, Landkreis Greiz, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Louise Caroline Dettmer,   b. 5 Nov 1855, Neudörfchen (Waldheim), Landkreis Mittelsächsen, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1895  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F34263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George David Blain,   b. 15 Nov 1876, Thedford, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Rowland Pinke Blain,   b. 18 Mar 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Gordon Blain,   b. 11 Dec 1915,   d. 23 Aug 1970  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F269300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Melinda A. Blain

      GALT, a native of Kitchener, Mrs. Melinda A. Blain, 78, of 18 William S., Galt, died Wednesday at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. The former Melinda Pinke, she moved to Galt, more than 50 years ago. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Her husband, George, died in 1947. Survivors include two sons, Gordon of Weston, Rowland of Galt: two brothers, Milton of Preston, Reinhardt of St. Catharines, two sisters, Mrs, Minnie Hallman of Kitchener, Mrs. Isaac Oberholtzer of Flint, Mich., and two grandchildren. The body is at the Little Funeral Home, Galt, where the funeral will be conducted Friday, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Mount View Cemetery, Galt.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Dec 1960 pg 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 9.

    2. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 30.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 034141 (1882).
      Name:Melinda Albertina Pinke Date of Birth:10 Jan 1882 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Pemhardt Pinke Mother's name:Louise Dettmer

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183468776/melinda-a-blain.

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019022 (1908).
      Name:George David Blain Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1877 Birth Place:Thedford, Ontario Marriage Date:28 Apr 1908 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Isaak Blain Mother:Sarah Rowland Spouse:Melinde Rinke

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jan 1882 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Bookkeeper Coal Office - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Apr 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1960 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Dec 1960 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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