Waterloo Region Generations
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Milton Wallace Griffin

Male 1913 - 1969  (56 years)


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  • Name Milton Wallace Griffin 
    Born 15 Apr 1913  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122961336 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-101798 
    Died 12 Dec 1969  [2
    Buried Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I101798  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Philo Griffin,   b. 2 Dec 1883, Southwold Township, Elgin Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1952, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina "Minnie" Racho,   b. 24 Oct 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1907  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F176368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Marilyn Ruth Griffin
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F63103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Milton Griffin

      Born April 15, 1914 in New Hamburg, he was a son of Mrs. Philo Griffin and the late Mr. Griffin. He came to Hanover 15 years ago from Stratford and was a foreman with Canada Packers at Walkerton. He was a member of the New Apostolic Church.

      Surviving besides his mother, are three sons, Howard, James and Robert, all of Stratford; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Marilyn) Zehr, Kitchener; two brothers, John and Robert, both of Stratford; five sisters, Mrs. Emily McGraw, Mrs. Wilbert (Helen) McMillan, both of Stratford, Mrs. Norman (Florence) Beamish of Hespeler, Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Merlett of London, Ont., and Mrs. David (Margaret.) Sproat, Scarborough, and 11 grandchildren.

      The body will be at the Tanner and Pearson Funeral Home here until Monday when removal will be made to the New Apostolic Church for service at 2 p.m. Rev. Helmut Lindner of Kitchener will officiate. Temporary entombment will be in the Hanover cemetery chapel.

      New Hamburg Independent, December 17, 1969

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., County, G., & Cemetery, H. (1915). Milton Wallace Griffin (1915-1970) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 3 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122961336.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., County, G., & Cemetery, H. (1915). Milton Wallace Griffin (1915-1970) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 3 March 2020, from.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Apr 1913 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hanover Cemetery, Bentinck Twp., Hanover, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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