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Irene Lucy Smith

Female 1909 - 2002  (92 years)


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  • Name Irene Lucy Smith 
    Born 26 Nov 1909  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Irene Lucy Mertens 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-417399 
    Died 6 Sep 2002  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 9 Sep 2002  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I417399  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Herbert Alexander Smith,   b. 25 Dec 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1969  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch,   b. 21 Jan 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1961, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1906  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F11808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Paul William Mertens,   b. 1908, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 14 Jul 1934  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Ronald Mertens,   d. Bef 2002
     2. Paul Mertens
     3. Carol Anne Mertens
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F270256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MERTENS, Irene Lucy (nee Smith)

      Passed away peacefully, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2002, at Stirling Heights Nursing Home, Cambridge, at the age of 92. Irene Mertens was the beloved wife of the late Paul William Mertens Sr. (1977). She is survived by her son, Paul Jr. and his wife Rose; daughter, Carol Anne Mertens and daughter-in-law, Mae Mertens, all of Cambridge; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; sister of Gertrude Disch of Thornhill and sister-in-law, Mary Smith of Kitchener. She was predeceased by her son, Ronald Mertens; her parents, Sophia and Herb Smith; sister, Mildred Franks; brother, Herb Smith Jr. and two brothers-in-law, Norm Disch and Wilfred Franks. Friends will be received at T. Little Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 223 Main St. E., Cambridge, on Sunday, from 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial, will be celebrated at St. Ambrose RC Church, Cambridge on Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at 11 a.m. Interment to follow in Mount View Cemetery.

      The Record 7 Sep 2002 pg B11

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 6.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 049188 (1909).
      Name:Irene Lucy Smith Date of Birth:26 Nov 1909 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Herbert Alexander Smith Mother's name:Sophia Kalbfleish

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019609 (1906).
      Name:Herbert A Smith Age:19 Birth Year:abt 1887 Birth Place:Berlin, Ontario Marriage Date:2 Aug 1906 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John S Smith Mother:Adelaide Fischer Smith Spouse:Sophia Mary Kalbfleisch

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 018407 (1934).
      Name:Paul Mertens Gender:Male Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1908 Birth Place:Germany Residence:Stratford Marriage Date:26 Jun 1934 Marriage Place:Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada Father:Frederick Mertens Mother:Christina Mertens Spouse:Irene Smith

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Nov 1909 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jul 1934 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Sep 2002 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Sep 2002 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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