Earla Elsie Burger [Clayfield] (1925-2013)

Dates

Birth: 12 September 1925 Petawawa, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Father: Frederick Frank Burger 1897-1987
Mother: Elza (Else) Augusta Zuelke (Silke, Zuelkie)) 1907-1971

Marriage: St John Lutheran Church, Petawawa, Renfew, Ontario, Canada
Husband: Donald Arthur Clayfield 1920-1993

Death: 20 July 2013 St Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Burial: 24 July 2013 Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Children

Donald Clayfield 1940/75-a2012
Lynn Clayfield [Jewett] 1940/75-a2012

Notes

A newspaper cutting states "Bombadier Clayfield Weds Miss Burhger at Petawawa. The Alter at St Johns Lutheran Church, Petawawa, was banked with asters, gladioli and dahlias, arranged against a background of ferns, for the wedding at eight o'clock last evening of Miss Earla Elsie Burger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred F Burger of Petawawa to Bombadier Donald A. Clayfield, R.C.R., of Petawawa, sonof Mt. and Mrs. B. A, Clayfield Eza avenue, Waterloo.

There are three entries in Ancestry All Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 for Mrs Earla Clayfield address 208 ERB Street West, Waterloo North, Ontario , other occupant Donald Clayfield (husband?) in 1957 to 1968, and one for Mrs Erla Clayfield address 208 ERB Street West, Waterloo North, Ontario , other occupant Donald Clayfield (husband?) in 1972.

Her husband died in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in 1993.

Entry in the obituary for Herbert Frederick Burger died 18 September 2008 "Dear brother of [...] Earla (Donald) Clayfield of Kitchener.

Entry in FindAGrave for Earla Elsie Burger Clayfield born 12 September 1925 in Petawawa, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Frederick Burger (1897-1987) and Elsie Gusta Silkie (1907-1972), married to Donald Arthur Clayfield (1920-1993), two children, Don and Lynn, died 20 July 2013 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. "Clayfield/Donald A/Clayfield/1920-1993/Earla E/Burger/1925-2013"

Entry in Ancestry U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current for Earla Elsie Clayfield, siblings Edward, Alfred, Leonard, Maynard, Herbert and Kreena Popki, spouse Donald Clayfield, children Don and Lynn Clayfield, died 20 July 2013, aged 87, buried 24 July 2013 in Waterloo.

There are twenty nine entries in Ancestry Family Trees Trees for Earla Elsie Burger.

A Newspaper Obituary from Waterloo Region Record states:

Clayfield, Earla Elsie (nee Burger) Passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at St Mary's General Hospital, at age 87. Beloved wife of the late Donald Clayfield (1993). Loved mother of Don Clayfield and Lynn Clayfield; mother-in-law of Jackie Clayfield and Brian Jewett. Cherished grandmother of Benjamin ((Rhona), Rhonda (Joseph), Bronwen and Roslyn, Great-grandmother of Jacob, Charles, Matthew, Melissa, and Nicole. Dear sister of Kreena Popkie (Rudy) and sister-in-law of Lavern. Predeceased by brothers, Edward, Maynard, Alfred, Leonard, and Herbert. Friends are invited to share their memories of Earla with her family during visitation at the Erb Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St S., Waterloo on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 11 am. Interment in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Condolences for the family and donations to the Arthritis Society or The Lung Association may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Ken Murray has an entry for Earla Elsie Burger married to Donald A. Clayfield, son of Albert Benjamin Clayfield and Dorothy Mae Roe.

Relationship

Earla Elsie Burger was the wife of Donald Arthur Clayfield, grandnephew of Ellen Kate Luff, wife of Frederick Baker, my first cousin twice removed.

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