Erna Margaret Silke [Rowe] (1919-2016)

Dates

Birth: 14 January 1919 Petawawa, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Father: William Edward Zuelke (Silke, Zuelkie) 1880-1968/9
Mother: Anna Louisa Augusta Patzwald (Patswald) 1887-1958

Marriage: 16 November 1936 Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Husband: Lloyd Harold Rowe 1917-1988

Death: 25 September 2016 Miramichi Lodge, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Burial: 1 October 2016 St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Children

Bettyanne Rowe [Jurmalietis] a1936
Gerald Rowe a1936

Notes

In the 1921 census as Earne (in the index, original could be Erna) Silke aged 2, born in Ontario, and living with her parents (Wilhelm born in Germany and Annie born in Ontario), two brothers (Edward and Garnet) and three sisters (Elsie, Hilda and Magaret) in a wooden house of four rooms in Petewawa, Renfew, Ontario.

Entry in the Ancestry Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 for Erna Margaret Silke aged 17, a spinster, parents William and Annie Patsy Silke, and Lloyd Harold Rowe on 16 November 1936 in Pembroke, Renfrew by license dated 13 November 1936, witnessed by William and Annie Silke of Pembroke, Ontario.

Six entries in Ancestry Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 for Mrs Erna Rowe addresses 483 Mackay Street, Renfrew, Ontario in 1945, 1949 and 1957, other occupant Lloyd R Rowe (husband?), Petawawa, Renfrew, Ontario in 1962, other occupant Lloyd R Rowe (husband?) - a Gerald Rowe and Mrs Joan Rowe were also living in Petawawa, RR1 15 Petawawa, Renfrew, Ontario in 1963, other occupant Lloyd R Rowe (husband?), Hoffman St., Petawawa, Renfrew, Ontario in 1968, other occupant Lloyd Rowe (husband?).

Her husband died in Stafford,Renfrew in 1988.

Entry in Ancestry Canadian Phone and Address Directories, 1995-2002 for Erna M Rowe address 1022 E Pembroke St., Pembroke, Ontario K8a 8a7, phone 613 635 7909 in 2002.

Entry in The Pembroke Observer

Rowe, Erna Margaret - Passed away peacefully, with her family by her side on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Miramichi Lodge at the age of 97 years. Erna Rowe (nee Silke) of Pembroke, loving wife of the late Lloyd Rowe. Dear mother of Bettyanne Jurmalietis (husband Dr. Bruno) and Gerald (Gerry) Rowe (wife Joan nee Ross). Proud Nana of Robert (wife Diane), Liane, the late Heidi (husband Bert), Bradley (wife Linsay), Sheri (husband Brian) and Ross. Great-grandmother of Morgan, Graham, Tanner, Chloe, Logan, Matthew, Adam, Myles, Ruby and Anna. Great-great-grandmother of Faith. Predeceased by parents William and Anna (nee Patzwald) Silke. Erna was the last surviving sister of Edward, Garnet, Maynard, Elsie Burger and Hilda Bunke. A funeral service will take place in St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Pembroke on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Timothy's Lutheran Church would be appreciated. Online condolences and donations are available at www.mdbfuneralhome.com. Published on September 28, 2016 .

Seven entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Erna Margaret Silke adding her birth on 14 January 1919 in Renfrew.

Relationship

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

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