MERKLINGER, PETER ROSS
A-59515
Sergeant, Regiment # A-531186

Born: June 4, 1918 in Kitchener ON
Died: May 6, 2014 at the nursing home in Elmira ON
Buried: Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo ON

Schools Attended: K-Gr. 8 at Alexandra School in Waterloo, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Technical School - High School
After School: Helped Mother with the garden and sold apples in season

Enlisted: Called to the Army between Christmas and New Years in 1941
Trained At: London ON and Barriefield (near Kingston) ON
Served In: England, Holland, Belgium
Discharged: Early 1946

After the War: Long career at Equitable Life Insurance Co. in Waterloo ON, starting in 1946 and retiring from there.

Member: An active member and lay leader at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Waterloo ON

Family:
Parents - Martin and Elizabeth (Roth)
Wife - Esther (Cusler)
Children - Lynda (Don) Wischmeyer in O'Fallon, Missouri, USA: Thomas Ross - deceased: Philip (Margaret Holliston) in Camrose, Alberta