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Hintz, Norman (1897 - 1960)
Norman Hintz
his wife
Nellie Rodenburg
Owner of original | Patrick Murphy |
Date | 2012 |
Linked to | Norman Hintz; Nellie Rodenburg |
At the time that St. Peter's was founded, each church in Berlin had its own cemetery or churchyard, but the move had already started to change to a municipal burying ground. As no new cemeteries could be launched in the centre of town, St. Peter's asked the council to grant it the right to a cemetery of its own, or to begin a municipal one. Although the town began to consider a municipal plot in 1890 action was slow. In the end, the church started its own land bought from Menno Erb on the outskirts of town. A special congregational meeting of 18 Jun 1871 authorized the purchase, levying each member with the cost of $3.05. The cemetery is now larger than it was originally was described in 1950 as the largest Lutheran cemetery in Canada.
Although it began on the edge of town, it now lies near the city's core, accessible through large decorative gates on Weber street near Stirling avenue. It backs on the churchyard of First Mennonite church, making the two cemeteries indistinguishable, except a long chain link now divides them. The parklike setting, carefully kept grounds and mature trees make this cemetery one of the lovelies in our county, and touches such as the life-size figure of a beautiful woman on an otherwise unadorned grave add to the atmosphere.
- http://www.waterlooogs.ca/cemeterypics/StPetersKitchenergcemetery.html