Margaret Esther Thompson Doyle1

F, #44218, b. 1915, d. circa August 1997
Father*William B. Doyle1
Mother*Esther McMillan1
Last Edited25 Sep 2026
     She was born in 1915.2 Margaret married Aaron Lafe Kuehl on 23 December 1939, in Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 029752. He was a skate polisher and she was a stenographer.1,3,4
     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as Mrs. W. C. Merkley and the late William Doyle. His parents were listed as John W. Kuehl and Mrs. John W. Kuehl. The Maid of Honour was Delorus Kuehl.5

     Margaret Esther Thompson Doyle died circa August 1997.2 She was buried on 5 August 1997 at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.6,2
     The following article appeared in the Kitchener, Ontario Waterloo Region Record, 23 December 1939 :
Yule Colors Deck Church For Christmas Wedding
     Christmas flowers and Christmas novelties decorated the -and holly and red berries marked the guest pews at Benton Street Baptist church this afternoon for the wedding of Miss Margaret Doyle, daughter of Mrs. W. C. Merkley, Doehn avenue, and the late Mr. William Doyle, to Mr. Aaron Kuehl of Kitchener, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kuehl of Killaloe. Rev. Clarence Keen, pastor of the church performed the impressive ceremony.
     The bridal party, took their places before the altar to the strains of wedding music played by Mr. Paul Snyder, the organist of the church.
     The bride was smartly gowned in white satin fashioned with a cowl neckline, long sleeves falling to points over the hands and graceful train. With it she wore a (sic) embroidered silk net veil, completed with a cap-shaped halo of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of Talisman roses.
     She was attended by Miss Delores Kuehl, wearing a wine taffeta frock, and by Miss Leila Cass of Montreal as junior bridesmaid, wearing mauve taffeta. The gowns of both attendants were fashioned on long lines with short puff sleeves, and both wore accessories to match their gowns. Miss Kuehl carried a bouquet of yellow roses and Miss Cass pink roses.
     Mr. Walter Opperhauser of Kitchener was the best man and the ushers were Messrs. Arthur Freeman of Kitchener and Nelson Rezell of Toronto.
     During the signing of the register the uncle of the bride. Mr. John McMillan, Sr. of Kitchener sang "The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden."
     After the ceremony a wedding reception was arranged at the home of the bride's mother. The wedding dinner was served from the bride's table, decorated in pink and white, centred with large wedding cake and lighted with matching candles.
     he bride's mother, wearing a wine crepe dress with matching accessories and a corsage of roses, received with the young people.
     There were 35 guests present. Those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cass, the Misses Leila and Muriel Ann Cass and Master Douglas Cass, all of Montreal, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Rozel, Master Kenneth Rozel and Miss Margaret McPherson, all of Toronto.
     After the reception the bride and bridegroom left to spend their honeymoon at points west, the bride wearing for travelling a green dress with green hat and bag and black seal coat.
     Upon their return they will take up residence at 5 Krug street.5
She was listed as the mother of the bride in the marriage of Lloyd Abner Gascho and Marilyn Esther Kuehl on 18 June 1960.7
     In the obituary of Aaron Lafe Kuehl who died 26 December 1988, his wife, Margaret Doyle, was listed as a survivor.4
     In the obituary of Marilyn Esther Gascho who died 26 July 2014, her parents, Aaron Kuehl and Margaret Doyle were listed or implied as predeceased.8

Family

Aaron Lafe Kuehl b. 19 Apr 1914, d. 26 Dec 1988
Marriage*Margaret married Aaron Lafe Kuehl on 23 December 1939, in Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 029752. He was a skate polisher and she was a stenographer.1,3,4 
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     Following is other selected information from a newspaper article about their wedding:
Her parents were listed as Mrs. W. C. Merkley and the late William Doyle. His parents were listed as John W. Kuehl and Mrs. John W. Kuehl. The Maid of Honour was Delorus Kuehl.5
 
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Aaron Lafe Kuehl (24) & Margaret Esther Thompson Doyle (24); Marriage: 23 Dec 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: John W. Kuehl & Ella Zummach, Bride's Parents: William B Doyle & Esther McMillan, Groom's Birthplace: Killaloe, Ont., Bride's Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Groom's Occupation: Skate Polisher, Bride's Occupation: Stenographer, Registration #: 029752.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Woodland Cemetery: Margaret E. Kuehl née Doyle
    Grave marker transcription:
    KUEHL
    Aaron L. Kuehl     1914 - 1988
    Margaret E. Nee Doyle
    1915 - 1997.
  3. [S12095] Woodland Cemetery Records, Kitchener, Ontario , Ancestry.com, Woodland Cemetery Records, Kitchener, Ontario; "Original data: Taken from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record and Cemetery Memorial headstones. No images included"; cited as "Woodland Cemetery Records, Kitchener, Ontario., Kuehl, Given and Maiden Names: AaronL., Death Date: 1988, County: Waterloo, Town City: Kitchener, Cemetery: Woodland, Cem, Birth Date: 1914, Spouse: Margaret E. Doyle.
  4. [S16786] Deaths: Kuehl, Aaron L., Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario, 28 Dec 1988, Page 19, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Aaron L. KUEHL. Hereinafter cited as Waterloo Region Record.
  5. [S16865] Yule Colors Deck Church For Christmas Wedding, Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario, 23 Dec 1939, Page 12, columns 1 & 2, Marriage: Kuehl - Doyle. Hereinafter cited as Waterloo Region Record.
  6. [S16863] Ratz-Bechtel (funerals), Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario, 05 Aug 1997, Page 12, column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Funeral Notice: Margaret E. KUEHL. Hereinafter cited as Waterloo Region Record.
  7. [S16856] Marilyn Kuehl, Lloyd Gascho Wed, Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario, 20 Jun 1960, Page 6, columns 3 & 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, The past: read all about it.. Hereinafter cited as Waterloo Region Record.
  8. [S16859] Deaths: Gascho, Marilyn E., Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario, 29 Jul 2014, Page 15, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Marilyn Esther GASCHO nee Kuehl. Hereinafter cited as Waterloo Region Record.

Jean (?)1

F, #44220
Last Edited25 Nov 2021
     In the obituary of Christena Ruth Weckworth who died 17 June 2020, her daughter-in-law, Jean Kuehl, was listed as a survivor.1

Citations

  1. [S10610] KUEHL, Christena Ruth, Pembroke Observer, Pembroke, Ontario, 25 Jun 2020 viewed at Pembroke Observer, Obituary: Christena Ruth Kuehl née Weckworth. Hereinafter cited as Pembroke Observer.