Mervyn Mathias BERKAHN [Snow]

1911 - 1999  (87 years)

• Name	Mervyn Mathias BERKAHN
  Known As	Snow
  Birth	29 Sep 1911	Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	23 Aug 1920  [4]
  	Woodville School, Tararua
  Death	06 Apr 1999	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 5]
  Cremation	08 Apr 1999	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [6]
  Buried	16 Jun 1999	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [7]
  Occupation	Farmer  [8]
  Person ID	I5396	NZ Genealogy Project | BERKAHN Descendant
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian August BERKAHN,   b. 26 Feb 1873, Jannerup, Thisted, Denmark d. 14 May 1942, Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Matilda Maria BECK [Tilder],   b. 27 Sep 1876, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand d. 03 Jul 1952, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1894	Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [9, 10]
  Residence	From 1911 to 1952	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [11]
  Documents		Wedding-Berkahn-Beck-1894.pdf
  Album Photos		Christian and Matilda Berkahn
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elsie Doris ELLINGFORD,   b. 04 Apr 1905, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 09 Feb 1962, New Zealand (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1942	New Zealand   [12, 13]
  Residence	From 1946 to 1949	Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand   [14]
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F1852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Thelma ?,   b. 06 Feb 1923   d. 27 Aug 1990, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	From 1964 to 1969  [8, 14]
  Residence	From 1969 to 1981	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [14]
  Family ID	F1853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Sep 1911 - Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Marriage - 13 Jan 1942 - New Zealand Residence - From 1946 to 1949 - Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand Residence - From 1969 to 1981 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand Death - 06 Apr 1999 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Cremation - 08 Apr 1999 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Buried - 16 Jun 1999 - Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Mervyn Mathias BERKAHN

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Mervyn M and Margaret T Berkahn Margaret T Berkahn, W321298 PTE 1939-45 ATS, died 27.8.90 aged 67 years; M.M. Berkahn, died 5.4.1999 aged 87 years. Plot: Cemetery Section: RSA Ashes, Sub/Block: 2, Section/Plot Number: 9

  
  

  Album Photos

  
  

  Albums

  Berkahn, Christian and Matilda (9) Photos of Christian August BERKAHN (1873-1942), his wife Matilda Maria BECK and their children.

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Mervyn Mathias Berkahn, the twelfth child of Chris Berkahn and Matilda Beck, was born in 1911. Mervyn worked as a labourer according to electoral rolls, at Makotuku, Norsewood and Dannevirke. Mervyn married Elsie Doris Bassenden in 1942. Mervyn and Elsie lived in Norsewood. Elsie moved to Eastbourne, Lower Hutt about 1949. She died in 1962 and was cremated and buried in Karori. Mervyn remarried Margaret Thelma ? about 1965 and the couple lived in Dannevirke. Margaret died in 1990 and was buried in Dannevirke. Mervyn died in 1999 and was cremated in Palmerston North. His ashes are buried with his second wife's ashes at Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke. Any additional information on Mervyn, his wives and descendants would be appreciated.

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Palmerston North Cemetery & Cremation Database, (Palmerston North City Council), none. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S912] NZ Birth Index, 1840-1950, (Ancestry.com). [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008). [S9] Death Notice. BERKAHN, Mervyn Mathias (Snow), formerly of Dannevirke. - On April 6, 1999, at the Brightwater Centre Palmerston North, loved husband of the late Margaret, father and father-in-law of Neville and Linda and grandfather of Colin and Karen Berkahn (all of Auckland), many thanks to the staff of Brightwater Centre for the care and medical assistance given to Snow over the past nine months. A service will be held in St Johns Anglican Church, High Street. Dannevirke, tomorrow (Thursday), April 8, 1999, at 1.30pm, followed by private cremation. - (Tararua Funeral Services Ltd. FDANZ, Dannevirkc (06) 374-7785). [S80] Palmerston North Cemetery & Cremation Database, (Palmerston North City Council), none. Surname BERKAHN; First Names MERVYN MATHIAS; Gender M; Occupation RETIRED; Address BRIGHTWATER CENTRE BRIGHTWATER TERRACE PALMERSTON NORTH; Age at Death 87Y; Date of Death 05/04/1999; Date of Cremation 08/04/1999; Place of Death BRIGHTWATER CENTRE PALMERSTON NORTH; Cemetery Kelvin Grove Cemetery; Plot Type: Ashes Taken Away. [S126] Tararua District Council Cemeteries Search, (Tararua District Council), none. Last: Berkahn First: Mervyn Middle Names: Mathias. Last Address: Bright Water Centre, Palmerston North. Age: 87. Occupation: Retired Farmer. Cemetery: Mangatera; Block: 2; Section/Plot Number: 9. Date of Death: 5/04/1999. Date of Funeral: 16/06/1999. Interment Type: Ashes. Comments: Interred with Ashes of Margaret Thelma Berkahn. [S126] Tararua District Council Cemeteries Search, (Tararua District Council), none. [S36] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Death Registration. [S129] Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, NZ Marriage Certificate. Marriages in the district of Waipawa. Married 28 Feb 1894 in office of the Registrar, Waipawa. GROOM: Christian August Berkahn, 21 years, farmer, bachelor, born Denmark, residence Whakarara. Father: Fra??z Berkahn, farmer. Mother: Mary Berkahn nee Painlsen??. BRIDE: Tilder Beck, 18 years, spinster, born Takapau, residence Whakarara. Father: Mathias Peterson Beck, stockman. Mother: Anna Maria Beck, nee Ansen. Married by Registrar in presence of Teresa Mary Shomby, Waipawa, dressmakers and Francis Joseph Shomby, Waipawa, coachbuilder. [S604] Diane Wilson, NZ 1911 Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2010). [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.