Rev William David Bauer

1924 - 1988  (64 years)

• Name	William David Bauer
  Prefix	Rev
  Born	2 Nov 1924	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1971	Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119500
  Died	9 Nov 1988	Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I119500	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir Edgar Jacob John Bauer,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Alice Bertha "Bertha" Hayes,   b. 16 Jun 1889, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1971, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F25408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BAUER, Rev. David William, CSB, OC, BA. - At Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich,on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1988, aged 64 years after an illness of five months. Father Bauer was born November 2, 1924, a son of the late Sir Edgar J. Bauer, KCSS and Bertha Hayes Bauer. He Attended St. Louis School in Waterloo, St. Jerome's College in Kitchener, St. Michael's College in Toronto and the University of Toronto. Father Bauer was ordained into the priesthood at St. Basil's RC Church in Toronto on June 29, 1953. He was the founder of The Carmel of St. Joseph Monastery, now located in St. Agatha; in 1964, 1968 and 1980 he coached and managed three Canadian Olympic Hockey Teams; was awarded the Order of Canada in 1967; was a member of the Waterloo County Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Most recently, Father Bauer was honoured by the Calgary Olympic Committee when the named the hockey arena for the 1988 Olympics after him. Father Bauer taught at St. Michael's College, Toronto, from 1953 to 1961. In September, 1961, he was transferred to St. Mark's College, University of British Columbia, where he remained until his recent illness. He served in various capacities, including during his long stay in Vancouver. Dear brother of Raymond A. J. Bauer and his wife Patricia of Waterloo, Mary Freiburger and her husband Edward and Rita Huck and her Husband James, all of Kitchener; Alice Schmalz and her husband Cecil of Cambridge; Therese Dillon and her husband Thomas of Larchmont N. Y.; Margaret Laudenbach and her husband of Burlington. He is also fondly remembered by three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Barbara Bauer-Lehman and Mrs. Harriet Bauer both of Waterloo; Mrs. Sally Bauer of Kitchener; 58 nieces and nephews and many Great-nieces and nephews. Predeceased by four brothers, Frank, Eugene, Robert and Jerome and four nieces and nephews. Visiting was held at St. Basil's Seminary Chapel, St. Joseph Street, Toronto, on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7: 30 p.m., followed a Catholic wake service, Thursday evening. Visitation will continue at St. Basil's Seminary Chapel, Friday (today) from 9: 30 a.m. until 1 p.m. (Friday), when a concelebrated mass will be held at St. Basil's RC Church, with Father Eugene Hanrahan, CSB, as the Eulogist. Visiting will be held at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Allen Street East, Waterloo, on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m., with Father Bauer's family in attendance from 2-4 on Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday. A family prayer service will be held at St. Louis RC Church on Monday at 10: 30 a.m. followed by a Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's RC Church in Kitchener on Monday at 11: 30 a.m. with Father Brian P. Higgins as the Eulogist. Burial will take place in the Bauer family plot at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Friday November 11, 1988 ________________________ Father David Bauer, a native of Kitchener, made a tremendous contribution to Canadian youth, as a teacher and in the capacity of player, manager and coach in the world of sports. Following graduation from the University of Toronto, he was ordained a Basilican priest and taught at St. Michael's College and St. Mark's College in Vancouver, where he became Superior. He founded a monastery at St. Agatha, operated by the Carmel of St. Joseph nuns. Father Bauer promoted the use of Canadian university students in international hockey competitions. He was Canada's Olympic coach for the 1964 games in Austria. He was awarded a gold medal for sportsmanship by the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1964-69 he was an advisor to Canada's national hockey teams. A director of Hockey Canada, he also served Canada's National Health and Fitness Council and was a coaching counsellor in Japan. In 1968 he was awarded the Order of Merit of Canada and in 1973 was named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 11 Nov 1988 - Obituary of William David Bauer. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 25 Nov 1971 - Obituary of Alice Bertha Hayes.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1924 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1971 - Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Died - 9 Nov 1988 - Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth