Mayor Joseph Ignatino Meinzinger^[1]

1892 - 1962  (70 years)

• Name	Joseph Ignatino Meinzinger
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	17 Feb 1892	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Packer, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1921	396 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Elected Office	1932	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	mayor - councillor - Kitchener
  	Years Served: 1932, 1934-39, 1940-41 (Mayor), 1942, 1943-45 (Mayor), 1957, 1959 (Mayor), 1961-62 (Mayor) Jan-June/62
  Elected Office	1961	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor - Kitchener
  		Joseph Meinzinger holding with the Queen. source: Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  Died	3 Jun 1962	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	6 Jun 1962	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	boxer, sportsman
  Military	WW1
  		Joe and Lillian Meinzinger
  Sports Team Membership	Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
  	Kuntz Ball Team
  		Kuntz Ball Team - year unknown L-R is: "Honey" Kuntz, Gerry Bauer, Bobby Bauer, "Buddy Huber, Vic Lang, Roy Reinhardt and Jim McAvoy.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130329P
  Person ID	I130329	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Ignatz Meinzinger,   b. 1850, , Germany ,   d. 22 Nov 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Barbara Hoerle,   b. 9 Apr 1856, , Germany ,   d. 30 Jan 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F25093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Regina Hummel,   b. 20 Jun 1891, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1974, Jupiter, Palm Beach, Florida, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. John Joseph "Jack" Meinzinger,   b. 10 Jul 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F45756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph Meinzinger from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  Stricken At Jubilee Of Priest The funeral service for Mayor Meinzinger, Kitchener’s colorful chief magistrate, who died last night, at 70, will be held, Wednesday. The mayor was stricken by a heart attack, while attending St. Joseph”s RC Church hall, the 59 anniversity of Msgr. Haller’s life, to the priesthood. He was dead on arrival, at St. Mary's Hospital. Prayers will be said at the Gruhn Funeral Home, at 9: 30 a.m., Wednesday, followed by solemn requiem high mass, at St. Mary's RC Church, at 10 o’clock. The body of Mayor Meinzinger, will be at the funeral home after 7 p.m. tonight. The rosary, will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow, at 8 p.m. The mayor suffered the sezure just after he had delivered a 10-minute talk, to praise Msgr. Haller, in whose parish he worshipped. DREW APPLAUSE He drew loud applause, with his concluding remark,"If I had to pick a City Council finance chairman, Msgr. Haller would be my man. Under him, he would have our city debt free, in 12 years." He then returned to his seat near the front of the packed hall, sitting between his wife and the monsignor. The Separate School glee club and orchestra started to sing and play the song, Moon River. Suddenly, the mayor put his hand to his head, then threw his head back and gasped. Msgr. Haller put his arm around the mayor's shoulders and eased him gently down on to the seats, arising to vaeate his seal. Mrs. Meinzinger, also stood up and the mayor was placed across the three seats. Meanwhile. Rev. Paul Driscoll, assistant priest at St. Joseph's Church, ran up into the church to get the oils needed in the last rites, of the Roman Catholic church. Helpers carried the mayor outside into the schoolyard, where Father Driscoll administered the last rites. SOME UNAWARE Msgr. Haller remained in the hall and many were not aware that anything had happened. Others believed, the mayor had fainted. The glee club stopped playing for a moment, then continued. Dr. P. J. Shark, a guest at the reception, hurried outside where be gave medical assistance. Mrs. Meinzinger, standing close by and seemingly composed, asked the doctor “He will be all right won't he” Dr. Sharkey replied, “We can't guarantee anything, Mrs. Meinzinger.” A moment later; when it was clear that her husband had dead, Mrs. Meinzinger broke down slightly. “I don't know what 1 will do without him.” she said. The colorful mayor, an insurance and real estate agent, until his retirement, several years ago, was born in Kitchener, son of the late Mr. And Mrs. Ignatius Meinzinger, immigrants, from Bavaria. He was first elected as alderman, in 1932. He returned in 1934 and served until 1939. In 1940, he won election as mayor, serving each year until 1945 He left municipal politics, to serve in the Ontario Legislature from 1946 to 1949. In 1958 he returned to municipal life as alderman, becoming mayor the next year. He was defeated in 1960 and returned in 1961 and 1962. In addition to his wife, the former Elizabeth Hummel, whom he married here, in 1917. He is survived by two sons, John of Kitchener and Robert of Toronto: a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Shirley) LaFIamme of Islington: two brothers, Stephen and Louis, both of Kitchener; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One brother and two sisters, predeceased him. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Jun 1962 pg

  
  

• Sources

  [S2492] zzz Military. Name:Joseph Meinzinger Birth Date:18 Feb 1892 Birth Location:Berlin, Ontario Residence:Berlin, Ontario Relative:Barbara Meinzinger Relationship:Mother Regiment Number:751516 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 17. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 20. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 4. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 032902 (1892). Name:Joseph Meinzinger Date of Birth:18 Feb 1892 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Ignatz Meinzinger Mother's name:Barbara Herl [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019936 (1917). Name: Mr Joseph Meinzinger Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1892 Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario Marriage Date:10 Jul 1917 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Mr Ignatius Meinzinger Mother:Miss Barbara Herrel Meinzinger Spouse:Lillian Hummel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Feb 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Packer, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jul 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 396 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - mayor - councillor - Kitchener - 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor - Kitchener - 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jun 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 6 Jun 1962 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - boxer, sportsman - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports Team Membership - Kuntz Ball Team - - Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth