Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Leander Stephen "Chester" Weiler

Male 1914 - 1996  (82 years)


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  • Name Leander Stephen "Chester" Weiler 
    Born 4 Nov 1914  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    Name Chester Weiler 
    Residence 1921  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-142979P 
    Died 10 Dec 1996  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I142979  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Jacob Martin Weiler,   b. 12 Aug 1875, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1962  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Louisa T. Bruder,   b. Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1903  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F39048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lorraine Elizabeth Fehrenbach,   b. 1921, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. James E. "Whitey" Weiler,   b. 1957,   d. 25 Jan 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F40905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WEILER, Leander "Chester" - Aged 82 years. After many years of suffering, the Lord has called Chester Home, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant, your work is done and I now give you rest". He died peacefully, surrounded by his family, singing hymns of praise and glory, at St. Mary's Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec 10, 1996. Chester will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor and his personal expressions through music. Even until his death he shared with his family the song, "Show Me The Way To Go Home."

      Chester was a lifetime faithful member of St. Boniface RC Church, Maryhill, a member of the Holy Name Society, and the Maryhill Knights of Columbus. He was one of the first members of the Maryhill Volunteer Fire Department and a 40 year member of the local Plaster and Bricklaying Union. He served four years with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the Second World War. Lovingly remembered by his wife and special friend, Lorraine (nee Fehrenbach) of 52 years. Sadly missed with fond memories by his children, Charlie and his wife Judy of Kitchener, Anna and her husband Jerry Liesemer of Edmonton Alta., Mary and her husband Mike Westphal of Kitchener, Patrick and his wife Gail of Maryhill, Helen and her fiance Davide Rinaldo of Vancouver B.C. Whitney and his friend Wendy of Maryhill, and Bill (Winks) and his friend Lois of Maryhill. Grandpa will be missed by Lee-Anne and her husband Scott Barker, Tammy, Janine, Jacquie, Mark, Michele, Kaitlan, Jamie, Nicole and Craig. Survived by one sister, Kathleen Bitschy of Litchener and many nieces and nephews. Also survived by two sisters-in-law Charlotte Weiler of Toronto and Alma Weiler of Kitchener. Predeceased by his parents, Jacob and Louise Weiler; brothers, Jerome, Edward, Gordon, Norman, Simon, and Norman; his sister, Marie Brenner and his granddaughter, Tina Louise. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers will be offered at the Funeral Home on Saturday at 10: 15 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Boniface RC Church at 11 a.m. Father Ron Voisin officiating. Interment St. Boniface Cemetery, Maryhill.


      Kitchener Record Thursday December 12, 1996

  • Sources 
    1. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Leander Chester Weiler.

    2. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 1 - Waterloo Township - New Germany Page 2.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100177494/leander-s-weiler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1914 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Dec 1996 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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