Jacob Schaefer

1901 - 1979  (78 years)

• Name	Jacob Schaefer
  Born	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kabel's Men's Wear, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Church Membership	St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Name	Jake Schaefer
  Name	N. Jacob Schaefer
  Residence	1979	130 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo, Ontario   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-159939
  Died	14 Mar 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I159939	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Leota Miller,   b. Abt 1905,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F45553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHAEFER, N. Jacob(Jake) -- At K-W Hospital, on Wednesday, March 14, 1979, Jake Schaefer, aged 77, of 130 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo. Mr. Schaefer was born in Waterloo, and was the former co-owner of Kabel's Men's Wear in Kitchener. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Schaefer; dear husband of the former Leota Miller; father of Ruth at home; brother of Adella (Mrs. Art Knorr0 of Kitchener, Edna (Mrs. Eric Dietz) of Waterloo and Florence (Mrs. Frederick Knell Sr.) of Kitchener. Predeceased by one sister Hilda (Mrs. Harry Baetz). Resting at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King st. S., Waterloo after 7 p.m. this evening, until noon on Saturday then to St. John's Lutheran Church for funeral service and committal at 2 p.m., Rev. A.L.Conrad officiating Interment Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Mar 1979 __________________ Retired K-W merchant dies at 77 Jake Schaefer, a former co-owner of Kabel's Men's Wear, 78 King St. W., Kitchener, died Wednesday at K-W Hospital. He was 77. He joined the store in 1930 and in 1954 he and Alf Yirka bought the business from A. H. Kabel. Yirka was with the firm for 48 years and Schaefer for 40 years when they retired in 1970. When Schaefer started, his responsibilities included selling clothing, as well as washing windows, varnising floors, stoking the coal furnace, carrying out ashes and making all the material for window displays. Schaefer was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo. Surviving are his wife, a daughter and three sisters. The funeral will be conducted in Waterloo on Saturday.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of N. Jacob (Jake) Schaefer - 15 Mar 1979.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - - Kabel's Men's Wear, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1979 - 130 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo, Ontario Died - 14 Mar 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth