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

Walter C. Weigel

Male 1908 - 1988  (79 years)


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  • Name Walter C. Weigel 
    Born 8 Mar 1908  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Walter Bathased Weigel 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-168048 
    Died 19 Feb 1988  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 21 Feb 1988  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I168048  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Friedrich J. Weigel,   b. Jun 1872, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1917, Woolwich Township Chalmer's Lot or The Bend Lot, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Amelia Kaufman,   b. 12 Aug 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1936, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married Nov 1895  Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F167777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma Schaner,   b. Sep 1910, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2006  (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F48765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WEIGEL, Walter C.

      Peacefully, on Friday, Feb. 19, 1988, at his home, 22 Riverside Drive West, Elmira, after a lengthy struggle with cancer, in his 80th year. Beloved son of the late Frederick and Amelia (Kaufman) Weigel. Dearly loved husband of Alma Schaner. Lovingly remembered by his daughter, Grace and John; grandfather of Jamie and Julie and her friend Chris. Sadly missed by his two sisters, Edna Felpush and Emmaline Weigel, both of Elmira. Predeceased by five brothers, Norman, Edward, Otto, Frederick and Herbert and two sisters, Alma and Edith. Mr. Weigel was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira and the Elmira Senior Citizens; and prior to his retirement, worked at Uniroyal, Kitchener. Visitation at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, where the family will receive their friends Saturday (today), 2: 30-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Sunday, transfer will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Donald Stroh officiating. Interment St. James Lutheran cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Feb 1988 pg B19

  • Sources 
    1. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 1.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 051173 (1908).
      Name:Walter Bathased Weigel Date of Birth:8 Mar 1908 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Frederick J Weigel Mother's name:Amilia Kaufman

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1908). Walter C. Weigel (1908-1988) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 19 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86409053/walter-c_-weigel.

    4. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 50785 (1910), Herbert Weigel.
      Herbert Weigel. b. 11 Nov 1910 Woolwich GCT 106, s/o Frederick J. Weigel (farmer) & Amilia Kaufman married Nov 1895 Carrick Tp, Bruce Co. Ontario

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Mar 1908 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1988 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Feb 1988 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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