Theodore Adam "Ted" Witzel

1875 - 1948  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Theodore Adam "Ted" Witzel
  Immigration	1875	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Born	Nov 1875	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1899	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	grain merchant
  Business	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Onward Manufacturing Company
  		Onward Manufacturing Company Display Waterloo Region Museum 2011
  Interesting	business, life story
  Name	T. A. Witzel
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Manufacturer, Novelty
  Residence	1911	53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Christian Science
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer, ?
  Residence	1921	53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  		Kitchener,RoySt.0053-BerlinCelebrationofCityhood1912.jpg Berlin Celebration of Cityhood 1912
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Christian Science
  Residence	1948	51 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Kitchener,AhrensSt.W-0051-2011.jpg
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179263
  Died	4 Mar 1948	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I179263	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry K. Witzel,   b. 21 Feb 1854, , Germany ,   d. 12 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Schaefer,   b. CALC 18 Aug 1857, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1894, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1875	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F9977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrie Josephine Hackett,   b. Apr 1878, , USA ,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1899	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Helen Witzel,   b. Sep 1901, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Theodore Witzel,   b. 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Theodore Andrew Witzel,   b. 1918,   d. 1995  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F176175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1906 when T.A. Witzel started his own small business manufacturing and selling ball-point pens. He renamed his company Onward Manufacturing in 1910 and spent the next 30 years expanding his product line to include hardware and home appliances. As most other Canadian companies, he shifted his production during the second world war to arms and munitions parts to help the Allied war effort. The resulting increase in manufacturing capacity left the company ideally positioned to take advantage of the post-war economic boom. During this period, they expanded into the barbecue market and grew into a market leader developing such brand names as Broil King and Stirling. __________________ T. A. Witzel, 72, Dies Suddenly This Afternoon Theodore Adam Witzel, 72, president of the Onward Manufacturing Co., Ltd., died at his home, 51 Ahrens St. West, at 1:15 p.m. today from a heart attack. Although Mr. Witzel had experienced several periods of bad health during the past few years, he had worked as usual at his office this week and attended the K-W Rotary Club meeting on Monday, a club which he was instrumental in founding in Kitchener. He was a charter member of the organization BORN IN TAVISTOCK Born at Tavistock, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Witzel, the late manufacturer went to Toronto as a young man where, with Ernest Schmidt of Kitchener, he was in partnership in a grain business. When they dissolved partnership, Mr. Witzel went to Brampton to buy out the Walker Bin and Fixture Co. His partner became associated with a firm in Montreal in which he rose to a position of prominence. In 1908 Mr. Witzel started his Kitchener factory which has sole rights of the Ureka Vacuum Cleaner Co. in Canada. His marriage to Carrie Josephine Hackett took place in Toronto in 1899. ATTENDED ST. JOHN'S Mr. Witzel was a member of St. John's Anglican Church and a charter member of the Twin City Lodge A.F. and A.M. A charter member of the Westmount Golf and Country Club and the Granite Curling Club, Mr. Witzel was the third member of a well- known group, called the "Four Horsemen, to die. He was preceded in death by Dr. Harry Huehnergard and A. E. Brundrette, a banker. Only surviving member of the group is Harry Lincoln. Besides his widow, Mr. Witzel in survived by one son, Theodore Adam, Kitchener; a brother, George of Tavistock; one daughter, Mrs. Willard (Helen) Box of Toronto and a half-sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wuest Water St. A brother, W. A. Witzel died in Kitchener a month ago. Funeral arrangements are no complete. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thu, Mar 04, 1948 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 4. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . In Loving Memory/ Theodore Adam Witzel/ 1875-1948

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1875 - , Ontario, Canada Born - Nov 1875 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - grain merchant - 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Mar 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Business - Onward Manufacturing Company - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Novelty - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - 53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian Science - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, ? - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian Science - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Mar 1948 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth