Alfred George "Albert" Fach

1884 - 1951  (66 years)

• Name	Alfred George "Albert" Fach
  Born	4 Jul 1884	Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Albert George Fach
  Name	Alfred Fach
  Name	George Arthur Fach
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	907 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Constructed of sandstone in 1929 by local builder Albert Fach, this two-story home has a series of arches across the front and along one side, which encloses the corner porch. This home has an Art's and Craft's design... Walking Tour
  Residence	1940	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179326
  Died	11 Jan 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	15 Jan 1951	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I179326	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Fach,   b. 18 Jul 1849, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Annie McGinnes,   b. 30 Apr 1856, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1919, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1872  [3]
  Family ID	F37017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hanora Anastasia "Anastasia" McNanney,   b. 19 Oct 1898, Conn, West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 9 Mar 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1917	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Lawrence Fach   2. Noreen Laura "Dolly" Fach,   b. 1921,   d. 1982  (Age 61 years)   3. Eileen Fach,   b. 5 Jun 1925, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 2017, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   4. Arnold Jerome Fach,   b. 29 Feb 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   5. Clement Fach,   b. 28 Jan 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 2011, , Florida, USA  (Age 81 years)   6. Joan Fach,   b. 12 Oct 1931,   d. 23 Oct 2016, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   7. Frank Joseph Fach,   b. 4 Jun 1933,   d. 4 Jul 2011, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F252970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Albert G. Fach PRESTON, Jan. 12 - Albert G. Fach, 66, well-known Preston contractor, died suddenly last night at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. Word of his death came as a shock to many friends. Ailing since just before Christmas due to a heart condition, he had suspended his contracting duties at that time, He was taken seriously ill yesterday. Mr. Fach was born in Kossuth and lived in Preston and district all his life with the exception of a short time spent in the West. He was active in various local endeavors but for the greater part of his life had concentrated on the contracting business in which he was engaged for 40 years. A member of St. Clement's R.C. Church, he was also a member of the Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, Annastatis McNanny; three daughters, Mrs. William (Dolly) Short of Preston; Mrs. William (Eileen) Wellsman, Galt, and Miss Joan Fach at home; four sons, Lawrence, Arnold and Clement Fach, all in Preston, and Frank Fach, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Klein, Guelph, and Mrs. John Beitz, Preston; three brothers, Jacob Fach, Manitoba, Kenneth Fach, Guelph and Christopher Fach of Blair. Four grandchildren also survive. Two sisters, Mrs. James Kelly, Preston, and Mrs. Leo O'Connor, Pasadena, Calif., and two brothers, Frank of Saskatchewan and Guy of Kossuth, predeceased him. The body is resting at the residence, 916 Queen St., where the funeral will be held Monday with requiem high mass at St. Clement's R.C. Church at 9 a.m. Interment will be in the R.C. cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Jan 1951 pg 7 _________________ WORKMAN IN WELL HURT AS HEAVY TACKLE FALLS PRESTON. - Albert Fach, Preston contractor, suffered a fractured shoulder, brain concussion and a possible skull fracture when a 300 - pound block and tackle fell 25 feet and struck him as he worked at the bottom of a well here. Fach was taken to hospital in Kitchener. The block and tackle, used for lowering tiles, snapped from the supporting ring under the strain of the heavy tiles. A bucket used for bringing earth from the excavation was used in raising Fach from the well. Waterloo Chronicle 18 Oct 1938, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 6. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link. In Loving Memory Of/ Alfred G. Fach/ July 4, 1884 - Jan. 11, 1951/ R.I.P. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 44. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172740848. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Alfred Geo. Fach, b. Waterloo Twp near Hespeler, age 32, s/o Peter Fach and Anna McGrimme? married Hononra? Anastian? McNaney, 19, b. Arthur Tp. d/o Wm. McNaney & Johanna O Loughlin?

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jul 1884 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Jan 1917 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1940 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jan 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 15 Jan 1951 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth