Oscar Lauber

1881 - 1955  (73 years)

• Name	Oscar Lauber
  Born	18 Feb 1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Foreman, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Inspector, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1921	134 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Died	1955  [4, 6]
  Honoured	2014	Oscar Lauber Park, Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-184541P
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I184541	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Conrad Lauber,   b. 26 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1906  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Wellheuser,   b. 3 Aug 1852, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1921, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F11503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma Louisa Dettmer,   b. Jun 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Children	1. Willard Lauber,   b. Jun 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harold Lauber,   b. 2 Sep 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Irene Agatha Lauber,   b. 5 Feb 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1991  (Age 79 years)   4. Marjorie Lauber,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F184195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Almost 50 years after he died, a local man who fought "tooth and nail" against building Memorial Auditorium in Victoria Park will be recognized by the city. Oscar Lauber died in 1966, at the age of 85. But his name will soon live on in a small park on Louisa Street, the street where Lauber lived and worked for most of his life. The park is just a third of an acre (0.1 hectare) and will be built adjacent to the Victoria Common development on Louisa near St. Leger Street. Lauber served 25 continuous years on the city's parks board, including 16 as chair. According to his obituary in The Record, he was instrumental in the creation of several city parks, including Breithaupt Park. But perhaps his biggest contribution was his fight to stop the council of the early 1950s from building the new civic auditorium in Victoria Park. When he learned of the plan, he drafted a four-page letter rebutting each of the arguments put forward by the auditorium site committee. He argued the site wouldn't accommodate the traffic and said he didn't want to see valuable parkland paved over for parking..... City to commemorate saviour of Victoria Park - The Record 3 Nov 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 32 Pg. 10. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 14. [S370] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope Roman Catholic CC#4517 Internet Link . North: Frederick, son of/ Conrad and Mary Lauber/ died April 6, 1903/ aged 24 yrs. 9 mos. 15dys./ Oscar Lauber/ 1881-1955/ his wife/ Alma Dettmer/ 1880-1948/ (A) Clara Lauber/ wife of/ Eugene D. Wey/ 1888-1963/ (B) Father (C) Mother South: Conrad Lauber/ died July 15, 1906/ aged 55 yrs. 7 mos. 20 dys./ Mary Wellheuser/ wife of Conrad Lauber/ died April 8, 1921/ aged 69 yrs. 9 mos. and 5 dys./ may the souls of the faithful departed through/ the mercy of God, rest in peace/ Lauber/ [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 29. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92687156/oscar-lauber.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foreman, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inspector, Furniture Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 134 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Honoured - 2014 - Oscar Lauber Park, Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth