Stanley Michael Deckert

1925 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	Stanley Michael Deckert
  Born	8 Dec 1925	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1973	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Wellesley - councillor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-190199
  Died	10 Mar 2002	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I190199	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Clayton Dechert,   b. 21 Feb 1896, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Violet Livingston,   b. 1900, Carlisle, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. Bef 1949  (Age < 48 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1920	Carlisle, Wentworth Co., Ontario
  Family ID	F54179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Dorothy Harber,   b. 13 Jun 1925
  Married	10 Mar 2002
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F54180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Stan Deckert was born in 1925 and raised on a farm on the edge of Linwood in the Township of Wellesley. Throughout his life, Deckert was highly respected for his dedication and commitment to community service and volunteerism. In both work and service, Deckert's extensive civic involvement included long-term leadership roles with the Linwood Lion's Club, Linwood Park Board and Linwood Snofest. In addition to these organizations he was a volunteer fireman with the Linwood Fire Brigade for 26 years, serving 15 of those years as Fire Chief. Deckert also served as Linwood's representative on the Wellesley Township Council from 1973 to 1998. Any initiative brought forward by Deckert always had the best interests of the community at heart. He helped realize a Community Centre in the 1960s, a baseball diamond, fundraising dances, space for a fire hall and library, a sister-city initiative with Linwood, Michigan, and numerous grant requests for recreation projects. In athletics, Deckert was a valuable hockey and ball player playing on teams both in Linwood and Wellesley. During the 1940s and 1950s his team celebrated many championships. After his years of playing sports Deckert coached many young men's baseball teams. He was also instrumental in twice getting a proper ball diamond with lighting for the community. Through his lifetime, Deckert was honoured with a Certificate of Merit from the Government of Canada, the Melvin Jones Fellowship for Dedicated Humanitarian Service, and the Canada 125 Anniversary Commemorative Medal for significant contributions to his community. Past and Present Inductees. (2017). Waterlooregionmuseum.ca. Retrieved 26 June 2017, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Dec 1925 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Wellesley - councillor - 1973 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Mar 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth