George Grosz

1881 - 1938  (57 years)

• Name	George Grosz
  Born	2 Sep 1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Electrician
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Electrician, Electric Works
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-193406
  Died	20 Oct 1938	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I193406	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick Grosz,   b. 9 Jun 1853, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Fredericka Mack,   b. 20 Apr 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F185670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Rockel,   b. 8 Apr 1879, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1942, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. George Frederick Grosz,   b. 7 Aug 1909, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1945, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F62478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hold Last Rites For Late Manager Of Waterloo P.U.C. George Grosz Passes in 58th Year Had Served Town 33 Years. DIED THURSDAY Funeral services were held Monday for George Grosz, manager of the Waterloo Public Utilities Commission for the past six years, who died at his home here. Thursday night. Deceased, who was in his 58th year, had served the commission faithfully and well for 27 years. Always active in municipal affairs, Mr. Grosz was a member of the Wa terloo Park Board for 14 years, and was chairman at the time of his retirement in 1933. He was a past president of the Waterloo Musical Society and the Waterloo Board of Trade, and had taken keen interest in both organizations. A charter member of the Young Men's Club, the deceased was also associated with the Waterloo Welfare Board He was also a member of Waterloo Masonic Lodge, A.F. and A.M., the Royal Arch Chapter and also of the Waterloo Germania Lodge I.O.O.F.. Mr. Grosz was a past master of the Masonic Order and a trustee of the Odd Fellows order at the time of his death. Mr. Grosz, in ailing health for the past two years, died suddenly, and had been at work at 4.30 in the afternoon The Union Jack on the town halls fluttering at half mast in his memory. Mr. Grosz, who was born in Waterloo is survived by his mother, Mrs. Fred Grosz, his wife and one son, George, of Waterloo, one brother, William, of Waterloo and one sister, Mrs. Milton Massel of Kitchener. Private service was held at the residence at 2 p.m., followed by public service at St. John's Lutheran Church, of which the deceased was a member. Interment took place in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rev. C. S. Roberts officiating. Waterloo Chronicle 25 Oct 1938, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227014213.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Sep 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Electrician - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Electrician, Electric Works - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Oct 1938 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth