Waterloo Region Generations
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Dr. Frank Fraser Zwick

Male 1893 - 1947  (54 years)


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  • Name Frank Fraser Zwick 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 1893  Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228899775 
    Military WW1 - medical corps 
    Name F. F. Zwick 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-214188P 
    Died 23 Nov 1947  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I214188  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Florence Brown,   b. 31 Mar 1888, Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1977  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 1919  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F230573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DR. F.F. ZWICK

      Dr. Frank F. Zwick, 53, popular member of the medical profession, died Sunday morning at his Waterloo residence, 47 Young St. West, following a lengthy illness. Graduating in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1921, after which he interned at St. Michael's Hospital for a year, Dr. Zwick practised in Waterloo since 1923. His sunny disposition, familiar to all who knew him, was reflected in his wide circle of friends. A former member of the Waterloo Public School Board, he took an active interest in the welfare of children and the community in general. Dr. Zwick was a member of the Westmount Golf and Country Club and Waterloo Lodge A.F. and A.M. He served overseas from 1914 to 1917 in the First World War with the medical corps. He was keenly interested in veterans and veterans affairs. Dr. Zwick was a grandson of Philip Zwick, who came to Canada as a United Empire Loyalist and drew 400 acres of land which comprises what is now the west end of Belleville. Dr. Zwick was born at Stirling, Ont, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zwick. Surviving are his wife, the former Florence Brown, whom he married in September 1919, at Toronto; a daughter, Frances, Waterloo, and a sister, Mrs. R.H. Buckingham of Hanover. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. C.S. Roberts, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating. Temporary entombment will be made in Woodland Mausoleum, Kitchener. Flowers gratefully declined.

      The Kitchener Daily Record 25 Nov 1947

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      Dr. Frank F. Zwick, aged 53, died on November 23 at his residence in Waterloo, Ont. Born in Stirling, Ont., he graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1921, after which he interned at St. Michael's Hospital for a year. He practised in Waterloo since 1923. A former member of Waterloo Public School Board, he took an active interest in the welfare of children and the community in general. Dr. Zwick was a member of Westmount Golf and Country Club and Waterloo Lodge A.F. & A.M. He served overseas from 1914 to 1917 in the First World War with the medical corps. He was keenly interested in veterans and veterans ' affairs. Surviving are his widow, and a daughter.

      The Canadian Medical Association Journal Jan 1948 Vol 58 pg 106

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      Frank Fraser Zwick was born at Stirling, Ontario on June 10, 1894 son of Dr. Frank Zwick and Agnes Hunter. He served overseas from 1914 to 1917 in the First World War with the medical corps and remained keenly interested in Veterans' welfare. He graduated from the faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto in 1921 and interned at St. Michael's Hospital; he was united in marriage to Florence Brown on September 3, 1919. Dr. Zwick soon established himself at Waterloo, Ontario where he remained for the duration. He served on the Waterloo public school board and took an active interest in the children and the community in general. Dr. Frank Fraser Zwick died at Waterloo on November 23, 1947 aged 53 years 5 months and 13 days.

      From: A directory of short character sketches about physicians from the Belleville area (roughly 45 mile radius) in Ontario who
      graduated before 1940. Dr. Donald Brearley Updated April 2017 Published by the Quinte Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society

  • Sources 
    1. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Dr. F. F. Zwick.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228899775.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1893 - Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1919 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Nov 1947 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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