Roy G. Bauman^[1]

1906 - 1982  (75 years)

• Name	Roy G. Bauman
  Born	14 Mar 1906	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1949	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Elected Office	1957	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Alderman - Waterloo City
  Residence	1982	43 Melbourne Cres., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24431
  Died	4 Jan 1982	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I24431	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ira S. Bauman,   b. 14 Jul 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1935  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Matilda Groff,   b. 29 Apr 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1949, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1890	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F1327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Catherine "Catherine" Devitt,   b. 4 Nov 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Children	1. Sharon Elizabeth Bauman   2. Mary Lynn Bauman
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SERVED CITY, ROY BAUMAN DIES AT 75 Roy Bauman, a Waterloo alderman for 19 years, died Monday night at age 75. Bauman, of 43 Melbourne Crescent, Waterloo, died in K-W Hospital after a short illness. First elected to council in 1957, Bauman had served under five mayors and was chairman of almost every committee. Of his long career on city council, Bauman once said, "When I was younger, I really enjoyed debating. I guess you could say it was almost a hobby of mine." Bauman worked for the Economical Mutual Insurance Co., for 50 years, beginning in 1923. He retired as senior accountant in 1969. During that time he helped the country grow from a staff of 12 in one office to 475 at the head office amd 11 branches across Canada. Bauman was born on a farm on what is now Northfield Drive, Waterloo, to Ira Bauman and the former Matilda Groff. He taught adult Sunday school and was a member of Emmanuel United Church. He ran his own six-acre fruit farm from 1938 to 1964 and sold his products at the Waterloo Market. He was also secretary of the Waterloo Horticultural Society, treasurer of the Ontario Pennsylvania-German Society of Breinigsville, Pa. He married the former Catherine Devit and had two daughters. Mr. Bauman's body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, after 7 p.m. today. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Emmanuel United Church, Bridgeport Road West, Waterloo __________________________ Roy G. -- At the K-W Hospital in Kitchener on Monday, Jan. 4, 1982, Roy G. Bauman, aged 75 years, of 43 Melbourne Cres., Waterloo. Mr. Bauman was born in Waterloo and was a son of the late Ira Bauman and the former Matilda Groff. He was employed as an accountant at Economical Mutual Insurance Company, Kitchener for 50 years, until his retirement eight years ago; he was a member of Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo; a teacher of the adult Sunday School class and a representative to Waterloo Presbytery; he served on the Waterloo Council for a total of 19 years, from 1958 to 1976; was a member of the Pennsylvania-German Society of Breinigsville, Pa. and treasurer of the Ontario Pennsylvania German Folklore Society and secretary of the Waterloo Horticultural Society. Survived by his wife the former Catherine Devitt; two daughters, Sharon (Mrs. Art Reimer) of Shelburne, Ont. and Mrs. Mary-Lynn Dyck of Kitchener; brother of Leander (Lea) of Kitchener, Melvin of London, Ont., Mrs. Emma Erb and Fannie Bauman, both of Cambridge. Also survived by one granddaughter, Laurie. He was predeceased by his son-in-law Henry Dyck and his granddaughter Shelley Dyck and two sisters, Martha and Ilda. Mr. Bauman's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, after 7 p.m. this evening. At noon on Thursday removal will be made to Emmanuel United Church, Bridgeport Road West, Waterloo, for the funeral service at 2 pm.,. (Thursday) with Rev. Donald Linkletter officiating. Interment to follow in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. he Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Jan 1982

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Fannie Baumann - March 29, 1988. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Roy Bauman - 5 Jan 1982. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Matilda G. Bauman - 12 Sep 1949. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 98. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012199-90. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 27. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012199-90. Ira Bauman, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Martin H. and Rebecke married Matilda Groff, 24, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of Abraham and Mary, Witness(es) Martin H. Baumann of Waterloo and Isaac Groff, 9 February 1890 in The Township of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Mar 1906 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1949 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Alderman - Waterloo City - 1957 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jan 1982 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth