Willard D. Hendry

1877 - 1941  (64 years)

• Name	Willard D. Hendry
  Born	29 Jan 1877	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	22 Apr 1877	Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/282916240
  Interesting	business, banking, sports
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Clerk
  Occupation	1903	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	bank clerk
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24976
  Died	31 Aug 1941	Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I24976	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Franklin Hendry,   b. 25 Oct 1855, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1917, Welland, Crowland Twp., Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Dellinger,   b. 5 Apr 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1937  (Age 78 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F11777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara May Snider,   b. 21 Jul 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1903	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F6363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WELL-KNOWN MASON WILLIAM HENDRY DIES Manager of Jones Bros. Ltd. Collapses at Golf The funeral of the late Willard D. Hendry, Toronto manager of Jones Bros. Ltd. of Canada, who died suddenly on Sunday while at the Summit golf links, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., from his late residence, 97 Wells Hill Ave. The late Mr. Hendry was born at Baden, Ont., 64 years ago. He spent his early years at Waterloo and for 10 years was associated with the Mutual Life Assurance Co., which has grandfather founded. Later, for five years, he was in Pittsburgh with the Mellon National Bank. Upon his return to Canada he became manager of the Virtue Publishing Co., and later again joined the Mutual Life's investment department. A 32nd degree Mason, he was pastmaster of Zetland lodge, A.F. and A.M., and he was also a member of the first Unitarian church. Surviving are his widow and two daughters, Helen Christina and Muriel Lois. The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tue, Sep 2, 1941 Page 13 ______________ Waterloo News Notes MANLY SPORT. It is greatly to the credit of the people of Berlin that they are always ready to give praise unstintingly, whether in success or defeat, to those of their young men who show marked skill in the manly athletic games and sports so general in Canada. We have all heard with pleasure of their athletes, the Forsyths, the Brubachers, the Gibsons and the effect of this upon the younger men has been wholesome indeed, in encouraging them, to emulate those who have won, distinction in the field of athletics. It is to be regretted that such has not always been the condition in our town and especially so of late years. We have our athletes, and, in proportion to our population, these are hardly surpassed by those of any other town in Canada. But they have not received fair treatment from a number of very, loud-mouthed critics whose conduct is injurious, to our games and sports. Happily, this crowd may not be very numerous, and yet press reports have emanated from this quarter that are in no wise the expression of a large number of citizens of Waterloo, who have nothing encouragement and praise for our boys, in success or defeat, when they do their best, receiving no pecuniary reward for their great efforts of skill, but engaged therein solely for the love of the games and to give pleasure to their follow citizens. To be more specific. Perhaps one of the best, of not the best, all-round athlete that our town has produced is Willard Hendry. Our town is noted for its success in manly sports. Who would not admit, that no one has contributed more to this success than Willard Hendry. Champions of baseball for a number of seasons, he playing short recently with the proficiency and brilliancy of a professional, and yet croakers say he plays for the Grand Stand. Nothing falser has ever been uttered and would not be repeated if they knew his true nature, which is directly opposed to sham of any kind. But a lie, too often repeated, becomes truth to some. Every player of any importance has a style of his own and when he does his best, without pecuniary reward, for the pleasure of the spectators, even chronic croakers should be satisfied. The same could be said of hockey. In lawn tennis, a game he has only played two seasons, young Hendry has few equals in the Twin City. In fact any game requiring great skill, he ranks high, stamping him at once as one of the best, if not the best all-round athlete in the Twin-City. Every inch a gentleman and always treating his opponents fairly, a very model as to manly conduct in games. The press and the croaker can, in return, well afford to show a kindlier spirit to all our athletes and thus encourage their continuance in our manly sports, instead of foolishly driving them out of these games. If you can play the game better, you are the heap we're looking for, Come along, then we'll sign you, but it requires more than chin play to win the games. News Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Jan 25, 1901 Page 1 ____________ Snapshots on Sport -By DAN ODETTE OPENING OF THE WATERLOO MEMORIAL ARENA on Satuday will bring back memories to some of the more older hockey enthusiasts of teams in bygone days that brought fame to Waterloo. Probably the team that has been recalled the most was the aggregation of 1897-98 which won the Ontario Hockey Association's intermediate championship, only to have it taken away because an ineligible player was used. Members of that team were N. Clements, Joe Seagram, Grindy Forrester, Willard Hendry, Hookey Dickson, Ed Seagram, Charlie Koehler and George Bruce, manager, and Chris Clune, trainer. That was in the days when hockey players played 60 minutes and weaklings sat on the sidelines. Kitchener Record, Thu, Feb 13, 1947 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018771-03. Willard HENDRY, 26, bank clerk, Baden, Pittsburg, s/o Alexander F. HENDRY & Mary DOLLINGER married Clara May SNIDER, 23, Waterloo, Waterloo, d/o William SNIDER & Lydia BAUMAN, witn: Elma (?) SNIDER & Walter H. SOMERVILLE both of Waterloo, 27 October 1903 in Waterloo. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-7 Page 5. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 43. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameWillard D. Hendry GenderMale Age64 Birth Dateabt 1877 Birth PlaceOntario Death Date31 Aug 1941 Death PlaceMarkham, York, Ontario, Canada FatherAlexander F Hendry Mother Mary Dellinger SpouseClara M. Snider Buried Mount Pleasant [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Willard bapt. 22 Apr 1877 s/o Alexander & Maria Hendry [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Alexander Franklin Hendry Born: Canada Age: 21 Father: William Hendry Mother: Sarah Hendry Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Mary Dellinger Age: 19 born: Canada Father: George Dellinger Mother: Margaret Dellinger married 20 Nov 1876 [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Alexander F. Hendry Age: 21 res: Baden Place of Birth: Salem Wellingt. Co. Names of Parents: William Hendry & Sarah Washburn Name: Mary Dellinger Age: 19 res: Baden Place of Birth: Baden Names of Parents: Georg Dellinger & Marg. Jacoby Witness(S): : Agnes Hendry res: Berlin Witness(S): : Leonhard Took res: Baden Date of Marriage: Nov. 20, 1876

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jan 1877 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 22 Apr 1877 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - bank clerk - 1903 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Married - 27 Oct 1903 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Aug 1941 - Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth