Eckhardt Reiner Elton "Eck" Wettlaufer

1893 - 1956  (62 years)

• Name	Eckhardt Reiner Elton "Eck" Wettlaufer
  Born	30 Nov 1893	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133043098
  Interesting	invented Crokinole
  	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crokinole
  Invention	invented Crokinole
  	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crokinole
  		CrokinoleBoard-SchneiderHaus.jpg Schneider Haus museum houses the world's oldest known crokinole board
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-273598
  Died	19 Jan 1956	Palermo, Halton, Co., Ontario   [1]
  Buried	Palermo Cemetery, Oakville, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I273598	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Wettlaufer,   b. 14 Sep 1850, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1931, Palermo, Halton, Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rennie,   b. Jun 1851, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1915, Palermo, Halton, Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F60883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Eckhardt Reiner Elton Wettlaufer Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Eckert Wettlaufer: Rev. Arthur Page, minister of Palermo United Church, assisted by Rev. W.T. Delve of Jordan, a former minister and a friend of the deceased, officiated on Saturday at the funeral of Eckert Wettlaufer, long-time Palermo resident, who died at his farm home last Thursday morning. Service was held at the funeral chapel of S.S. Russell and Son, and interment was in Palermo United Church Cemetery. Born at Wellesley, Ont., in November 30, 1894, the late Mr. Wettlaufer moved to Palermo with his family sixty years ago. He attended Palermo public school and for many years took an active part in community affairs. He was a member of Palermo United Church, and sang in the choir until a year ago. For five years he was church treasurer. Mr. Wettlaufer is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Giles of Merton; three sons, George, Harold and Ronald, all of Palermo; two grandchildren, Jerry and Kenneth; a brother, James, of Brantford; and four sisters, Mrs. Ina Wilson, Regina; Mrs. Charlotte Waterbury, New York; and Mrs. Etta Christner and Mrs. Ada Hill, both of Palermo. Mr. and Mrs. William Giles, Merton, Ont., annouce the engagement of their daughter, Ethel Irene, to Eckhardt Wettlaufer, youngest son of George and the late Mrs Wettlaufer, of Palermo, the marriage to take place the middle of September. SOURCE: Wettlaufer, Eckhardt (Engagement notice) appeared in Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 11 Sep 1924, p. 3, column 4, Milton Public Library. He is credited for inventing Canada's Crokinole (pronounced 'croke-in-ohl') board game. A round wooden game board with small round wooden discs. Believed to have been invented in Tavistock,Ontario,in 1876 by Eckhardt Wettlaufer,he created the game for his son's fifth birthday. The game is played by flicking the round discs from the outside of the board into the higher scoring rings in the middle of the board. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133043098 __________ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crokinole ________________ WETTLAUFER, Eckert (Eck) - At his home, Palermo, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 1956, Eckert (Eck) Wettlaufer, beloved husband of Ethel Giles, dear father of George, Harold and Ronald and brother of Rosetta (Mrs. Elton Christner) and Ada (Mrs. Boyce Hill), both of Palermo; Ena (Mrs. John Wilson), Regina; Charlotte (Mrs. Arthur Waterbury), New York city, and James of Brantford. Resting at the funeral home, of S. S. Russell and Son, Dunn St. (at 3. the lake), Oakville. Service on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment Palermo United church cemetery.

  
  

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  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133043098.

  
  

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  Born - 30 Nov 1893 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Palermo Cemetery, Oakville, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth