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Mayor William Blake "Bill" Uffelmann

Male 1889 - 1947  (58 years)


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  • Name William Blake "Bill" Uffelmann 
    Prefix Mayor 
    Born 3 Jan 1889  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Sports 1907  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Berlin Bankers Hockey Club, 1907-1908 
    Berlin Bankers Hockey Club 1907-1908    		 Berlin Bankers Hockey Club 1907-1908
    Back row, left to right: A.C. Wintermeyer (Cover Point), A.H. Devitt (Honorary President), H. Vernon (Spare), T.M. Scott (President), W. Watts (Secretary-Treasurer)

    Middle row, left to right: H.H. Lucas (Left Wing), E.C. Haedke (Spare), E.F. McNicholl (Rover and Captain), D. McLennan (Right Wing), W. Uffleman (Centre)

    Front row, left to right: J.H. Towe (Point), H. Mickus (Goal)

    Berlin Bankers Hockey Club, 1907-08. (2018). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2018, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/3428008/data?n=1
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Accountant, Bank 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Methodist 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    WW1, 108th Regiment, Service #751439 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    WW1, Private, 108th Regiment / 118th Battalion 
    Elected Office 1931  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mayor of Waterloo 
    Interesting sports, politics, hockey 
    Military WW1  [5] 
    Occupation Dominion Rubber, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    foreman 
    Residence 1938  68 John St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1947  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    assessment commissioner 
    Residence , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Residence 1947  68 John St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-27841 
    Died 3 Oct 1947  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I27841  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Mayor Jacob Uffelmann,   b. 19 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Eliza Jane Elsley,   b. 2 Apr 1865, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F7248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Bertha Hagen,   b. 23 Oct 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 4 Dec 1919  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marjorie Uffelmann,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lorraine Uffelmann
     3. Sheldon L. Uffelman,   b. 12 Jan 1920,   d. 22 Nov 1992  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F60907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Uffelman, William - Mayor of Waterloo.bmp    		Uffelman, William - Mayor of Waterloo.bmp

  • Notes 
    • William Uffelman 1889 - 1947

      William (Bill) Uffelman was born in Elmira on January 3, 1889 the son of former mayor, Jacob Uffelman. The family moved to Waterloo where William attended the Berlin High School. Upon graduation he worked as a bank clerk in Berlin (Kitchener), Brantford, New Hamburg, and Toronto. In 1914 he enlisted in the 118th Battalion North Waterloo serving overseas for four years. He later worked as a foreman at the Dominion Rubber Company for 15 years and from 1940-1948, Uffelman served as the Town of Waterloo's Assessment Commissioner and Tax Collector. Athletically inclined, Uffelman played hockey with the Waterloo and Kitchener O.H.A. teams and was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts team. His civic interests included the Waterloo Board of Trade where he served as president, the Waterloo Young Men's Club, the Masonic Lodge, the Germania Lodge (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) and the Waterloo Musical Society where he served as an officer. Uffelman was first elected as a councillor in 1927. He successfully completed four terms, two as reeve from 1929-30, prior to his election as mayor in 1931. His one year in office saw the abolishment of the Waterloo Sewer Commission and the construction of a new sewer disposal plant for the town. Through the Unemployment Relief Committee of the Provincial Government, a program of local improvements was undertaken. The town also assisted the Public School Board with a loan for the construction of the Elizabeth Ziegler school. In 1933 and 1934 Uffelman returned to council as an alderman.

      Mayors of Waterloo - www.waterloo.ca 2006

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      LARGE CROWD ATTENDS FUNERAL OF WILLIAM UFFELMAN

      A large crowd attended funeral services held Monday for William Uffelman, 58, of 68 John Street, onto. East, who died in the Kitchener noon, following a heart attack. He was born in Elmira, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Uffelman. His wife the former Minnie Hagen, died in 1938.

      He was prominent in municipal affairs, having been mayor and reeve of Waterloo, as well as alderman for four years. At the time of his death he was assessment commissioner and tax collector.

      Mr. Uffelman was past president of the Board of Trade, member of the Waterloo Young Men's Club, a life member of Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M. 151, a member of Kitchener Chapter 117, and a pastor preceptor of Vallette Preceptory No 64 of the Mocha Temple, of Germania Lodge I.O.O.F., Waterloo. He was on the executive of the Waterloo Musical Society, a former member of the Boy Scouts Association.

      After graduating from the K-W Collegiate he began his career as a bank clerk, working Kitchener, Brantford, New Hamburg and Toronto.

      He was an outstanding hockey player in his early days. He played for Kitchener and Waterloo O.H.A. teams and also for Toronto Argonaunts.

      In 1914 he enlisted with the 118th battalion. He served overseas for four years where he was wounded. He was a member of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Association.

      Surviving are one son, Sheldon, at home; two daughters, Miss Marjorie Uffelman, at home, and Miss Lorraine, nurse-in-training at the Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto; two brothers, Orley, Waterloo and Walter, Toronto; a sister, Miss Gladys Uffelman, Waterloo.

      Services were conducted at the E. R. Good Funeral Home by Rev. A. R. Cragg of First United Church, Waterloo, of which Mr. Uffelman was a member.

      Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery, Kitchener.

      The Waterloo Chronicle Friday October 10, 1947, page 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 36554-1889 William Blake Uffelman.

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 7.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 42 Page 4.

    4. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 7.

    5. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      UFFELMAN, WILLIAM Regimental number(s): 751439 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9867 - 7 Date of Birth: 03/01/1889

    6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181938971/william-blake-uffelman.

    8. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11893-86 Jacob Uffleman and Eliza Jane Elsley.
      Jacob UFFELMAN, 25, merchant, Waterloo Twp, Breslau, s/o Peter UFFELMAN & Anna BALLET married Eliza Jane ELSLEY, 21, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o David ELSLEY & Anna COOK, witn R.M. UFFELMAN & Hattie E. QUICKFALL both of Waterloo Twp, 25 August 1886 in Waterloo Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jan 1889 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSports - Berlin Bankers Hockey Club, 1907-1908 - 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Accountant, Bank - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Dec 1919 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Mayor of Waterloo - 1931 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - foreman - - Dominion Rubber, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1938 - 68 John St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - assessment commissioner - 1947 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - 68 John St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Oct 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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