Stanley Marsland

1910 - 1988  (78 years)

• Name	Stanley Marsland
  Born	1910	Stalybridge, , Cheshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Invention	Abt 1962	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Marsland Engineering Ltd. was one of the earliest high tech companies in Waterloo Region. Specializing in radio technology and electronics, it was for a time Waterloo's largest industrial employer and Canada's largest privately owned electronics manufacturer. Marsland Engineering became a major supplier to such companies as North Electric and IBM before the company was sold in 1969.1a 1aWaterloo Region Museum display 2011
  		Display at the Waterloo Region Museum 2011
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30220
  Died	9 Apr 1988	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Alzheimer's disease
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I30220	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Florence Louise Bauer,   b. 10 May 1910, Mitcham, , Surrey, England ,   d. 7 Jan 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F42938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Marsland, Stanley - Passed away peacefully, at home, on Saturday, April 9, 1988, after a 10 year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Marsland was born in Staleybridge, Cheshire, England on July 10, 1910, and emigrated to Canada with his family when he was 10 years old. He was raised in Cornwall, Ontario and then in Kitchener. Always facinated with electronics, and possessed of an inventive genius, Mr. Marsland attended K-W Collegiate and after he left school he started his own electronics business. This business grew to be come Marsland Engineering Limited, and when Mr. Marsland sold it and retired in 1969, the business employed 1400 people, and had become Waterloo's largest employer. During the Second World War, Mr. Marsland spent much of his time commuting to the United States, where he was Vice-President of Roller Smith Company in Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Under his stewardship, Roller Smith won the prestigious Army-Navy "E" award as an outstanding defence contractor. After the Second World War, Mr. Marsland became a Technical Advisor to the Federal Department of Defense Production in Ottawa. He gave freely of his time, and during this period he worked for C.D. Howe, a man for whom he had the utmost respect. In the mid 1960's, due to Mr. Marsland's initiative, his company, Marsland Engineering Limited, received the Ontario achievement award for its outstanding export performance and its job creation. In 1967, Mr. Marsland was awarded the Confederation Medal for his outstanding contribution to Canadian industry. After his retirement from industry in 1969, Mr. Marsland served two terms as a Director of the Royal Canadian Mint. As a director he was technically involved in equipping and tooling the new mint in Winnipeg which was built during this period. At this same time, Mr. Marsland built the Marsland Centre in downtown Waterloo. In 1974, Mr. Marsland left Canada and became a resident of Tucker's Town, Bermuda. He visited Canada only briefly after that until last year when he returned for medical treatment. A keen flyer and boating enthusiast, Mr. Marsland was an honorary member of the Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club and a member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. He was a member of the Rideau Club, the M id-Ocean Club and he was a Shriner. Mr. Marsland is survived by his wife, Florence Louise (Bauer); his only son, Lawrence; his daughter-in-law, Margaret; his grandson, Bradley; his granddaughter, Melanie; his great-granddaughter, Alexan dra and two brothers, John and Walter, all of Kitchener-Waterloo. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Miriam and Samuel Marsland and two brothers, Hugh and Eric. Mr. Marsland's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Monday (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. Eric Weber and Rev. A.L. Conrad officiating. Interment to follow in Parkview cemetery, Waterloo. It is suggested that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions could be made to one of the following organizations: Freeport Hospital Building Fund, Kitchener; University of Waterloo, School of Engineering or St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund. Kitchener Waterloo Record 11 Apr 1988

  
  

• Sources

  [S568] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Parkview CC#4513 Internet Link. Marsland/ Florence L./ (Bauer)/ / Stanley/ Marsland/ 1910-1988/ at the going down of the sun and in/ the morning we shall remember them [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Stanley Marsland - 11 Apr 1988. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of George Bauer - 18 Jun 1950. [S1662] Waterloo Region Museum Waterloo Region Museum.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1910 - Stalybridge, , Cheshire, England Residence - 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Invention - Abt 1962 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Alzheimer's disease - 9 Apr 1988 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth