William Henry Eugene Schmalz

1890 - 1981  (90 years)

• Name	William Henry Eugene Schmalz
  Born	29 Jul 1890	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Student
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Architech, General
  Residence	1921	288 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Business	1930	48 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		48 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Ontario
  Interesting	honoured, story, public service
  Name	W. H. E. Schmalz
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31192
  Died	25 Jan 1981	, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I31192	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Mayor William Henry Schmalz,   b. 31 Dec 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Eleanora Oelschlager,   b. 13 Sep 1867, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1888	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F8173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Beatrice "Beatrice Rachel" Richardson,   b. 19 Jul 1888, Underwood, Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. Aug 1983  (Age 95 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1915	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Herbert "Herb" Schmalz,   b. 15 Mar 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 2002, Welland, Crowland Twp., Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F42735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William Henry Eugene Schmalz from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  W.H.E. Schmalz, a native of Kitchener, and son of a former mayor, graduated in architecture from the University of Toronto and is known as the Twin Cities' dean of architects. He designed Kitchener's city hall in 1919 as well as many other buildings in Ontario. He graduated from the Royal Military College (medalist), and served with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1916. He served with distinction the Waterloo Historical Society, the Ontario Historical Society, the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation and the Waterloo County Hall of Fame. He held office in, or was a long-time member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Kitchener Parks Board, the K-W Hospital Board, the Kiwanis Club for fifty-three, the Kitchener Musical society for fifty-nine, the Kitchener Young Men's Club, the Kitchener Racing Canoe Club and the Lutheran Church locally and provincially. He was well-known as a sportsman and as an ardent philatelist, and wrote a valuable and informative postal history of Waterloo County. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth of William Henry Eugene Schmalz. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 10. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link , Lot 812, Grave 2, on 28 Jan 1981. unmarked grave of the Schmalz Family plot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jul 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Jun 1915 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Architech, General - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - 1930 - 48 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jan 1981 - , Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth