Reginald Carl Steffler^[1]

1912 - 1958  (46 years)

• Name	Reginald Carl Steffler
  Misfortune	8 Jul 958	Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada
  	killed automobile accident
  Born	1912	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	25 Pearl Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1955	Kingsdale, , Ontario   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-321026
  Died	8 Jul 1958	Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I321026	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Enoch Peter Steffler,   b. 9 Dec 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Annie Marie Schlender,   b. 12 Sep 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F184548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alberta Alfreda Widmeyer,   b. 22 Aug 1912, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Murray Steffler   2. Dale Steffler   3. Barry Steffler   4. Caroline Steffler
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F53103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A Kitchener man, Reginald Steffler, 46, of 101 Fourth St., was killed today in an automobile accident at Orangeville. Provincial Police said Mr. Steffler had spent the night at the cottage of a friend, George Thompson in Orangeville. The exit from the property includes a laneway on a steep incline with a gate halfway up the hill. Car Brakes Slip Police said Mr. Steffler stopped the car after passing though the gate and then walked behind the car to close the gate. At this moment the brakes of the car clipped and the vehicle shot backwards, knocking Mr. Staffler to the ground and dragging him 10 feet. He was dead when found. A salesman for Bond Hardware Company Ltd., Guelph, Mr. Steffler previously operated a hardware store in Kingsdale for 10 years Family Survives A native of Kitchener, he is survived by his father, Enoch Steffler of Kitchener, his wife, the former Alberta Widmeyer, three sons, Murray of London, Ont., Dale and Barry of Kitchener, and a daughter, Caroline, also of Kitchener. Also surviving are two sisters, Dorothy, and Mrs. Peter (Vearle) Ernst, both of Kitchener. The body is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, Kitchener, pending funeral arrangements. An inquest will be held in Orangeville on Wednesday. ____________________ Reginald Stauffer Funeral for Reginald Stauffer, 46, of 101 Fourth St., will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home. Rev. Karl Knauff will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Mr. Steffler, who was killed when his car crushed him Tuesday at Orangeville, attended St. Luke's Lutheran Church and was a member of Twin City Lodge, AF and AM. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 9, 1958

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert M. Widmeyer. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 18. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. E. P. (Annie) Steffler - February 2, 1955.

  
  

• Event Map

  Misfortune - killed automobile accident - 8 Jul 958 - Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada Born - 1912 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1958 - Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth