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Alfred Theador "Alf" Ziegler

Alfred Theador "Alf" Ziegler

Male 1915 - 1958  (42 years)

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  • Name Alfred Theador "Alf" Ziegler 
    Born 27 Jul 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 - Air Force 
    Residence 1921  10 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-323059 
    Died 7 Jul 1958  Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Vallhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I323059  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father George Christopher Ziegler,   b. 15 Apr 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1915  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Francis Victoria Schultz,   b. 24 Dec 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1964  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F244005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice Mary "Bea" "Mary" Marshall,   b. 8 Nov 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gary Alfred Ziegler
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F53553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Alfred Theador 'Alf' Ziger
    Alfred Theador "Alf" Ziger
    Darren Arndt Collection

  • Notes 
    • Alfred T. Ziegler

      Born July 27, 1915, in Kitchener, Alfred T. Ziegler of Sun Valley, Calif., died Monday at his home after a long illness. He was 42. He was a son of Mrs. Frances Ziegler and the late George Ziegler. He was a member of the Lutheran church. Also surviving are his wife; two daughters, Barbara and Carolyn of Sun Valley; one son, Gary of Kitchener; two brothers, Gerard of London, Ont., and Leonard of Kitchener; and four sisters, Mrs. Ernst (Frieda) Arndt of Centreville, Mrs. George (Frances) Frederick and Mrs. Helena Dandeno of Hamilton and Mrs. Sylvester (Katherine) Fleischman of Kitchener. Two brothers, Harold and Victor, predeceased him. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at Vallhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Calif.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 9, 1958

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      Uncle Alf married first Mary Beatrice Marshall on Nov 14, 1939 and they had one son, Gary Alfred Ziegler . They later divorced. (Source: Cindy Squirrel, a daughter of Gary.)

      Alf then married 2nd Ellen Catherine Ellis on Feb 17, 1945 in Montreal. Ellen was born Sep 20, 1919 in St Martins, NB. They had 2 daughters: Barbara Ann Victoria Ziegler (in Montreal) and Carolyn Jane Ziegler ( in Elmira, NY). Alf trained as a pilot in the Cdn Air Force during WW2 and he became a commercial pilot after the war. He moved from Montreal to Elmira NY in 1947 and naturalized there in 1948.

      Extracted from Darren Arndt email 2021


  • Sources 
    1. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 6.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132031879/alfred-theador-ziegler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 10 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jul 1958 - Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Vallhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States Link to Google Earth
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