Walter Edward Kieswetter

1917 - 1970  (53 years)

• Name	Walter Edward Kieswetter
  Born	1917	Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	17 St. Ledger St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-325070
  Died	1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I325070	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Robert Kieswetter,   b. 26 Jul 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lilianna "Lilly" "Lillian" Voll,   b. 1 Jan 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 56 years)
  Married	18 May 1915	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F45606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mae Violet Finnegan,   b. CA 1916,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Jun 1940	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Bryan Kieswetter   2. Robert Kieswetter   3. Janet Kieswetter,   d. Feb 2016   4. Sharon Kieswetter
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F267240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Edward Kieswetter of 168 Lincoln Rd., Waterloo, President of Kieswetter Cartage and Excavating Co. Ltd., died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. He was 52. Born in Bamberg, he lived in the Twin City area all his life. He was elected president of the firm in 1953 after the retirement of his father, John R., founder and former president of the firm for more than 40 years., He was a member of St. Agnes RC Church, Waterloo, a charter member of Father Spetz Council of Waterloo Knights of Columbus, a member of Father Funchen General Assembly of the 4th degree Knights of Columbus, the K-W Press Club, the Waterloo Club and the Waterloo Kinsmen Club. His mother, the former Lillian Voll, died in 1953. Surviving are his father, his wife, the former Mae Violet Finnegan, whom he married in Kitchener June 22, 1940; two sons, Bryan of Waterloo and Robert of Paradise Lake; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Janet) Rich of Waterloo and Mrs. Robert (Sharon) Conaway of Preston; five brothers, John F., Harold and Jerome, all of Waterloo, and George and Clarence, both of Kitchener; a sister, Mrs. Russel (Irene) Kuehner of Kitchener and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 pm, followed by a Scripture service at 8: 30 pm by Father Funchen General Assembly of the 4th degree Knights of Columbus. Prayers will be said at the funeral home Wednesday at 9: 30 am, followed by removal to St. Agnes RC Church for funeral mass at 10 am with Rev. Joachim Gringel officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 14. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Edward Kieswetter.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1917 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Jun 1940 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth