Dr. Roy Gordon Hemmerich

1903 - 1963  (60 years)

• Name	Roy Gordon Hemmerich
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	13 Jul 1903	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55423027
  Interesting	medical, story
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352547
  Died	5 Oct 1963	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	8 Oct 1963	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I352547	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hemmerich,   b. CALC 12 Mar 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1928, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Agnes Sherriffs,   b. Jan 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1890	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F252171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Onnerene May Hagen,   b. 8 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1972, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Barbara Joan Hemmerich   2. Bruce Hemmerich   3. John Charles Hemmerich,   b. 23 Dec 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F252172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Roy Hemmerich Dies Playing Golf Dr. Roy G. Hemmerich, 60, one of Kitchener's better known dentists and the man who pioneered dental care for residents at the Arctic, died Saturday of a heart attack while playing golf at Westmount Golf and Country Club. He inaugurated the far northern dental care in 1949 at the request of the government after he had made a trip into the north aboard the Hudson Bay supply ship Nascopie in 1945. The RCAF flew him into the north, where he set up a portable chair wherever space could be found, from a recreation room to a garage. For the Eskimos and army personnel, the yearly trip by Dr. Hemmerich was their one chance to get dental care. People lined up to see him, many flying in from outside posts. Because of this the modest Kitchener man became known as Canada's most popular dentist. He made three trips into the Arctic, travelling farther north than any other member of the profession. His cousin, Lorne, associated with him in practice, made one trip. One Canadian dentist has made the trip each year since the service was started by Dr. Hemmerich. Dr. Hemmerich practised his profession in Kitchener since 1927 after his graduation from the University of Toronto dental school. He lived at 90 Rusholme Rd. He was born July 13, 1903, in Preston, son of the late Mr and Mrs. John Hemmerich. He was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, the Gyro Club and the Inter County Dental Society. In 1927 he married the former Onnerene Hagen, who survives. Surviving also are a son, Bruce of Kitchener, a daughter, Mrs. William (Barbara) Green of Ottawa, a sister, Mrs. Dalton Ella Wismer of Preston and five grandchildren. One son and one sister predeceased him. The body will be at the Gruhn Funeral Home until tomorrow noon, then at the Church of the Good Shepherd where Rev. Paul Zacharias will conduct the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Preston Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Oct 1963 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 8. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Dr. Roy G. Hemmerich - Oct 9 1963 pg 21. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Monument] HEMMERICH/ [Flat markers at front] Onnerene HAGEN/ 1900 - 1972/ wife of/ Roy HEMMERICH./ Roy G. HEMMERICH/ 1903 - 1963./ Agnes SHERRIFFS/ wife of/ John HEMMERICH/ 1864 - 1950./ John HEMMERICH/ 1861 - 1928./ [Flat marker at right of monument] John Charles/ son of/ Roy & Onnerene/ HEMMERICH/ Dec. 23, - 29 1933./ [Pillow marker at back] Dalton WISMER/ 1880 - 1963/ His beloved wife/ Ella M.HEMMERICH/ 1893 - 1981. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:John Hemmerich Age:29 Birth Date:abt 1861 Birth Place:Woolwich Marriage Date:26 Mar 1890 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Michael Hemmerich Mother:Margaret Herbold Spouse:Agnes Sherriffs Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1864 Spouse Birth Place:Woolwich Tp Spouse Father:Alexander Sherriffs Spouse Mother:Elpheth Burnett

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jul 1903 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 5 Oct 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Oct 1963 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth