Mayor Frederick Otto Pelz

1874 - 1950  (76 years)

• Name	Frederick Otto Pelz
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	25 Feb 1874	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor of Preston
  Name	F. O. Pelz
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Machinist
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Machinist, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-353128
  Died	11 Oct 1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I353128	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Gustav William Pelz,   b. 24 Sep 1830, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 20 Mar 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Caroline Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kraemer,   b. 10 Apr 1835, , Germany ,   d. 11 Sep 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F251370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Maud Doyle,   b. 28 Jul 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 86 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1898	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Arthur Peltz,   b. 28 Apr 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ralph Frederick Pelz,   b. 19 Jan 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1955, Howell, Livingston, Michigan, USA  (Age 52 years)   3. Marie Carolyn Pelz,   b. 14 Jan 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F23343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Pelz,FredrickOtto-001.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Pelz - PRESTON, Oct. 11, Clearly identified with municipal life in Preston, for many years. Frederick Otto Pelz, died today at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, at the ageof 74 years. Mr. Pelz was a former mayor of Preston and served as chairman of the Water and Light Commision, now the Preston Public Commision, for 12 years. He was a member of the commission at the time of his death. Surviving are his wife, the former Martha Maud Doyle and two sons, Ralph and Arthur, both of Michigan. The funeral will be held at St. Paul'sUnited Church, Saturday, at 2: 30. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Oct 1950 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 25. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 12. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Fred O. Pelz/ 1874 - 1950. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Frederick Otto Pelz - 11 Oct 1950 pg 5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Name:Fredk Pelz Age:24 Birth Year:abt 1874 Marriage Date:15 Jun 1898 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Gust Wm Pelz Mother:Cath Kraemer Pelz Spouse:Martha M Doyle

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1874 - , Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor of Preston - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Jun 1898 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth