Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Joseph Alfred "Alfred" "Alf" Schmalz

Male 1899 - 1986  (87 years)


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  • Name Joseph Alfred "Alfred" "Alf" Schmalz 
    Born 26 Feb 1899  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Business Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Queen's Hotel 
    Preston-QueensHotel-005-Matchbook-Alf.Schmalz-ebay2022.jpg
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    Name Alfred Schmaltz 
    Name Alphons Schmalz 
    Name Joseph Alfred "Alfred" Schmaltz 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Button Sawyer, Button Factory 
    Residence 1921  54 Duke St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-356310 
    Died 19 May 1986  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried 22 May 1986  Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I356310  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Engelbert Schmaltz,   b. 29 Oct 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1920, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Anna "Annie" Harnock,   b. 9 Oct 1872, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1949  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1893 
    Family ID F18146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelmina Theresa "Wilma" Schnurr,   b. 1 Nov 1898, Chepstow, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1971, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1920  Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Gerald John Schmalz,   b. 22 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1959, Nassagaweya Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     2. Cecil E. Schmalz,   b. 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Allan E. Schmalz,   b. 1926,   d. 1954  (Age 28 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F53460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SCHMALZ, Alfred

      At his residence, 1156 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Monday, May 19, 1988, in his 88th year. Beloved husband of the late Wilma Schnurr; dear father of Cecil of Cambridge. Predeceased by two sons, Gerald (Bud) and Allan (Barney). Also survived by 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Leo, William and Gordon of Kitchener; four sisters, Rose (Mrs. William Diemert) of Mildmay, Mrs. Edna Deneteau, Mrs. Eleanor Bickers of Kitchener and Mrs. Minette Innis of Waterloo. Mr. Schmalz was born in Maryhill, Ont. and came to Cambridge in 1923 from Kitchener. Retired from the hotel business (Queens Hotel, Cambridge), active in sports, a member of the Preston Riverside Hockey Team of the Big Six Senior Hockey League, 1921 to 1931 as a goal tender, nick-named (Alfred the Eagle Eye). Friends will be received at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Tuesday (today), 7-9 and Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated in St. Clements Church, Thursday at 9 a.m. Interment in St. Clements cemetery. Rosary will be recited at the funeral home, Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 May 1986 pg D19

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-1 page 7.

    2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 7.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Joseph Schmalz Date of Birth:26 Feb 1899 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Engelbert Schmalz Mother's name:Harnick

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1899). Alfred J. Schmalz (1899-1966) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 22 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182849542.

    5. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      Alfred J. Schmalz/ Feb. 26, 1899/ May 19, 1986/ Wilma Schnurr/ Nov. 1, 1898/ Mar. 18, 1971./ Schmalz.

    6. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 010143 (1920).
      Name:Joseph Alfred Schmaltz Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1899 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:26 Oct 1920 Marriage Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father:Eugelbert Schmaltz Mother:Anna Harnack Spouse:Wilhelmina Schnurr

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Feb 1899 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Queen's Hotel - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1920 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Button Sawyer, Button Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 May 1986 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 May 1986 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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