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

William Aloyes Kuntz

Male 1879 - 1939  (59 years)


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  • Name William Aloyes Kuntz 
    Born 16 Nov 1879  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Business Kuntz Brewery Ltd., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Kuntz Brewery Ltd. 
    Interesting business, story 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Brewer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    ?, Brewery 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1939  167 King St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-43930 
    Died 25 Aug 1939  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I43930  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Councillor Ludwig "Louis" Kuntz,   b. 4 Jun 1852, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Theresia Bauer,   b. 27 Aug 1854, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F11445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Clara Amanda Kaiser, RN,   b. 1 Jun 1884, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1956  (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Joseph Kuntz,   b. 26 Jul 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1944, Swindon, , Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     2. Anne Louise Kuntz,   b. 15 Jun 1920,   d. 5 Mar 2013  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F45035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    William Aloyes Kuntz
    William Aloyes Kuntz

  • Notes 
    • William Kuntz Funeral Held - Funeral services were held Monday morning from the residence, 167 King St. S., to St. Louis Church, for William A. Kuntz, retired president of the Kuntz Brewery Ltd. Entombment was made at Woodland Mausoleum. Mr. Kuntz, who died Friday evening after a lengthy illness, was a lifelong and highly esteemed resident of Waterloo. Mr. Kuntz succeeded his brother, David Kuntz, to the presidency of the Kuntz firm upon the latter's death in October, 1914. He retired from the position in 1929 when the brewery was incorporated with the Brewing Corporation, now the Canadian Breweries Limited, but resigned from this office after a few years. Mr. Kuntz was a member of St. Louis Church, Waterloo, and of the Waterloo Club. Surviving are his wife, one son, William Jr., and one daughter, Anne, at home, one brother, Herbert F. Kuntz, manager of the amalgamated Carling-Kuntz Breweries, and two sisters, Mrs. Caroline Fischer, Waterloo, and Mrs. J. J. Roche, Toronto.

      The Waterloo Chronicle Sep 1 1939

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-5 Page 3.

    2. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 42.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 45 Pg. 1.

    4. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      In Loving Memory Of/ William A. Kuntz/ Nov. 1879-Aug. 1939/ May His Soul Rest In Peace/ In Loving Memory Of/ William Joseph Kuntz/ FlyIng Officer R.C.A.F./ Who Died In Action In England/ June 8, 1944/ Age 26 Years.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9407 (1875), Louis Kuntz-Theresa Bauer.
      Louis Kuntz, brewer of Waterloo Village, Birth Place: Canada Age: 22 Father Name: David Kuntz Mother Name: Magdalena Spouse Name: Theresa Bauer, residence of Berlin, Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: United States Spouse Father Name: Karl Bauer Spouse Mother Name: Sophia Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1875 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Berlin

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Oct 1875.
      26 Oct 1875 By Rev. Dr. Funcken, C.R., Berlin, Louis Kunz of Waterloo was married to Theresia Bauer of Berlin.

    7. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 9.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Nov 1879 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Kuntz Brewery Ltd. - - Kuntz Brewery Ltd., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Brewer - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ?, Brewery - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - 167 King St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1939 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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