William Albert Schaefer^[1]

1892 - 1970  (78 years)

• Name	William Albert Schaefer
  Born	3 Jun 1892	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205180708
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk, Hardware
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-45905
  Died	7 Nov 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I45905	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam Schaefer,   b. 9 Oct 1848, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Caroline Decker,   b. 7 Dec 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Jun 1870	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F11918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Wilma Mattusch,   b. 25 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Kenneth Schaefer,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Donald Charles Schaefer,   b. 1924,   d. 15 Feb 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F35928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  M. Weichel & Son Sell Waterloo Hardware Store M. Weichel and Son Limited, Elmira, announce the sale of their hardware store in Waterloo on Saturday last to W. A. Schaefer and son, Kenneth, as the new owners. The Waterloo store has been a branch of the Elmira store for 53 years and was considered one of the better hardware stores of the district. M. Weichel & Son Limited have been established 73 years and it was only three years ago ago they celebrated their 70th anniversary. The Waterloo store was operated through the Elmira store with W. A. Schaefer as manager, for the past 15 years. Mr. Schaefer had been associated with the Waterloo store for 45 years and his son in recent years had worked with him. Since returning from overseas, Kenneth Schaefer had been with the firm for six years. He served overseas with the R.C.A.F. While under new ownership the store will continue to be known as Weichel Hardware. Several years ago the Waterloo store was completely modernized and modern new vitrolite front was installed. Elmira Signet, March 6, 1952 _______________ Merchant 62 years, W. A. Schaefer dies. William A. Schaefer, a Waterloo King Street merchant for 62 consecutive years until he retired last year as president of Weichel Hardware (Waterloo) Ltd., died at K-W Hospital today after a lengthy illness. Mr. Schaefer of 56 Dorset St., the father of Waterloo city treasurer Donald Schaefer, was 78. A lifelong resident of Waterloo, Mr. Schaefer joined Weichel Hardware, 22 King St. S., as a clerk at the age of 15. After managing the store for many years, he became president in 1951. Early this year, the store was consolidated with Ontario Seed Co. Ltd. after illness forced Mr. Schaefer to retire. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schaefer. Mr. Schaefer is survived by his wife, the former Edith Mattusch; two sons, Kenneth and Donald, both of Waterloo; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Carrie) Howard of Chatham and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters. The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home until noon Monday when it will be removed to St. John's Lutheran Church for a 2 p.m. service conducted by Rev. A. L. Conrad. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery. Donations to St. John's Lutheran Church building fund will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 07 Nov 1970, Sat Page 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edith Mattusch - Schaefer. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-8 Page 5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 12. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Jul 1870. June 26, 1870 Adam Schaefer and Caroline Decher, both of Waterloo, by Rev. Hoelsche

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1892 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk, Hardware - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Nov 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth