Elizabeth Miriam Janzen

1917 - 1979  (62 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Miriam Janzen
  Born	1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Died	1979
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Interesting	story, honoured, woman
  Name	Elizabeth Miriam Dreger
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-49786
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I49786	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry Janzen,   b. 9 Sep 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Caroline Roos Guggisberg,   b. 2 Mar 1882, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1957, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F14449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayor Frederick Louis Dreger,   b. 8 Feb 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F43199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Elizaberth Janzen Dreger

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Dreger, a native of Kitchener, gave distinguished service to her community and her country. She graduated from MacDonald Institute, Guelph, with a diploma in Household Science. She was actively involved with the K-W Business and Professional Women's Club, the Kitchener Horticultural Society, the K-W Gyrettes, the Kitchener YWCA and served as treasurer of the National YWCA. She was a charter member of the Ontario Press Council, a member of the board of governors of the University of Waterloo (1972-1975), the board of governors of Conestoga College (1967-1975), and the board of directors of the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation (chairman for three years). She was also a member of the Research Committee of the Pioneer Builders Section of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame. Dreger was President of the Western Ontario Progressive Women's Association and chairman of the women's advisory committee for Ontario. In 1956, she was elected president of the Progressive Conservative Women's Association of Canada and became the first woman in Canada to preside at sessions of a national party convention. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018996-08. Charles Henry Janzen, 27, occ. Florist, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Henry Lewis Janzen and Elizabeth M. Kappe married Caroline Rose Guggisberg, 25, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, daughter of John Guggisberg and Margaret Rose, Witn: J.C. Guggisberg of Georgetown and Mynetta C. Boehmer of Berlin, 12 February 1908 in Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth