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

Walter Jacob Schnarr[1]

Male 1899 - 1982  (83 years)


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  • Name Walter Jacob Schnarr 
    Born 9 Sep 1899  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1982  112 King St. S., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71422 
    Died 25 Dec 1982  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Cause: Heart Attack 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I71422  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Herman Stephen Schnarr,   b. 2 Aug 1872, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Angeline Leffler,   b. 20 Jun 1876, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1896  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F18630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Melinda "Edith" "Eda" Reger,   b. 1 Apr 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1961, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 9 Oct 1919  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Wilson J. Schnarr,   b. 1920,   d. 1988  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F50004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SCHNARR, Walter J. - On Saturday, Dec. 25, 1982, at his residence, 112 King St. S., Waterloo, suddenly, as the result of a heart attack, age 83 years.

      Born in Erbsville, he was a retired tinsmith, for many years employed with William Reger and Son, Waterloo, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo.

      Husband of the late Edith Reger; father of Wilson of Waterloo; step-father of Mrs. Beatrice Miller of Kitchener; brother of George of New Hamburg, Nelda (Mrs. N.E. Clark) of Sun City, Arizona, Almeda (Mrs. Dale Steffe) of Tola Lake, Fla. Also survived by four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Schnarr's family received friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo. Funeral and committal services were held in the chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo with Rev. Eric Weber officiating. Interment in Memory Gardens.

      New Hamburg Independent Jan 5 1983 pg 14

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John M. Reger.

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 12.

    3. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Walter J. Schnarr - Jan 5 1983 pg 14.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Walter Jacob Schnarr
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 9 Sep 1899
      Event Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Event Place (Original): Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Herman Schnarr
      Mother's Name: Angeline Leffle

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57491741.

    6. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012754-96.
      Herman Schnarr, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Erbsville, res. Erbsville, son of Jacob and Susan married Angeline Leffler, 20, b. Erbsville, res. Erbsville, daughter of John and Elizabeth, Witn George Schnarr, Emma Ruppel, L. (Illeg) Leffler and Tille Steiss All of Erbsville, 30 September 1896 In Erbsville.

    7. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Edith M. Reger Schnarr - Aug 30 1961 pg 7.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Sep 1899 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Oct 1919 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1982 - 112 King St. S., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Heart Attack - 25 Dec 1982 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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