Morley Battler^{[1, 2]}

1897 - 1955  (58 years)

• Name	Morley Battler
  Born	11 Apr 1897	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48991578
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-75847
  Died	17 Dec 1955	Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I75847	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	John W. Battler,   b. 15 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Alice Jane Detweiler,   b. 1 Jun 1867, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1928, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1890  [6]
  Family ID	F5475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elfleda Hazel Becker,   b. 8 Dec 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Elaine Battler,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Eva M. Battler,   b. 7 Jan 1924,   d. 1992  (Age 67 years)   3. Hazel Battler,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Clifford Morley Battler,   b. 25 Sep 1925,   d. 14 Aug 2006  (Age 80 years)   5. Florence Elaine "Elaine" Battler
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F1798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MORLEY BATTLER, RELIEF POLICE OFFICER, DIES SUDDENLY A former Waterloo County constable for 19 years, Morley Battler, 58, of R.R. 2, Kitchener, died unexpectedly Saturday from a heart seizure suffered at his home in Williamsburg. He was also a former Elora police chief and relieved as constable in Elmira. For 13 years, he had relieved on the Elmira police force during the holiday season and at Fall Fair time. "We'll certainly miss him here," said Chief Harry Jarvis. "He was well-known around here, especially by the farm people and he was wonderful with children." Constable Battler was a familiar figure at every fall fair in the county. Born April 1, 1897, in Wilmot Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Battler. Surviving are his wife, the former Elfleda Becker; a son, Clifford of Williamsburg; three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Eva) Witmer of Williamsburg, Mrs. Howard (Hazel) Knight of Birch Run, Michigan, and Mrs. John (Elaine) Wilfong of Doon. A brother, Weston, predeceased him in 1948. There are 12 grandchildren also surviving. The body rested at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service was conducted Tuesday at 2 pm. Rev. A. Ward Woolner, pastor of Alma Street United Brethern Church, officiated. Internment was in Woodland Cemetery. Elmira Signet, December 22, 1955. p. 5.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elfleta Hazel Becker - Battler - 1988. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Battler. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 8. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Morley Battler - December 22, 1955. p. 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48991578. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 518.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1897 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Dec 1955 - Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth