Walter Underwood^{[1, 2]}

1883 - 1968  (85 years)

• Name	Walter Underwood
  Born	15 May 1883	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Not given
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farm Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Partsman, Street Railroad
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76682
  Died	28 Sep 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6]
  Buried	1 Oct 1968	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I76682	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Underwood,   b. 24 Aug 1848, , England ,   d. 13 May 1930, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Anna "Nancy" Heckendorn,   b. 1 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Jan 1882	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F18361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Renata Ludwig,   b. 25 Jul 1888, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Clayton Underwood,   b. May 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F169267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary E. Betz,   b. 2 Apr 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 111 years)
  Married	1961	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F265475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Underwood - Funeral service for Walter Underwood., 85, of 27 Stirling Ave. N. who died Saturday at his home, will be conducted by Dr. Henry W. Opperman at 2 pm, Tuesday at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery. Born in Waterloo Township, be was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Underwood and had lived in the Twin City area his entire life. Before his retirement in 1953, Mr. Underwood had been employed by the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission for 43 years and was a conductor and motorman on the street railway for 36 of those years. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Mr. Underwood was predeceased by his first wife, the former Renata Ludwig, in 1959. He is survived by his second wife, the former Mary Betz whom he married in Kitchener in 1961; one son, Clayton of Kitchener; three sisters, Mrs. Patrick (Selina) Tye and Mrs. Matilida Hagen, both of Kitchener, and Mrs. Hans (Sarah) Tinder of Waterloo; two granddaughters, and six great-grandchildren. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Betz - Ludwig - Underwood. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Ludwig. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 8. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 14. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 13. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Underwood. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Feb 1882. 10 Jan 1882 Nancy Heckendorn and Thomas Underwood, both of Waterloo Township, were married in Berlin by Preacher Scherk.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1883 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Not given - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Partsman, Street Railroad - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Sep 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 1 Oct 1968 - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth