John Walter Adlys

1935 - 2002  (67 years)

• Name	John Walter Adlys
  Born	16 May 1935	Medicine Hat, , Alberta, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Princess Lounge, Waterloo, Ontario   [1]
  Business	Jason's, Waterloo, Ontario   [1]
  	The first "night club" on King St. West in Kitchener, known as Jason's, now Ziggy's Cycle.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-82652
  Died	9 Dec 2002	Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I82652	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Peter Adlys,   b. 7 Mar 1900, , , Lithuania ,   d. 10 Dec 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Amelia V. Sadkowski,   b. 21 Oct 1901,   d. 13 Jan 1987  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F43208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ADLYS, John Walter-Arrived May 16, 1935, Medicine Hat, departed December 9, 2002, Vancouver. Survived by his wife, Ethel and son, Jason. He is predeceased by his father, John Peter and mother, Amelia Sadkowski. Brother to Mary, Anne, Jeannette, Edward, the twins, Bernard and Brenda. In conjunction with his father John they operated the first entertainment "dining lounge" in Waterloo, the "Princess Lounge" at the Kent Hotel, known today as the Huether Hotel. In the early 1970's, Walter then established the first "night club" on King St. West in Kitchener, known as Jason's, now Ziggy's Cycle. This 1,000 seat venue was host to many famous U.S. entertainers. Walter was an unsuccessful Mayoral candidate for the City of Kitchener. He was elected as mayor of Columbus Boys Club, Toronto, in 1950. In later years, he was known to many people in the community as "The Ragman" through his entertaining commentaries on everyday life that appeared in the K-W Record and K-W Pennysaver. He will be missed by his many friends that understood his passion for life. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society at 241 Duke St. W., Kitchener, N2H 3X5. The Record Newspaper 8 Jan 2003 B7

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of John Walter Adlys - 8 Jan 2003 B7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 May 1935 - Medicine Hat, , Alberta, Canada Business - - Princess Lounge, Waterloo, Ontario Business - - Jason's, Waterloo, Ontario Died - 9 Dec 2002 - Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth