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

Harold "Harry" Heller

Male 1894 - 1964  (69 years)


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  • Name Harold "Harry" Heller 
    Born 19 Dec 1894  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [2
    Military WW2 - Royal Canadian Engineers of Regina 
    Name Harry Heller 
    Residence Craik, Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1964  Vermilion Bay, Kenora, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-82761 
    Died 19 May 1964  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I82761  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Herbert Benson Heller,   b. 25 Jun 1858, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1943, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Margaret Fraser,   b. 31 May 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1894  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F21561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HELLER, HAROLD "HARRY"

      At the Coutts Pavillion in Freeport, on Tuesday evening, May 19, 1964, of Vermilion Bay, formerly of Hespeler, in his 69th year. He had been ill since January. Son of Margaret (Fraser) Heller of Hespeler and the late Herbert B. Heller. Brother of Howard of Galt; William of Guelph; Jean (Mrs. John Clemens); Mrs. Gertrude Siegle; Donelda (Mrs. Jack Marquis); all of Hespeler. Predeceased by a son, Robert and a daughter, Lois. Mr. Heller owned and operated a tourist camp at Vermillion Bay. He was a veteran of World War I and served overseas with the Royal Canadian Engineers of Regina. During World War II, he was a test flight mechanic for Crumlin Aircraft. Mr. Heller was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion branch at Vermillion Bay. He was a Presbyterian by faith. Funeral service at the Staqer-Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St. in Hespeler on Fri, May 22 at 2, conducted by Rev. S. W. Gentle of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Hespeler. Pallbearers: Jack Marquis Jr., Ronald Clemens, Gordon Rahn and Lome Humphry of Hespeler; Gary Round of Guelph; Lome Siegle of Aurora. Interment Crown Cemetery, Puslinch.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 11.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Name:Harold Heller
      Age:18
      Birth Date:19 Dec 1896
      Birth Location:Guelph, Ontsrio, Canada
      Residence:Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada
      Military Date:1914-1918
      Father:Herbert Heller
      Next of Kin:Herbert Heller
      Next of Kin Relationship:Father
      Regiment Number:257002

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217962730.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Dec 1894 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 May 1964 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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