William John Heller

1899 - 1966  (67 years)

• Name	William John Heller
  Born	30 Mar 1899	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-82763
  Died	5 May 1966
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I82763	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Herbert Benson Heller,   b. 25 Jun 1858, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1943, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret Fraser,   b. 31 May 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1894	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F21561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HELLER, WILLIAM JOHN Veteran Guelph Fireman Dies in Hospital A veteran of thirty-nine years with the Guelph Fire Department and a former Deputy Chief, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Mr. Heller of 91 Stevenson St., Guelph, on Thursday May 5, 1966. He first joined the department in 1920 and served under five different fire chiefs, starting with the late John Smith. He was appointed to the rank of officer in May 1934, when he was made a lieutenant. His other appointments followed, when he was made captain in April 1942, senior captain in March 1947 and deputy fire chief on January 1, 1954. Mr. Heller retired in March 1959 and was succeeded by the late Clifford Knighton. A resident of Guelph most of his life, he was a member of Speed Lodge No. 180 A. F. and A. M. Survived by his wife, Annetta Belcetti; a daughter, Margaret (Mrs. Garry Round) of Guelph; two sisters, Gertrude (Mrs. Matthew Seigle) and Donelda (Mrs. John Marquis), both of Hespeler; a brother, Howard Heller of Galt. He was predeceased by two brothers, Adam and Harold Heller; a sister, Jean (Mrs. John Clemens). Service at the George Wall Funeral Home on Monday at 2, conducted by Rev. G. G. Hastings of Westminster-St. Paul's Church. An honour guard of members of the Guelph Fire Department was formed at the funeral home and at the cemetery. Pallbearers: Jack Marquis, Ronald Clemens, Lome Seigle, John Parisotto, John Russell and James Booth. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. 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

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217962730.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Mar 1899 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth