Earl George Einwechter

1902 - 1998  (95 years)

• Name	Earl George Einwechter
  Born	16 Jul 1902	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jan 1998  [1]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Interesting	music
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85799
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I85799	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	George Henry Einwachter,   b. 7 Feb 1876, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1949, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ernestine Johanna Henriette "Hannah" Kavelman,   b. 4 Jun 1877, Peckatel, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 18 Dec 1957, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F19870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Frieda Scheel,   b. 7 Apr 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1927	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Shirley Einwechter   2. Margaret Einwechter   3. Sharon Einwechter   4. Carson Einwechter,   d. 1961   5. Newton Einwechter,   d. 1970
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F22209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Earl George Einwachter from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  Earl Einwechter, director of New Dundee's Little German Band, was one of that Village's most colourful citizens of the past century. A lifelong resident of the area, he and his twin brother Emmerson were born on a farm, the first of two sets of twins in a family of seven sons. Einwechter was one of the early cream haulers for the New Dundee Creamery beginning in 1922, often rising at 3: 30 a.m. in the winter to start his long route to Galt with a team of horses and sleigh. He also owned and operated the New Dundee Hotel from 1954 to 1957. He was the leader of the Little German Band from 1948 to the late 1980s. At the band's first performance in 1947, he pulled a live piglet from his horn, much to the amusement of the audience. He directed the band "with dignity" in black top hat, tails, flippers, and a dish mop for his baton. The band played for family reunions, fall fairs, nursing homes, conventions, the Preston Old Boys' Reunion, at Oktoberfest, and in many Santa Claus parades in Kitchener and New Hamburg. When he was no longer able to walk a great distance in parades, he directed the band from a float or truck. He was awarded a life membership in the Musicians Union, after the band's twenty-five year affiliation with Local 226 in Kitchener. On his 93rd birthday, five members of the original band of eight came to his home to play several selections, while he directed. Earl Einwechter passed away January 7, 1998 in his 96th year. His wife of seventy years, the former Ella Scheel, died a few months later. Bringing smiles to the faces of young and old for forty-six years was Earl's gift to Waterloo County. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211970731/earl-g.-einwechter. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jul 1902 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Apr 1927 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth