Leonard Massel

1891 - 1958  (66 years)

• Name	Leonard Massel
  Born	12 Dec 1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Machine Hand, Furniture
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, 64th Depot Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private,
  Military	23 Nov 1917	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Enlistment WW1
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-88183p
  Died	5 Mar 1958	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	8 Mar 1958	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I88183	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Massel,   b. 24 Dec 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Christina Wolfe,   b. 5 Jan 1867, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F22853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leonard Massel PRESTON - A Preston native, Leonard Massel, 67, of Petersburg died Wednesday in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a short illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Massel, he moved to Petersburg about six years ago. He was formerly employed as a machinist by Preston Wood-working Machinery Company, Ltd. He was a veteran of the First World War and a member of St. Clement's RC Church. A bachelor, Mr. Massel is survived by one brother, Lorne of Preston, and one sister, Mrs. Samuel Cress of Kitchener. The body is at the Maurice O'Brien Funeral Home, Preston, where the rosary will be recited Friday by members of the Catholic Women's League at 3 p.m. and by the Holy Name Society at 8 p.m. Requiem high mass will be conducted in St. Clement's Church at 8.30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Clement's Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Mar 1958 pg 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Leonard Massel Residence: Preston, Ontario Birth Date: 12 Dec 1892 Birth Location: Preston, Ontario Relative: Christina Massel Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 335240, Guelph 23 Nov 1917 [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 6. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 033601 (1891). Name:Leonhard Massel Date of Birth:12 Dec 1891 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph Massel Mother's name:Christina Wolf [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S406] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery CC#4499 Internet Link . Leonard Massel/ Gunner/ C.F.A. C.E.F./ 5 Mar. 1958./ Age 65 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Christina Wolf Born: Canada Age: 22 Father: John Wolf Mother: Maria Pellor Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Joseph Massel (cabinet maker of Preston) Age: 27 born: Canada Father: Michael Massel Mother: Mary Martin married 8 Oct 1889 married: Waterloo, Berlin [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 71. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012337 (1889). Name:Joseph Massel Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1862 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:8 Oct 1889 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Michael Massel Mother:Mary Martin Massel Spouse:Christina Wolf

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Dec 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machine Hand, Furniture - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - Enlistment WW1 - 23 Nov 1917 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Mar 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Mar 1958 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth