William Dahmer^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1873 - 1962  (88 years)

• Name	William Dahmer
  Born	16 Aug 1873	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235120555
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer, Brewery
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1943	69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1959	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1962	69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-91505
  Died	4 Jan 1962	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I91505	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Dahmer,   b. 13 Feb 1835, , Germany ,   d. 24 Aug 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lizzie Hesse,   b. 8 Apr 1848, , Germany ,   d. 12 Nov 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F23816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Gerbig,   b. 10 May 1882, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1965, Welland, Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Clarence Dahmer   2. Edward George Dahmer,   b. Nov 1902, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)   3. Percy Herman Dahmer,   b. 23 Sep 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   4. Willard Jacob Dahmer,   b. 27 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 2003, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F185611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William Dahmer image from Dale White

  
  

• Notes

  William Dahmer, 88, of 69 Peppler St., Waterloo, died Jan. 4, at the Coutts Pavilion, Freeport Sanatorium, after a lengthy illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dahmer, he was born Aug. 16, 1873, in Conestogo. He came to Waterloo in 1907 and was employed at the Carling Breweries Ltd. for 33 years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. He is survived by his wife, the former Catherine Gerbig whom he married in Conestogo more than 60 years ago; four sons, 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Elmira Signet 1962 January

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick Dahmer. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George W. Dahmer. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry H. Dahmer. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John H. Dahmer. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 10. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 14. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), obituary of William Dahmer - January 1962. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235120555. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Frederick Dahmer - 17 Mar 1959.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Aug 1873 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Brewery - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1943 - 69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1959 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1962 - 69 Peppler St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jan 1962 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth