Joseph A. Zuber^{[1, 2]}

1866 - 1935  (68 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Grand Central Hotel 1906 corner of King and Benton Streets, Kitchener, Ontario
  		Kitchener-JosephA.Zuber-0001-HotelAdvert1907.JPG Twin-City Directory and Official Guide of the Towns of Berlin and Waterloo 1907
  		Zuber,Joseph-1837-1924-0001-HanslianWalkAroundTheWorld-WHS.jpg Grand Central Hotel owner Joseph A. Zuber (hatless) stands behind Polly, Leopoldine and Anton Hanslian in early April 1904. Part of Berlin's, Benton Street post office is at the right in this photo taken by Albert Snyder. - Waterloo Historical Society Flash from the Past: Around the world in 2,200 days mills, r. (2019). Flash from the Past: Around the world in 2,200 days. KitchenerPost.ca. Retrieved 13 January 2019, from https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/living-story/9113278-flash-from-the-past-around-the-world-in-2-200-days/

  
  

• Name	Joseph A. Zuber
  Born	11 May 1866	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Business	Grand Central Hotel, Kitchener, King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Grand Central Hotel Advertizement about 1910
  		Kitchener,GrandCentralHotel-BusyBerlin1897.jpg Grand Central Hotel, Joseph Zuber, proprietor From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
  Business	Cigar Maker
  		Kitchener-JosephZuber-0001-CigarAdvert-1907.JPG Twin-City Directory and Official Guide of the Towns of Berlin and Waterloo 1907
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Walper House
  		Walper House stationery 1932
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1890	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Hotel Keeper - Grand Central
  		Grand Central Hotel in 1906
  Business	1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Market Hotel
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10126915
  Residence	1907	96 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mr. Geo. Schlee has sold his beautiful residence on Queen street, north, to. Mr. Jos. Zuber, of the Grand Central Hotel. The sum of about $11 000 was paid for it. The Chronicle Telegraph 26 Sep 1907, p. 3
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Hotel Keeper
  		Grand Central Hotel Trade Card image from Facebook 2014
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Proprietor, Hotel
  Residence	1921	96 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1935	96 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-36509P
  Died	5 Mar 1935	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9]
  	Cause: cancer of rectum, in brain & OS Sacrum
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I36509	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Zuber,   b. 4 Nov 1834, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. 16 Sep 1912  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Josephine Lehmann,   b. 31 Dec 1841, Drusenheim, Alsace Lorraine, Germany ,   d. 19 Jan 1910  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F258310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Hummel,   b. 10 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1890	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [2, 8]
  Children	1. Eleanora Maria Zuber,   b. 15 Dec 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1906, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 15 years)   2. Maude Zuber,   b. 8 Dec 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Rosetta Zuber,   b. 10 Oct 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Charles Zuber,   b. 8 Aug 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   5. Henry Franklin Zuber,   b. 13 Aug 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   6. Edgar Ferdinand Zuber,   b. 17 Jun 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1931  (Age 29 years)   7. Colette N. Zuber,   b. 28 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   8. Geraldine R. Zuber,   b. 7 Sep 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Clardien Rosana Zuber,   b. 7 Sep 1909, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F9628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OWNER OF WALPER HOUSE SUCCUMBS Joseph Zuber, Sr., Made Hotel business Both His Work and Hobby Joseph Zuber, Sr., well-known Kitchener hotelman, died at the Walper House last evening in his 68th year following a two-year illness. He had been confined to bed practically since Christmas, but three weeks ago was in his office for a short time. Born and raised in Waterloo County, Mr. Zuber as a young man entered the hotel business, and eventually became one of Ontario's best known hotel operators. He gained the reputation of being the largest individual hotel owner in the Dominion, all other hotels as large or larger than the Walper House being under company control. The deceased was born on May 11, 1864 on a farm near New Germany, the son of the late Charles Zuber and Josephine Lehmann. Owned three Hotels His hotel career started in a modest way when he bought the Grand Central Hotel, now Hotel Kitchener, 41 years ago, from the late Joseph Mattell. Subsequently he bought the Market Hotel, which was situated where the present comfort station is located but which hotel he himself never occupied. In 1910 he purchased the Walper House, succeeding the late Ed. Hollinger as occupant. At one time the deceased owned the three hotels simultaneously. Subsequently he sold the Market Hotel which was operated for many years by E.E. Bowman, now deceased. Mr. Bowman sold it about 12 years ago to the city and the buildings were torn down to make room for the new city hall and the comfort station. The deceased, however, retained his ownership of the Walper House and the Grand Central Hotel. The last mentioned property is now operated as the Hotel Kitchener by Emil Ruf under lease and has been renovated and transformed. Mr. Zuber's venture into the hotel business was successful. Under his direction the Walper House had to be enlarged from time to time in order to provide sufficient accommodation for the travelling public, and eventually the hotel capacity was more than doubled. The deceased always delighted in undertakings providing improved facilities and accommodation for his patrons, and he enjoyed a wide popularity with the travelling public. Hotel His Life The deceased was exclusively an hotelman. Keeping hotel and catering to the public was not only a business for him, it was also a hobby and a pastime. He therefore did not seek such avenues of leisure as clubs and social organizations, and spent practically all his time at the hotel. Mr. Zuber is survived by his wife, Sarah Hummel, and one son, Joseph, Jr., operating and managing the Walper House; three daughters, Mrs. B.J. Zoellner, Mrs. Leo Donohue, and Mrs. George Scott, all of Kitchener. Also surviving are two brothers and three sisters. Charles of Kitchener and Henry on the old homestead, New Germany; Mrs. L. Shropshire, Preston, Mrs. E. Schmuck, also of Preston, and Mrs. Mary Hummel of Kitchener. The funeral will be held at 10 am, Friday from St. Mary's Catholic Church to Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 6 Mar 1935 Pg.1&11

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Aug 1896. 7 Aug 1896 The wife of Joseph Zuber, in Berlin, a son. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012203-90. Joseph Zuber, 23 occ. Laborer, b. Guelph Township, res. Waterloo Township, son of Charles and Josephine married Sarah Ann Hummel, 24, b. Waterloo Township, res. Waterloo Township, daughter of Joseph and Catherine, Witness(es) Albert Lehman of Pilkington Township and Mary Hummel, 18 February 1890 in New Germany. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 13. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 13. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 33979 (1935), Joseph Zuber. Joseph Zuber b. 11 May 1866, Waterloo Co., d. 5 Mar 1935 Kitchener, res. 96 Queen St. N., occ, hotel proprietor, cause: cancer of rectum, in brain & OS Sacrum, wife Sarah, s/o Charles Zuber (b. Germany) & Josephine Lehman (b. Germany) [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1866). Joseph Zuber (1866-1935) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 29 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10126915/joseph-zuber.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 May 1866 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Birth - - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Business - - Grand Central Hotel, Kitchener, King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Walper House - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Feb 1890 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - Grand Central - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Market Hotel - 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1907 - 96 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Proprietor, Hotel - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 96 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1935 - 96 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer of rectum, in brain & OS Sacrum - 5 Mar 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth