Oliver Henry Hiller^{[1, 2]}

1897 - 1967  (70 years)

• Name	Oliver Henry Hiller
  Born	11 May 1897	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Military	1914	WW1   [7]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion / 4th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Service #730739
  	poor health due to war injuries forced him to retire. 11th Battalion and served overseas in the First World War and was injured at Vimy Ridge in 1918.
  Residence	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Residence	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1926	116 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85838
  Died	2 Dec 1967	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I85838	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John H. Hiller,   b. 25 Jul 1871, , Germany ,   d. 8 Nov 1958  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Hostetler,   b. 21 Aug 1873, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1930, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Married	1893	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lenora Amelia Stuckhardt,   b. 15 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1924	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Margaret Hiller   2. Marian Hiller   3. Bruce Hiller,   d. Bef 1986   4. Donald Hiller,   d. Bef 1986
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F53153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oliver H. Hiller of 105 Brubacher St., died on Saturday at K-W Hospital. He was 70. Born in New Hamburg on May 11, 1897, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hiller and came to Kitchener 45 years ago. Mr. Hiller was salesman for Reward Shoe stores and was formerly employed as a toolmaker at the rubber machinery shops until poor health due to war injuries forced him to retire. He was later employed by the R. Goldsworthy Co. He was a member of Benton Street Baptist Church and was a member of the Kitchener legion branch. Mr. Hiller enlisted with the 111th Battalion and served overseas in the First World War and was injured at Vimy Ridge in 1918. Surviving are is wife, the former Leonora Suckert whom he married Jan. 15, 1924; one son, Donald, Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. David (Margaret) Hubert, Galt, and Mrs. Paul (Marian) Puncher, Waterloo; three brothers, Alvin, Kitchener; Edwin, New Hamburg, and Roy, Waterloo; one sister, Mrs. William (Mabel) Quandt, Plattsville and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, Bruce, and one sister, Mrs. Delford (Alice) Honderich. They body is at the Sandrock Funeral Home where the service will be conducted on Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Fred Davison. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the building fund at Benton Street Baptist Church will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, December 4, 1967 _____________________ New Hamburg Independent, December 13, 1967 Oliver H. Hiller A native of New Hamburg and a long-time resident of Kitchener, Oliver H. Hiller died December 2 in hospital in Kitchener, at the age of 70. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hiller, he was born at New Hamburg May 11, 1897, and moved to Kitchener about 45 years ago. He was employed by Reward Shoe stores as a salesman, but was forced to retire due to war injuries. Later he was employed by the R. Goldsworthy Co. The late Mr, Hiller was a member of Benton Street Baptist Church, and a member of the Kitchener Legion branch. He enlisted with the 111th Battalion and served overseas in the First World War, and was injured at Vimy Ridge in 1918. Surviving are his wife, the former Leonore Stuckert whom he married in Kitchener on Jan. 15, 1924; one son, Donald, Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. David (Margaret) Hubert, Galt, and Mrs. Paul (Marian) Puncher, Waterloo; three brothers, Alvin, Kitchener; Edwin, New Hamburg, and Roy, Waterloo; one sister, Mrs. William (Mabel) Quandt, Plattsville, and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, Bruce, and one sister, Mrs. Delford (Alice) Honderich. The funeral service was conducted at Kitchener Wednesday by Rev. Fred Davison and burial followed in Woodland cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ethel Stuckart - Seebach. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020301-24. Oliver Henry Hiller, 26, occ. Machinist, b. East Zorra Twp, res, 116 Weber St. E. Kitchener, son of John Hiller (b. Ontario) & Sarah Ann Hostetler married Lenora Amelia Stuckhardt, 20, occ. Telephone Operator, b. Kitchener, res. 52 Simeon St. Kitchener, daughter of William Stuckhardt (b. Ontario) & Lydia Buck, Witn: Leon G. & Inis D. Seebach of 52 Simeon St., 15 January 1924 in Kitchener. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 6. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 5;. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Oliver H. Hiller - December 4, 1967. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Lenora Hiller - March 24, 1986. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Death of Mrs. John Hiller - October 17, 1930. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012096-94. John Hiller, 23, occ. Laborer, b. Germany, res. East Zorra, son of Michael Hiller and Mary Hartwig married Sarah Ann Hostetler, 20, b. East Zorra, res. East Zorra, daughter of Isaac Hostetler and Lydia Zimmerman, Witn Letayeth Hostetler and Mary Zimmerman of East Zorra, 3 April 1894 in New Hamburg.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 May 1897 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Jan 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1926 - 116 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Dec 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth