Charles Philip Diestelmeyer: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Charles Philip Diestelmeyer was born 23 Mar 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206312379
Name: Charles A. Distelmeyer
Residence: 17 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-264324
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Distilary Merchant
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machine hand

Charles married Rosia "Rose" Hebel 10 Jun 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rosia (daughter of Christopher "Chris" Hebel and Mary Elizabeth Lippert) was born 20 Jun 1893, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Margaret Diestelmeyer was born 1916; died 26 Feb 2015, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
3. Kenneth Diestelmeyer was born 1917; died 1978; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Ward Diestelmeyer was born 1925; died 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Wallace William "Wally" Diestelmeyer was born 14 Jul 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1999, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

Generation: 2

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Margaret Diestelmeyer (1.Charles¹) was born 1916; died 26 Feb 2015, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada.
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Occupation: teacher

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38527

Kenneth Diestelmeyer

(1.Charles¹) was born 1917; died 1978; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206312826
Residence: 17 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-329166

Ward Diestelmeyer

(1.Charles¹) was born 1925; died 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Residence: 17 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-329556

Wallace William "Wally" Diestelmeyer

(1.Charles¹) was born 14 Jul 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1999, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

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Interesting: sports - ice skating
Name: Wallace William "Wally" Diestelmeier
Residence: 17 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-264323
Honors: 1992; Skate Canada Hall of Fame

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Wallace William "Wally" Diestelmeyer (July 14, 1926 \endash December 23, 1999) was a Canadian figure skater. He competed in pair skating with Suzanne Morrow. The couple won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships. They are credited as being the first pair to perform the death spiral one-handed, with the man holding the woman in position with one hand, at the 1948 Olympic Games.

After retiring from competitions Distelmeyer worked as a skating coach. In 1992 he was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame, together with Morrow.

"Wallace Diestelmeyer - Wikipedia". 2022. En.Wikipedia.Org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Diestelmeyer.

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Wally Diestelmeyer gained attention in Canada when he won the pairs competition at the junior Canada Figure Skating championships in 1942 with Flaurine Ducharme. With partner [Suzi Morrow], however, he not only won a bronze medal in figure skating pairs at the 1948 Winter Olympics, but developed and first performed figure skating's death spiral with only one hand. Previously this move, which entails the man pivoting with one toe on the ice while the woman circles him with her body almost parallel to the ice, had been performed professionally with two hands, and thus the female was not lowered entirely to the ice. The pair had also taken the same medal at the 1948 World Championships. He and Morrow were the North American pairs champions in 1947, and the Canadian champions in 1947 and 1948. Diestelmeyer also had a previous pairs title with the non-Olympian Joyce Perkins in 1946. He also competed occasionally in singles events, but did not perform remarkably at the international level, placing 9th at the 1948 World Championships and 12th at that year's Olympic Games. He was, however, the Canadian champion in the event in 1948. After his retirement, he worked as a skating coach and instructor. He, along with partner Morrow, was made a member of the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 1992.

"Wallace Diestelmeyer Bio, Stats, And Results". 2022. Olympics At Sports-Reference.Com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033125/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/wallace-diestelmeyer-1.html.