Mayor Henry William Sturm

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• Elected Office: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mayor - councillor - Kitchener
• Honoured: Henry Sturm Greenway, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Henry Sturm Greenway named in his honour
• Residence: 667 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41416P
• Occupation: 1905, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Barber

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Elected Office:
Years Served: 1924-26, 1928, 1930-32, 1933-34 (Mayor), 1936-42, 1944-53

Henry married Lavinia May Ferrier 17 Jul 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lavinia (daughter of Amos Baxter Ferrier and Adelaide Turner) was born 12 Apr 1883, Cheltenham, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23574

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199619
• Residence: 1945, 144 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Ross — Lavina Emma Ella "Vi" Forler. Lavina (daughter of William George Forler and Louisa Erbach) was born 29 Nov 1912, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2004; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marguerite Ellis "Margaret Millar
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113293
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; novelist

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Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region:
An award winning writer of psychological novels, Margaret Millar was born in Berlin, the daughter of Henry and Lavenia Sturm. After graduating from K-W Collegiate, she attended University of Toronto. In 1938 she married Kenneth Millar, who also became a widely acclaimed writer of psychological mysteries, using the pseudonym of Ross MacDonald. When her husband joined the US Navy, she moved to California and has lived there ever since.

The Invisible Worm, her first published novel, was written in 1941, while she was confined to bed with a heart condition. Her early novels were located in Toronto and her first popular detective was a member of the Toronto Police force. Beast in View, won the Edgar Allan Poe award for best novel of 1955 from the Mystery Writers of America, which also elected her to its coveted roll of Grand Masters in 1983. Her only nonfiction book, The Birds and the Beasts Were There, was written in support of her interest in the environment. She also wrote stories and television plays.

Past and Present Inductees. (2020). Retrieved 10 July 2020, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx#

Marguerite — Kenneth "Ross MacDonald" Millar. Kenneth (son of John MacDonald "Jack" Millar and Annie Moyer) was born 13 Dec 1915, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, United States; died 11 Jul 1983, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA; was buried , Cremated. [Group Sheet]