William Albert Schaefer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45905
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk, Hardware
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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M. Weichel & Son Sell Waterloo Hardware Store

M. Weichel and Son Limited, Elmira, announce the sale of their hardware store in Waterloo on Saturday last to W. A. Schaefer and son, Kenneth, as the new owners. The Waterloo store has been a branch of the Elmira store for 53 years and was considered one of the better hardware stores of the district. M. Weichel & Son Limited have been established 73 years and it was only three years ago ago they celebrated their 70^th anniversary. The Waterloo store was operated through the Elmira store with W. A. Schaefer as manager, for the past 15 years. Mr. Schaefer had been associated with the Waterloo store for 45 years and his son in recent years had worked with him. Since returning from overseas, Kenneth Schaefer had been with the firm for six years. He served overseas with the R.C.A.F. While under new ownership the store will continue to be known as Weichel Hardware. Several years ago the Waterloo store was completely modernized and modern new vitrolite front was installed.

Elmira Signet, March 6, 1952

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Merchant 62 years, W. A. Schaefer dies.

William A. Schaefer, a Waterloo King Street merchant for 62 consecutive years until he retired last year as president of Weichel Hardware (Waterloo) Ltd., died at K-W Hospital today after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Schaefer of 56 Dorset St., the father of Waterloo city treasurer Donald Schaefer, was 78.

A lifelong resident of Waterloo, Mr. Schaefer joined Weichel Hardware, 22 King St. S., as a clerk at the age of 15.

After managing the store for many years, he became president in 1951. Early this year, the store was consolidated with Ontario Seed Co. Ltd. after illness forced Mr. Schaefer to retire.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schaefer.

Mr. Schaefer is survived by his wife, the former Edith Mattusch; two sons, Kenneth and Donald, both of Waterloo; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Carrie) Howard of Chatham and five grandchildren.

He was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.

The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home until noon Monday when it will be removed to St. John's Lutheran Church for a 2 p.m. service conducted by Rev. A. L. Conrad. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery.

Donations to St. John's Lutheran Church building fund will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 07 Nov 1970, Sat Page 27

William — Edith Wilma Mattusch. Edith (daughter of Reeve Adam Mattusch and Mary Ritter) was born 25 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402696

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402697

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SCHAEFER, Donald C. After a brief illness. Don died, at St. Mary's General Hospital, on Saturday, February 15, 2003, age 78 years.

Beloved husband of Ruth (Goudie); dear father of Jim Schaefer and his wife Carolyn of Guelph and Doug Schaefer and his wife Mary Ruth McDonald of Orangeville. He will be lovingly remembered by his grand children, Becky, Kathye, Christa, Paul. Alec and Cameron. Brother of Ken Schaefer and his wife Fawn of Waterloo.

He was predeceased by his parents, Edith (Mattusch) and William A. Schaefer.

Don completed 37 years of service with the City of Waterloo before retiring on December 31, 1984. He held the position of City Treasurer and Commissioner of Finance for approximately 30 years. He was on the Board of Directors of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Clerks and Treasurers Association of Ontario and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS). In 1999, Don was the first recipient of the AMO Municipal Recognition Award presented in appreciation of exemplary service to Ontario's municipal governments and to AMO. He served 3 years in the Canadian Army Personnel Selection Division (Staff Sergeant) and was a former member of the Waterloo Rotary Club. Waterloo Lions Club and the Institute of Municipal Assessors. For over 8 years, he served on the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Commission; four years as Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee and also as Chairman of the Human Resources Committee. Currently, he was a member of the Waterloo-Laurel Kiwanis Club, Retired Business and Professional Mens Association. Ontario Municipal Retirees Organization and St. John's Lutheran Church.

Don's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., in Waterloo from 7-9 p.m. today (Tuesday), and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Donald Kranz officiating, Following cremation, interment to follow in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Following the service, friends and relatives are invited to the Reception Room of the funeral home for refreshments and a time to visit with the family.

Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be arranged through the funeral home, 745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com

The Record 18 Feb 2003, Tues Page 19

Donald — Ruth Evelyn Goudie. Ruth (daughter of Robert James Goudie and Julia Irene Stockfish) was born 21 Sep 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 2019, Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]