George Aloycius Karges

1882 - 1948  (65 years)

• Name	George Aloycius Karges
  Born	27 Oct 1882	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99320267
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Labourer Button Works
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Machinist, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Catholic
  Fire Department	1914	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Waterloo Fire Brigade
  		Waterloo-Firehall-Staff-0001-1914-McMasterUniversity.jpg From left to right: Top Row: Jno Simpson, F. Mank, S. Roth, H. Scheitle Middle Row: N. A. Schafer, G. Boatman, Geo. A. Karges, Chief, J. Madler, C. Scheitle Bottom Row: H. Karges, L. Kessig, T. Lackenbauer, L. Stroh Image from McMaster University
  Interesting	fire department
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-191299
  Died	11 Oct 1948	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I191299	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Valentine Karges,   b. 6 Jun 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1919  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Marie "Mary" Buchheit,   b. 29 Nov 1842, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 15 Nov 1912  (Age 69 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1872	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F11602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecelia Maud "Maud" Montag,   b. 28 Apr 1887, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. George Jerome "Jerome" Karges,   b. 24 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Wilbert C. Karges,   b. 1919,   d. 1982  (Age 63 years)   3. Walter Karges,   b. 23 Feb 1921,   d. 6 Feb 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F60277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George A. Karges Waterloo Public Library Digital Collection

  
  

• Notes

  Former Waterloo Fire Chief Passes On Tuesday the flag was at half mast at the city hall. George A. Karges, chief of the Waterloo fire department for 30 years before retiring in 1940, died on Thanksgiving Day at his home on Water St., Waterloo. He had been ill for some time. A fireman since 1904, when he volunteered for service as a member of the Waterloo department, he served in Waterloo for several months, then moved to Stratford. In 1906, he returned to Waterloo and after four years of service was appointed chief. The former fire chief saw the transition from hand reels to horses in 1906 and from horses to motorized units in 1927. Mr. Karges retired in March, 1940. He was made an honorary member of the Dominion Fire Chiefs Association. Born Oct. 27, 1882, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Karges of Josephsburg. Surviving with his widow are three sons, George J. of Kitch- ener, Wilbert of Waterloo, and Walter at home; a sister, Mrs. Frank (Ida) Lawrence of Water- loo, and five grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters predeceased him. The funeral was held Thursday. Waterloo Chronicle 15 Oct 1948, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 12. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99320267/george-a.-karges. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Valentine Karges, 28, b. Waterloo Tp., Occ: farmer Wilmot, bachelor s/o Ambros & Barbara Karges married Maria Buchheit 29, b. Buffalo, US Res: New Prussia, Wilmot. widow, d/o George and Magdalena Buchheit

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Oct 1882 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer Button Works - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Foundry - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Fire Department - Waterloo Fire Brigade - 1914 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1948 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth