Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Reginald Carl Steffler[1]

Male 1912 - 1958  (46 years)


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  • Name Reginald Carl Steffler 
    Misfortune 8 Jul 958  Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    killed automobile accident 
    Born 1912  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1921  25 Pearl Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1955  Kingsdale, , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-321026 
    Died 8 Jul 1958  Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I321026  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Enoch Peter Steffler,   b. 9 Dec 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Annie Marie Schlender,   b. 12 Sep 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1907  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F184548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alberta Alfreda Widmeyer,   b. 22 Aug 1912, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Children 
     1. Murray Steffler
     2. Dale Steffler
     3. Barry Steffler
     4. Caroline Steffler
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F53103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A Kitchener man, Reginald Steffler, 46, of 101 Fourth St., was killed today in an automobile accident at Orangeville. Provincial Police said Mr. Steffler had spent the night at the cottage of a friend, George Thompson in Orangeville. The exit from the property includes a laneway on a steep incline with a gate halfway up the hill.

      Car Brakes Slip

      Police said Mr. Steffler stopped the car after passing though the gate and then walked behind the car to close the gate. At this moment the brakes of the car clipped and the vehicle shot backwards, knocking Mr. Staffler to the ground and dragging him 10 feet. He was dead when found. A salesman for Bond Hardware Company Ltd., Guelph, Mr. Steffler previously operated a hardware store in Kingsdale for 10 years

      Family Survives

      A native of Kitchener, he is survived by his father, Enoch Steffler of Kitchener, his wife, the former Alberta Widmeyer, three sons, Murray of London, Ont., Dale and Barry of Kitchener, and a daughter, Caroline, also of Kitchener. Also surviving are two sisters, Dorothy, and Mrs. Peter (Vearle) Ernst, both of Kitchener. The body is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, Kitchener, pending funeral arrangements. An inquest will be held in Orangeville on Wednesday.

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      Reginald Stauffer

      Funeral for Reginald Stauffer, 46, of 101 Fourth St., will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home. Rev. Karl Knauff will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Mr. Steffler, who was killed when his car crushed him Tuesday at Orangeville, attended St. Luke's Lutheran Church and was a member of Twin City Lodge, AF and AM.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 9, 1958

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert M. Widmeyer.

    2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 18.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. E. P. (Annie) Steffler - February 2, 1955.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMisfortune - killed automobile accident - 8 Jul 958 - Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1912 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jul 1958 - Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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