Wilbur Folland Carl "Wib" Kress^[1]

1901 - 1963  (62 years)

• Name	Wilbur Folland Carl "Wib" Kress
  Born	2 Apr 1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Residence	1958	St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Died	30 Jun 1963	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Interesting	sports. baseball
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350821
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I350821	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Frederick Kress,   b. 14 Apr 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Folland,   b. 21 Mar 1870, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 17 Oct 1956, Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1895	Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F251502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Ex-Ball Star Killed; Boy, 7, Man Drown Preston Man Is Traffic Victim; Two Lose Lives While Swimming Drownings and a car accident claimed three lives in the district over the weekend. Wilbur Kress of Preston, former Galt Terriers pitching ace, received fatal injuries in an intersection crash at Highway 24 and Eagle street. Jack Cowan, 53, of Atwood was drowned in the Saugeen River at Chesley and John Albert Pruim, 7. RR 3, Tavistock, was drowned in a private swimming pool in the London area. HOTEL MANAGER By Record Staff Writer PRESTON--A Preston man died and a Chatham woman was injured near here Sunday as the result of a two-car collision at Highway 24 and Eagle street. Dead is Wilbur (Wib) Kress, 62, of 250 King street, Preston. He was driver of a car that Galt Police said went through a red flasher light. Driver of the other car was Rev. Myral, F. Cornelius of 392 King street West, Chatham. He escaped uninjured, but his wife, Ethel, was taken to South Waterloo Hospital, Galt, with face lacerations. She has been released. Mr. Kress died in South Waterloo three hours after the crash at an intersection which Police: Chief Gordon Bogle of Preston feels is inadequately protected. Highway 24 is just 550 feet east of Preston town line. Dr. F. W. Richardson, Galt coroner, was on holiday and could not be reached. But indications are an inquest will be held. The Attorney-General's Department in Toronto has ruled that an investigation must be made of all traffic fatalities. Mr. Kress was manager of the Kress Hotel, an hotel founded by his family but no longer owned by them. An Anglican by faith, he lived here most of his life, as well as in Toronto, St. Thomas and Galt where he once pitched for the Galt Terriers. He was also active in hockey and football. Surviving are his wife, the former Lorraine Johnston, and a sister, Mrs. G. H. (Mabel) Bingham of Kitchener. The body is at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Tue, Jul 02, 1963 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Kress - 18 Oct 1956 pg 7. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Wilbur Carl Kress Date of Birth:2 Apr 1901 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:William Frederick Kress Mother's name:Mary Folland [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of William F. Kress - 27 Jan 1958 pg 5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Front] Father/ Christopher/ Kress/ 1824 - 1908./ [Back] Wilbur C. Kress/ 1901 - 1963. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1958 - St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jun 1963 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth