Wilfred Hardy Schlee

1924 - 1995  (71 years)

• Name	Wilfred Hardy Schlee
  Born	10 Mar 1924	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157508324
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-220073
  Died	23 Apr 1995	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States   [1]
  Buried	Forest Chapel Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I220073	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilfrid Hardy Schlee,   b. 21 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Cora Marie Idella Huehnergard,   b. 21 Nov 1898, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F9014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHLEE, Wilfred H. - Age 71 years, died at his home in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on Sunday, April 23, 1995., Husband of. Louise (McEwan) Schlee. They were married for 49 years. Born in Kitchener, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942-1945. He moved to Lockport, N.Y. in 1946, becoming a United States citizen in 1954. In Lockport he founded W.H. Schlee Company Inc. and Schlee Lumber Company. He served as President of the Lockport Industrial Management Club and as President of the Lockport Rotary Club. He moved to Glenview, Illinois in 1962, where he was Vice President of Donald F. Duncan, Inc. In 1965 he founded Festival Products, Inc. of Skokie, Illinois. He moved to Rhode Island in 1966, when Festival Products was acquired by Union Wadding Company of Pawtucket. was Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Union Wadding, retiring in 1988. An avid golfer, Mr. Schlee was a member of the Rhode Island Country Club, the Rhode Island State Seniors' Golf Association and the American Seniors' Golf Association. In addition to his wife, he leaves a daughter, Deborah Broadhead of North Andover, Mass.; a son, David Schlee Kansas City, Mo.; brother, John Schlee of Kitchener; a sister, Carol Schwindt of Kitchener and, three grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents, Wilfred H. Schlee and Cora Huehnergard. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28 at St. John's Episcopal Church, County Road, Barrington. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 11 King Charles Drive, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, or the International Tremor Foundation, 360 West Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60610. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Apr 26, 1995 Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157508324/wilfred-hardy-schlee. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Wilfred Hardy Schlee Born: Kitchener Age: 22 Father: George Schlee Mother: Eva Hallman Born: abt 1898 Spouse: Cora Marie Huehnergard Age: 21 born: Heidlaburg Ont Father: John Huehnergard Mother: Caroline Hahn married 23 Jun 1920

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Apr 1995 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Buried - - Forest Chapel Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States  = Link to Google Earth