Dr. Frank Fraser Zwick

1893 - 1947  (54 years)

• Name	Frank Fraser Zwick
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1893	Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228899775
  Military	WW1 - medical corps
  Name	F. F. Zwick
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-214188P
  Died	23 Nov 1947	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I214188	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Florence Brown,   b. 31 Mar 1888, Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 May 1977  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1919	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F230573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DR. F.F. ZWICK Dr. Frank F. Zwick, 53, popular member of the medical profession, died Sunday morning at his Waterloo residence, 47 Young St. West, following a lengthy illness. Graduating in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1921, after which he interned at St. Michael's Hospital for a year, Dr. Zwick practised in Waterloo since 1923. His sunny disposition, familiar to all who knew him, was reflected in his wide circle of friends. A former member of the Waterloo Public School Board, he took an active interest in the welfare of children and the community in general. Dr. Zwick was a member of the Westmount Golf and Country Club and Waterloo Lodge A.F. and A.M. He served overseas from 1914 to 1917 in the First World War with the medical corps. He was keenly interested in veterans and veterans affairs. Dr. Zwick was a grandson of Philip Zwick, who came to Canada as a United Empire Loyalist and drew 400 acres of land which comprises what is now the west end of Belleville. Dr. Zwick was born at Stirling, Ont, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zwick. Surviving are his wife, the former Florence Brown, whom he married in September 1919, at Toronto; a daughter, Frances, Waterloo, and a sister, Mrs. R.H. Buckingham of Hanover. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. C.S. Roberts, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating. Temporary entombment will be made in Woodland Mausoleum, Kitchener. Flowers gratefully declined. The Kitchener Daily Record 25 Nov 1947 _________________________ Dr. Frank F. Zwick, aged 53, died on November 23 at his residence in Waterloo, Ont. Born in Stirling, Ont., he graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1921, after which he interned at St. Michael's Hospital for a year. He practised in Waterloo since 1923. A former member of Waterloo Public School Board, he took an active interest in the welfare of children and the community in general. Dr. Zwick was a member of Westmount Golf and Country Club and Waterloo Lodge A.F. & A.M. He served overseas from 1914 to 1917 in the First World War with the medical corps. He was keenly interested in veterans and veterans ' affairs. Surviving are his widow, and a daughter. The Canadian Medical Association Journal Jan 1948 Vol 58 pg 106 ______________ Frank Fraser Zwick was born at Stirling, Ontario on June 10, 1894 son of Dr. Frank Zwick and Agnes Hunter. He served overseas from 1914 to 1917 in the First World War with the medical corps and remained keenly interested in Veterans' welfare. He graduated from the faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto in 1921 and interned at St. Michael's Hospital; he was united in marriage to Florence Brown on September 3, 1919. Dr. Zwick soon established himself at Waterloo, Ontario where he remained for the duration. He served on the Waterloo public school board and took an active interest in the children and the community in general. Dr. Frank Fraser Zwick died at Waterloo on November 23, 1947 aged 53 years 5 months and 13 days. From: A directory of short character sketches about physicians from the Belleville area (roughly 45 mile radius) in Ontario who graduated before 1940. Dr. Donald Brearley Updated April 2017 Published by the Quinte Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society _______________ ZWICK, FRANK F. Was born at Sterling, Ont. in 1894 . He died in Waterloo on November 23, 1947. is father was Dr. Frank Zwick, an 1890 graduate of the University of Toronto. He was married to Florence Brown in September 1919 in Toronto, and their family consisted of a daughter. In the First World War he served overseas in the medical corps from 191. . to 1917. He graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1921. After an internship at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, he came to Waterloo to practice. His card was in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on November4, 1922. Dr. Frank Zwick of Toronto has purchased the residence of Mr. Fred Snyder on Albert St. and will take up his residence in town shortly. In 1936 he was appointed a coroner of Waterloo County. For some time he was a member of the Waterloo Public School Board. In the Second World War he joined the 24 th. Field Ambulance. Outside of professional affairs, he belonged to the Westmount Golf and Country Club. He died at his residence at 47 Young St . West, Waterloo, on November 23, 1947, at 53 years of age. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Dr. F. F. Zwick. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228899775.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1893 - Stirling, Hastings Co., Ontario Married - 1919 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Nov 1947 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth