Bernhardt Wilfred "Barney" Strassburger

1919 - 2002  (83 years)

• Name	Bernhardt Wilfred "Barney" Strassburger
  Born	1 Apr 1919  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Ontario Steak House
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Silver Slipper
  Name	Barney Strassburger
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-67797
  Died	2 Sep 2002  [1]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I67797	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Bernhardt "Bernard" Strassburger,   b. 1 Mar 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ida Amalia Knorr,   b. 1 Jan 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1904	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F33979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy June "June" MacKay,   b. 16 May 1928, Cockburn Island, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F32701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1947, Barney Strassburger took over a small eatery called the Ontario Steak House on Highway 8, renting it for a dollar a day from a man who worked for Clare's foundry in Preston. Beginning with six tables and six stools, Barney built up a brisk demand for his specialty of tenderloin steak on a bun for 25 cents and 10 cent coffee, and was able to triple capacity in 1950. In 1952 he moved to the Highway 7 strip east of Kitchener, buying the Silver Slipper, an entertainment place attached to the Silver Cabins. He and his wife lived above the business and built up the dancing (to a jukebox) and catering. As it was impossible to get a liquor licence, customers continued to bring their own and buy ice and ginger ale from the house; Waterloo Township police alternately turned a blind eye and raided the place. From Waterloo Township Through Two Centuries

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105672570/bernhardt-wilfred-strassburger.

  
  

• Event Map

  Business - Ontario Steak House - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Silver Slipper - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth