Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Elizabeth Miriam Janzen

Elizabeth Miriam Janzen

Female 1917 - 1979  (62 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Miriam Janzen 
    Born 1917  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1979 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Interesting story, honoured, woman 
    Name Elizabeth Miriam Dreger 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-49786 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I49786  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Charles Henry Janzen,   b. 9 Sep 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Caroline Roos Guggisberg,   b. 2 Mar 1882, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1957, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F14449  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mayor Frederick Louis Dreger,   b. 8 Feb 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988  (Age 75 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F43199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Elizaberth Janzen Dreger
    Elizaberth Janzen Dreger

  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth Dreger, a native of Kitchener, gave distinguished service to her community and her country. She graduated from MacDonald Institute, Guelph, with a diploma in Household Science.

      She was actively involved with the K-W Business and Professional Women's Club, the Kitchener Horticultural Society, the K-W Gyrettes, the Kitchener YWCA and served as treasurer of the National YWCA. She was a charter member of the Ontario Press Council, a member of the board of governors of the University of Waterloo (1972-1975), the board of governors of Conestoga College (1967-1975), and the board of directors of the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation (chairman for three years). She was also a member of the Research Committee of the Pioneer Builders Section of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame.

      Dreger was President of the Western Ontario Progressive Women's Association and chairman of the women's advisory committee for Ontario. In 1956, she was elected president of the Progressive Conservative Women's Association of Canada and became the first woman in Canada to preside at sessions of a national party convention.


      Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Sources 
    1. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018996-08.
      Charles Henry Janzen, 27, occ. Florist, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Henry Lewis Janzen and Elizabeth M. Kappe married Caroline Rose Guggisberg, 25, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, daughter of John Guggisberg and Margaret Rose, Witn: J.C. Guggisberg of Georgetown and Mynetta C. Boehmer of Berlin, 12 February 1908 in Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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