Wilfred J. "Wilf" Blum

1908 - 1992  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Wilfred J. "Wilf" Blum
  Born	Nov 1908	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	707 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Blum's Pharmacy
  Employer	Spencer Dalton Druggist, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Name	Wilf Blum
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-231105
  Died	21 Dec 1992	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I231105	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Blum,   b. 26 Sep 1866, , Germany ,   d. 1946  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Rose Eberlin Roos,   b. 12 Jul 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1894	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F23020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  ....The First World War and prohibition law combined to close the Rock Brewery (and many other Ontario breweries) in 1916. Peter Bernhardt revived the plant in the 1920s with the help of U.S. investors, but it closed for good in 1933. A few years later, he leased the old stable for $1 to the 1st Preston Scout Troop after being approached by scout leader Wilf Blum, a young pharmacist then working at the Spencer Dalton Drug Store on Queen's Square in Galt. Blum soon had the scouts renovating the stable. And in 1938, despite knowing little about music, he started the Preston Scout House Band, initially limited to Preston scouts. Over the next 30 years the band would soar in stature and perform before thousands at major events across North America..... Flash from the Past: Old brewery stable became Preston Scout House - Jon Fear The Waterloo Region Record 26 Apr 2013 ________________________________ BLUM, Wilfred S. (Retired Drugist) Of the Fairview Mennonite Home, on Monday, December 21st., 1992, at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 85th year. Survived by a niece Mrs. Margaret Harding of Kitchener and six great nieces and nephews. Mr. Blum was the last surviving member of his family, predeceased by three brothers and three sisters. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and the Founder and Director of the Preston Scout House Band. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, 1 hour prior to the Memorial Service, at 2: 00 p.m., on Wednesday, December 23rd, 1992, Cremation has taken place. Interment of Cremated remains will be in the family plot, at Preston Cemetery. Cambridge Reporter 1992

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 13. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Monument] BLUM/ WALKEY/ [lst row of markers] Wilfred J./ BLUM/ 1908 - 1992./ Rose E./ BLUM/ 1901 - 1977./ Edna S./ BLUM beloved wife of/ Fred WALKEY/ 1895 - 1969./ Fred H. WALKEY/ 1890 - 1979./ Margaret/ BLUM/ 1913 - 1987./ [2nd row of markers] Clara M./ 1896 - 1912./ Herman C./ 1903 - 1918./ Rose E. ROOS/ beloved wife of/ Charles BLUM/ 1869 - 1919./ Baby Jean WALKEY/ 1932 - 1933./ Walter H./ 1905 - 1935./ Charles BLUM/ husband of/ Rose E. ROOS/ 1865 -1946./ John BLUM/ 1865 - 1916. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Charles Blum Age: 25 Birth Date:abt 1869 Birth Place:Germany Marriage Date:10 Apr 1894 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Jacob Blum Mother:Annie Marie Blum Spouse:Rose Ebertch Roos Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1869 Spouse Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Spouse Father:George Roos Spouse Mother:Salome Roos

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Nov 1908 - , Ontario, Canada Business - Blum's Pharmacy - - 707 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Employer - - Spencer Dalton Druggist, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Dec 1992 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth