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Albert Joseph Lorentz

Family: son of Jacob Lorentz and Mary Boegel
Born: 1910, Dec 14
Died: 1993, Nov 5
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council: 1958-59 Councillor; 1960-61 Deputy Reeve; 1962-72 Reeve
Years on County Council: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Warden 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Address: 350 Krug St, Kitchener
Occupation: Farmer
Spouse: Lucy Laura Boegel; Violet Scherer
Children: Rosalind (m. Hubert Dietrich); Mildred (m. Robert Eckert); Marilyn (m. Alfred Schleimer); Patricia (m. Leonard Gohl); Judy (m. Peter Nickl); Sister Joyce, SSND; Bonita (m. Larry Lidstone); Albert; Carl Scherer, son of Violet
Landholdings: Farm was a half-mile west of St Clements on County Road 2
Religion: Roman Catholic
Notes:
  • 1935 - following marriage, moved from the home farm to St Clements
  • 1941 - when his father died, returned to the farm
  • 1967 - warden during the Canadian centennial celebrations; sold farm for health reasons and moved to St Clements. While on county council served 6 years on the roads committee, including 2 years as chairman and attended conventions of the Good Roads Association in Halifax, Winnipeg, and Vancouver
  • 1973 - retired from political life and moved to Kitchener. He was a guest speaker at the 150th anniversary celebrations for Wellesley Township in Feb 1982. He mentioned the advancements since regionalization which included the township shed and centrally located offices, and the new library and firehall in St Clements. He also praised the 3 volunteer fire brigades which he called the best trained and equipped in Waterloo Region He noted that when he was reeve, the budget discussions always revealed there was no money for washrooms in the township hall.
  • The gavel from his year as warden and other memorabilia are housed in the Regional Building on Frederick Street, Kitchener.
  • Remembered by his children for his love of music, his faith and sense of humor (obituary Kitchener Waterloo Record)
Businesses and Organizations:
  • Sunnyside Home, Kitchener - chair 1966, 1970
  • St Mary’s Hospital Board, Kitchener - represented county on board for 10 years
  • St Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Kitchener
Sources: Kitchener Waterloo Record 6/11/1993 p A13; City of Cambridge Archives, Reporter Personal Info files; info provided by Irene Dietrich, Jack Coursey and Kathryn Lamb
Photo: obituary Kitchener Waterloo Record 6/11/1993

This information is excerpted from: "Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography," researched and complied by Elizabeth Bloomfield and Linda Foster. (c) 1995 Caribou Imprints. It is reproduced by permission of Dr. Bloomfield.    ​​The full text of the book can be seen here.