Herbert E. Schnarr
Family; son of John Augustine and Maria Helm
Born: 1893, July 10
Died: 1971, Sept 7
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council. Councillor 1940-45; Deputy Reeve 1946-47, 1951-53; Reeve 1954, 1956-57
Years on County Council: 1946 1947 1951 1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 Warden
Occupation: Contractor
Spouse: Anna May Lobsinger
Children: Gerald; Reuben; Laveme; Cyril; Anthony; Sister Gerald
Politics: Liberal
Religion: Roman Catholic
Notes:
General contractor in the North Waterloo area for thirty years
Photo: Kitchener Waterloo Record 1/8/1957 p 3; the edition at the KPL doesn’t have the photograph
Born: 1893, July 10
Died: 1971, Sept 7
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council. Councillor 1940-45; Deputy Reeve 1946-47, 1951-53; Reeve 1954, 1956-57
Years on County Council: 1946 1947 1951 1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 Warden
Occupation: Contractor
Spouse: Anna May Lobsinger
Children: Gerald; Reuben; Laveme; Cyril; Anthony; Sister Gerald
Politics: Liberal
Religion: Roman Catholic
Notes:
General contractor in the North Waterloo area for thirty years
- 1941-50 - managed a comer store at St Clements until sons took over
- Herbert’s brother Edward was also a councillor (and reeve of Waterloo Township) and "they always helped one another soliciting votes during elections" (Schnarrs from Erbsville p71)
- Described as a self-made man when he became warden
- In his inaugural address as warden said that road maintenance costs could be cut by building permanent roads. In 1957 53% of the roads were hard-topped and his goal was to increase the percentage. (Reported in New Hamburg Independent 3 Jan 1957)
- Wellesley Tp, SSS 11, St Clements
- St Clements Roman Catholic Church
- Council of Catholic Men
- Knights of Columbus
Photo: Kitchener Waterloo Record 1/8/1957 p 3; the edition at the KPL doesn’t have the photograph
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.