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Charles E. Greb

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Charles E. Greb

Birth
Zurich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
Death
5 Jan 1934 (aged 74)
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada GPS-Latitude: 43.4365649, Longitude: -80.4445745
Plot
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Charles E. Greb (1859 – 1934) was a business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of Kitchener from 1921 to 1922.

He was born in Zurich, Ontario, became a carpenter by trade and operated a hardware store and hotel in Zurich. Greb moved to Kitchener in 1909. He was secretary-treasurer of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1910. He became company owner in 1912 and, in 1916, it was renamed the Greb Shoe Company Limited. His son Erwin took over the operation of the company in 1918 but Greb remained with the company in an advisory role.

He served on Kitchener city council from 1917 to 1921, from 1924 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931.

Charles was the husband of Caroline Agatha Mayer, whom he married on Sep. 19, 1883 in New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp; Marriage Register #012275.

They had 2 children, both born in Zurich.
1. Eleanora Maria Greb (Dumart) 1887-1929.
2. Erwin Charles Greb 1894-1954.

Death Certificate #032770.
Cause of Death; Angina Pectoris.
Birth Date; Dec. 02, 1854.
Death Age; 74 years, 1 month and 3 days.
Death Location; 64 Mansion St; Kitchener.
Date of Burial; Jan. 07, 1934.
Charles E. Greb (1859 – 1934) was a business owner and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of Kitchener from 1921 to 1922.

He was born in Zurich, Ontario, became a carpenter by trade and operated a hardware store and hotel in Zurich. Greb moved to Kitchener in 1909. He was secretary-treasurer of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1910. He became company owner in 1912 and, in 1916, it was renamed the Greb Shoe Company Limited. His son Erwin took over the operation of the company in 1918 but Greb remained with the company in an advisory role.

He served on Kitchener city council from 1917 to 1921, from 1924 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931.

Charles was the husband of Caroline Agatha Mayer, whom he married on Sep. 19, 1883 in New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp; Marriage Register #012275.

They had 2 children, both born in Zurich.
1. Eleanora Maria Greb (Dumart) 1887-1929.
2. Erwin Charles Greb 1894-1954.

Death Certificate #032770.
Cause of Death; Angina Pectoris.
Birth Date; Dec. 02, 1854.
Death Age; 74 years, 1 month and 3 days.
Death Location; 64 Mansion St; Kitchener.
Date of Burial; Jan. 07, 1934.


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