Ken Fiebig

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Biography

Born in Stratford he was a son of the late Norman R. and Lillie M. (Walker) Fiebig.

Kenneth Fiebig joined his father in the family fuel business, N.R. Fiebig & Son, in 1933.

Five years later he married Dorothy Pratt of Stratford, in Stratford, on October 29, 1938. The young couple moved into a newly built home in Stratford, just after their wedding. Here, they also raised their two children.

Kenneth Fiebig followed in his father’s footsteps in serving his community. He was a member of the Lion’s Club and the Senior Kiwanis Club and was elected to Stratford City Council in 1955. He was a chairman of the Planning Board and also a Member of the Industrial Commission.

The Fiebigs were active in the Stratford Country Club where Ken was an avid golfer and at one time club champion. Kenneth worked in the family business for forty years before he retired in the late 1970’s. Ken was also an active member of Central United Church where he served on the Board of Stewards and Trustees.

Kenneth Fiebig died Monday, June 3, 2002 and was interred in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford.

Dorothy Pratt Fiebig died eight years later and was buried beside her husband in Avondale Cemetery.

Sources

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMHM-FS4 : 9 August 2017), Norman Kenneth Fiebig, 31 Jul 1912; citing Birth, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,796.

• Wiehle, B.G. , Find A Grave Memorial# 146979645, www.findagrave.com, Record added: May 25, 2015

• Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Stratford/Perth County Branch, Norman Fiebig - Fuel Merchant/Alderman, 304 Cobourg Street, 1938

• Obituary - Ken Fiebig, Stratford Beacon Herald, Stratford, Ontario, Thursday, June 6, 2002