Person Record

Metadata

Name

Weichel, John

Other Names

Weichel, John B.

Born

Jan 23, 1936

Birthplace

Elmira, ON

Deceased

May 26, 2024

Father

Harry Weichel

Mother

Kathleen Uttley

Spouse

Margaret-Ann Koehler (m. 1957), Jean Coltart

Occupation

John Weichel worked for the Stratford Beacon Herald starting in 1967. He was later the Managing Editor of the paper from the 1970s until 1982. After his retirement, Weichel and his wife Jean relocated to Southampton. They restored The Bluewater Resort and opened The Church Marketplace in the old Baptist church on High Street. After selling both businesses he started working on researching the history of Southampton and published periodicals and several monographs including "The Bruce Coast Foc'sle," "Forgotten Lives" and "Forgotten Times.

John was active in Southampton's Marine Heritage Society. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Cultural Heritage at the Saugeen Shores Town Council meeting on January 26, 2010.

He was also honoured through the Heritage Community Recognition Program (Ontario Heritage Trust) which helps communities recognize volunteers for "significant contributions to cultural heritage preservation across the province.

Sources

Sources:

(a) Hilborn, Robin R. "Southampton Vignettes: A brief history of a Lake Huron town." Southampton: Family Helper Publishing, 2010. Print.

(b) Media release - "Forgotten Times: Marine History of Southampton and the Bruce Coast", February 12th, 2003 (AT2021.005).

(c) "John Wiechel" Obituary. Eagleson Funeral Home Ltd. https://www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/john-weichel/. Accessed June 22, 2024.