Arthur W. Sandrock

A native of Wisconsin, Arthur W. Sandrock came to Kitchener in 1928 and established the first local funeral home. In subsequent years he gave most distinguished service to his profession, his city and his country, for which in 1966, he was named Citizen of the Year.

A member of the Ontario Safety League, he was responsible for the first safety patrols, the first driver training courses and the first traffic violators’ court in Canada. He was President of the Tri-County Automobile Club; president and life member of the Chamber of Commerce and founded the Air Cadets and Airetts. Sandrock was the first local chairman of the Canadian Association of Christians and Jews.

He gave invaluable service to the Doon Pioneer Village, of which he was a founding director, and had a distinguished record as a Rotarian, Mason, and churchman.