Hilbert Lewis “Lefty” Weichel
Inducted In
1984
H.L. “Lefty” Weichel was a native of Elmira. He distinguished himself in business, church, civic and political affairs. Following a period as a commercial salesman he joined the hardware business established by his grandfather in 1879.
He was mayor of Elmira for four years, reeve for six, an alderman for eleven, and was elected Warden of Waterloo County in 1954.
He served St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church as treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Board and in 1940 was elected vice-president for Canada of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League. He was awarded a citation for Distinguished Service by Valparaiso University of Indiana and a Scroll of Honour by the Western New York District of the Lutheran Laymen’s League.
He served as President of the OML (Waterloo County Automobile Club), the Ontario Good Roads Association, and the Elmira and District Arthritic and Rheumatism Society, and was MC of a touring musical group that presented over 1,100 community programs.