Levi Stauffer

Levi Stauffer, who was born on a farm near Waterloo, was a farmer all his life.

Stauffer was one of the founders of the North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. in 1874, and its first president. The Company started business in rented quarters in the Central Block, 16 King St. S. Waterloo. He became secretary, and later was made Manager, a position to which he was reappointed annually for thirty-three years. The company expanded from Waterloo County and eventually became a Provincial company. In a history, high tribute was paid to Stauffer’s leadership, which brought the company to its leading financial position.

Stauffer was an active member of the United Brethren Church in Kitchener and later of the Methodist Church in Waterloo.