Moses Ropp

1885 - 1959  (74 years)

• Name	Moses Ropp
  Born	18 Jan 1885	Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28928093
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-144252
  Died	23 Apr 1959	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I144252	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph L. Ropp,   b. 21 Feb 1858, , Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1941  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Lichti,   b. 1860, , Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 May 1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F281157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Ruby,   b. 7 Oct 1883, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1937, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1911	Ellis Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Nelson Elroy Ropp,   b. 26 Jul 1912, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jan 2002  (Age 89 years)   2. Mae Mattie Ropp,   b. 17 Nov 1919, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F57984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ropp, Moses, son of Joseph L. and Magdalena (Lichti) Ropp; born Jan. 18, 1885, in Mornington Twp., Ont.; died April 23, 1959, after surgery at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont.; aged 74 y. 3 m. 5 d. He was married on Feb. 23, 1911, to Christina Ruby, who died in 1937. Surviving are 2 sons and 3 daughters (Nelson, Poole, Ont.; Vernal Milverton; Malinda-Mrs. William Potter, Toronto; Mae-Mrs. John Albrecht, Millbank; and Emmeline, at home), 15 grandchildren, one brother (Aaron, Linwood), and one sister (Nancy-Mrs. Peter Ropp, Poole). He was a retired farmer, and a member of the Poole A. M. Church, where funeral services were held April 26, in charge of Herbert Schultz and Moses H. Roth; interment in Poole Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 22 - June 2, 1959-page 526 _______________ MOSES ROPP A resident of Milverton for the past eighteen years. Moses Ropp passed away in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Thursday, April 23, in his 75th year. He was a son of the late Joseph Ropp and Magdalena Lichty, and was born January 18, 1885, at Poole. On February 23, 1911, he married the former Christina Ruby, who predeceased him in 1937. Following their marriage they farmed north of Poole, on the farm now owned by his son Nelson, until 1941, when he moved to Milverton. While in Milverton he operated a trucking business until about two years ago. Mr. Ropp was a director of the Millbank Cheese and Butter Company until his death and was president of the company for 25 years, retiring from that post last February. He was a member of the Poole Amish Mennonite Church and was a trustee and also served as a secretary of the church for a number of years. Surviving are two sons, Nelson of Poole and Vernal of Milverton; three daughters, Mrs. William (Melinda) Potter, Toronto; Mrs. John (Mae) Albrecht, Millbank, and Miss Emmeline at home; one brother, Aaron, Linwood, and one sister, Mrs. Peter (Nancy) Ropp, of Poole. There are 15 grandchildren surviving. The remains rested at the family residence, where a private family service was held on Sunday afternoon at 1:45 p.m., followed by a funeral service at Poole Amish Mennonite Church at 2:30 p.m. Bishop Moses Roth of New Hamburg and Herbert Schultz of Poole, officiated. Interment followed in the Church cemetery. The pallbearers were: Joseph Ropp of Linwood, Ervin Ropp and Roy Poole of Poole, Clayton Sommers of Kitchener, Albert Ruby, Tavistock and William Bannerman, Milverton. Relatives and friends attended the funeral from Pigeon, Midland and Yale Michigan, Toronto, Woodstock, Kitchener, New Hamburg, Tavistock, Linwood, Atwood and surrounding district.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses Ropp - June 2, 1959-page 526. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011319-81. Joseph Ropp, 23, Occ. Farmer, b. Canada, Res. Mornington Twp, son of Joseph R. and Magdalena married Magdalena Lichty (?), 21, b. Canada, Res. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Johannes Lichti and Maria Magdalena Kennel, Witness(es): Joseph Gerber of Mornington and Michael Kennel of Wilmot Twp, 24 May 1881 at Joseph Lichti's Residence in Wellesley Twp. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Nelson Elroy Ropp Gender:Male Birth Date:26 Jul 1912 Birth Place: Mornington Twp., Perth, Ontario, Canada Father:Moses Ropp Mother:Christena Ruby 23 Feb 1912 Ellice Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 23 Apr 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth