Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Earl W. Harper

Male - 1961


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  • Name Earl W. Harper 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-157170P 
    Died 1961 
    Person ID I157170  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Earldon W. "Earl" Harper,   b. 7 Jan 1899, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Leah Lichty,   b. 24 Dec 1901, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1996, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1920  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F45057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Earl W. Harper, 61, of 21 Sydney St. South, died Monday in K-W Hospital after a heart attack. Born in Carrick Township, he was a son of Mrs. Lillian and the late Samuel Harper. He lived in Kitchener for the past six years and in Waterloo for many years before that. He worked for 36 years at the Globe Furniture Company, Waterloo, and was a member of Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethern Church, Waterloo. He served in the First World War and was a member of Waterloo Canadian Legion branch. Surviving are his wife, the former Leah Lichty, whom he married in Waterloo in 1920; his mother, in Kitchener; two sons, Harold J. and Robert E., both of Kitchener; five daughters, Miss Ruth and Mrs. Richard (Gladys) Richman, both of London, Ont., Mrs. Louis (Helen) Bardon and Mrs. Alfred (Irene) Duernish, both of Kitchener, and Janet of Niagara Falls; two brothers, Bertram of Orillia and Emmerson of New Dundee. There are 13 grandchildren. One brother, Harold, predeceased him. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where Rev. G. F. Barthel will conduct the funeral service at 3: 30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, June 27, 1961

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Earl W. Harper - June 27, 1961.