Norman Kropf^[1]

1878 - 1936  (57 years)

• Name	Norman Kropf
  Born	28 Aug 1878	Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	?
  Eby ID Number	00059-3945.2
  Died	14 Aug 1936	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I15909	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Jonathan C. Kropf,   b. 5 Dec 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1908, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Matilda Hostetler,   b. 23 Sep 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1876	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorena Estella Betzner,   b. 26 Feb 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. James Emmett "Emmett" Kropf,   b. 1917, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1996, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Lieutenant Lorne Edward Kropf,   b. 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1966, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F2842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Norman Kropf The death occurred at his home in Kitchener on Friday evening, August 14th of Mr. Norman Kropf, a former resident of New Hamburg. He had been in poor health for several months, but a paralytic stroke suffered in the forenoon resulted in his death. The deceased was in his 58th year, being born on August 28th, 1878, at Pine Hill, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kropf. He spent practically all his life in this community where he had a host of relatives and friends who mourn his passing. The late Mr. Kropf was an active member of the First English Lutheran Church at Kitchener and was a member of the brotherhood of that church. He was married to Lorena Betzner, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Betzner, of New Hamburg, who besides his two sons, Emmett and Lorne, both at home, are left to mourn his death. He also leaves three brothers and one sister, Herbert Kropf, New Hamburg, Edwin, of Earl Grey, Sask., Jacob of Stratford, and Mrs. Lovina Gerrard, of Toronto. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon with services at the Schreiter-Sandrock funeral home in Kitchener, conducted by Rev. Mr. Hertel, followed by internment in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. Quite a number of relatives and friends from New Hamburg and district attended the last sad rites. New Hamburg Independent, August 15, 1936 _______________________________ Married - The marriage of Miss Lorena Betzner, eldest daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Isaac Betzner, of this town, to Mr. Norman Kropf, also from here, was solemnized by Rev. Mr. Behrens, pastor of the English Lutheran Church at Berlin, on Wednesday. Owing to the recent bereavement in the bride's family the wedding was a quiet affair. The newly married couple left on a short wedding trip and intend to leave here for Ceylon, Sask., where they intend to locate. Their many friends wish them a happy and prosperous wedded life. New Hamburg Independent, March 3, 1916

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 825. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, 15 Aug 1936. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 1. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. Norman Kropf/ 1878-1936/ his wife/ Lorena Betzner/ 1881-1937 [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 27. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 20. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011016-76. Jonathan Kropf, 31, occ. Carpenter, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, son of Christian & Maria Married Mathilda Hostetter, 21, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of Moses & Margareth, Witn Henry & Mary Ann Hostetter of Wilmot, 1 February 1876 in New Hamburg. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, March 3, 1916.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1878 - Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Mar 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Aug 1936 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth