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

Marlene F. Herber

Female 1931 - 2013  (81 years)


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  • Name Marlene F. Herber 
    Born 24 Nov 1931  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115171630 
    Name Marlene F. Knipfel 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-159261 
    Died 7 Aug 2013  , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I159261  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Norman Oscar Herber,   b. Mar 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Mother Grete A. Hagemann,   b. 1901, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F41506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Charles Knipfel,   b. 29 Apr 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1986, New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F57505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Marlene F. (Knipfel) Rupp, 81, of New Holland, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital after an extended illness.

      Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Greta (Hagemann) Herber. She was married 10 years on July 17 to Eugene Rupp. Her first husband, Robert Knipfel, died Dec. 26, 1986.

      Marlene immigrated to the United States in 1967. She attended Christian Fellowship Church and was a longtime volunteer of New Holland Summer Arts. She worked for about 15 years as supervisor at the former SLC in Blue Ball. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed.

      Surviving in addition to her husband are four daughters, Donna, married to Richard Tyas of St. Peters, MO, Debra, married to David Keneagy of Pequea, Dianne, married to Michael Feeley of Lakeland, FL, Dayle McGarvey of New Holland; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two step-daughters, Joyce, married to Ronald Stern of New Holland, and Karen, married to Dennis Boettner of New Holland; and a sister, Jeanette, married to Hubert Kuehl of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

      She was preceded in death by a granddaughter Bobbie Rae McGarvey.

      A memorial service will be held on Monday, Aug. 12 at 11 am at Christian Fellowship Church, 758 Spruce Road, New Holland with the Reverend Fred P. Raupp officiating. Private interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Church on Monday from 10-11 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to New Holland Summer Arts, PO Box 532, New Holland, PA 17557. To send the family online condolences visit us at www.groffeckenroth.com. Arrangements by Groff-High Funeral Home, New Holland.

      Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 8/10/2013

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115171630.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Nov 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Aug 2013 - , Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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