Elmer Harley Shupe

1921 - 1997  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Elmer Harley Shupe
  Born	Apr 1921
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/279047715
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-162912
  Died	22 Jul 1997	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I162912	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Harvey Shupe,   b. 20 Oct 1883, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elma Becker,   b. 4 Sep 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 77 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F46706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Martha Mikel,   b. 12 Sep 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1991, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F302351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shupe, Elmer (Harley) - Peacefully, on Tuesday, July 22, 1997, at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Harley Shupe, aged 76, of 60 Nithview Drive, New Hamburg. He was a son of the late Harvey and Elma (Becker) Shupe and predeceased by his first wife, Edna Mikel Hoppe. Beloved husband of Viola Kropf-Shupe and loving father of Donna and her husband Ken Geroge, Grace and her husband Ron Rockel, all of Kitchener, Verna and her husband Harold Schweigert of RR 1, Shakespeare. Ever remembered by seven grandchildren, David, Ryan and Mark George, Dan and Janine Rockel, Tonya and Brad Schweigert; dear brother of Rae Shupe and his wife Martha of Ottawa, Margery Harding of Kitchener, Adrienne Shupe of Stratford and Doreen Aljoe of Burlington; also survived by a sister-in-law, Helen Shupe of Mount Forest. He was predeceased by two brothers, Kenneth and Percy and two sisters, Margaret and Ella May. He was an employee of Bell Canada for many years prior to retirement and is presently a life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He as an active member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. He had served with the R.C.A.F. during the Second World War and was presently a member of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 538) Tavistock. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, today (Thursday) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Friday, July 25, 1997, transfer will be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener for the service at 2 p,m.. with Paster Eric Reble officiating. Burial to follow in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. The Waterloo Region Record - July 24, 1997

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020569-09. Harvey Shupe, 25, occ. Carpenter, res. of Blenheim Twp, son of George Shupe and Elizabeth Becker Married Elma Becker, 22, res. of Waterloo, daughter of August Becker and Sophia Sararas, Witn: Alvin Shupe and Selina Becker Both of New Dundee, 22 September 1909 in Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 22 Jul 1997 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth