Joseph Kienapple

1925 -

• Name	Joseph Kienapple
  Born	1925
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1970	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	2017	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164139
  Person ID	I164139	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick Gregory Kienappel,   b. 30 Mar 1886, Josephburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1958  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sedora Mary "Dora" Meirowski,   b. 9 Mar 1886, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1910	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F188412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernice,   b. 1926
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F54340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Couple celebrates 70 years of harmony Joe and Bernice Kienapple have seen it all in their 70 years of marriage When Joe Kienapple laid eyes on Bernice at a dance in Kitchener, only one thing went through his mind. "She's not a bad looking girl," joked Joe, about a week short of celebrating his 70th wedding anniversary with his now-wife. It all started that fateful night, when his friend '97 who had been staying at his mother's house in Josephburg (between St. Agatha and Bamberg) '97 introduced Joe to his sister. Five years later, the couple were married. About two years later, they moved to New Hamburg, where they purchased a home on Burns Street for $2,600. "I didn't know it when I bought it, but it was on a floodplain," said Joe. "But, we found out pretty fast." A little while later, Joe started a business that is still in operation today '97 Kienapple Barn Painting. His brother was in the painting and roof tarring business, but farmers suddenly decided they wanted coloured roofs. His brother Johnny decided he didn't want to get into the roof painting business, so Joe told him, "If you won't, I will." And, by luck, Joe stumbled upon a paint sprayer while on a trip to a scrap yard in Kitchener. Joe was unable to come up with the money to purchase the piece of equipment, so the owner of the yard said, "Take it, and pay me as you can." And with that, Bernice's role as a housewife increased dramatically. Often, the workers that helped Joe stayed in their home in New Hamburg, creating more mouths for her to feed.... Jackson, A. (2017). Couple celebrates 70 years of harmony | NewHamburgIndependent.ca. NewHamburgIndependent.ca. Retrieved 23 July 2017, from https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/community-story/7462831-couple-celebrates-70-years-of-harmony/

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Frederick Kienappel - Elmira Signet Jul 1 1970 pg 18. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21682 (1910), Johnston-Fox. Joseph H. Johnston, 33, Moulder, of Galt, Son of Edward Johnston & Elizabeth Conner Married Minnie F. Fox, 31, Maid, of Preston, Single, daughter of (Parent's Names Not Given) (Deceased), Witn: Miss Alma Fox & Edward Stuempfle Both of Preston, 15 December 1910 In Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1970 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 2017 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth