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

Peter Kropf

Male 1886 - 1963  (77 years)


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  • Name Peter Kropf 
    Born 3 Mar 1886  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1963  4 King St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-165249 
    Died 11 Mar 1963  [1, 2
    Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I165249  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father David N. Kropf,   b. 27 Jul 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1893, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Magdalena "Lena" Lichty,   b. 15 Oct 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1925, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1869  [3
    Family ID F18032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Gingerich,   b. 5 Mar 1890, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1943  (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
     1. Floyd Kropf,   b. 3 Jun 1912, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F47270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Berg,   d. 1958 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F47273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Peter Kropf, 77, of 4 King St. North, Waterloo, died today at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Kropf of Poole and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville. His first wife, the former Sarah Gingerich, died in 1943, and his second, the former Martha Berg, in 1958. Surviving are one son, Floyd of Erbsville; three brothers, Joseph of Kitchener, David of Poole and John of Waterloo; two sisters, Mrs. Christian (Fannie) Brunk and Mrs. George (Leah) Poole of Poole and three grandchildren. One brother and three sisters predeceased him. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home from noon Tuesday to 11 a.m. Thursday when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, for service at 2 p.m. Rev. Howard Guse will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Mar 1963

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Peter Kropf - 11 Mar 1963.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43384061.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Magdalena Lichti Kropf - July 16, 1925.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1963 - 4 King St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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