Ezra Kropf

1899 - 1968  (69 years)

• Name	Ezra Kropf
  Born	9 May 1899	, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179878
  Died	2 Jul 1968	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I179878	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kropf,   b. 29 Nov 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1904, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Roth,   b. 29 Nov 1870,   d. 27 Oct 1953  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1886	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F53662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katie Lichti,   b. 28 Apr 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1990, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Mary Kropf   2. Lorne Joseph Kropf   3. John Elmer Kropf   4. Violet Elizabeth Kropf   5. Erma Kropf   6. Verna Kathryn Kropf
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F51967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Tavistock - Ezra Kropf, 69, of RR 1, Tavistock, died at his residence late Tuesday afternoon. He was born in Virginia , on May 9, 1899, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kropf, and came to Canada when an infant. He was a member of the Cassel Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Catherine Lichti; two sons, Lorne of RR 1, Shakespeare, and John at home; four daughters, Mrs. Donald (Violet) Moores of Kitchener, Miss Erma, at home, Mrs. Ellis (Mary) Shantz of RR 1, Tavistock, and Mrs. Samuel (Verna) Martin of Ridgetown; his twin sister, Mrs. Rudy S. (Sarah) Roth, of New Hamburg, and 14 grandchildren. The body will be at the Robert Krug Funeral Home in Tavistock until noon Friday when removal will be made to the East Zorra Mennonite Church, 16th line, for a memorial service at 2: 30 p.m. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev. Vernon Zehr. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 3, 1968 ______________________ Kropf - Ezra, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Roth) Kropf, was born in Virginia, May 9, 1899; died at Tavistock, Ont., July 2, 1968; aged 69 y. 1 m. 23 d. On Jan. 9, 1923, he was married to Katie Lichti, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Lorne and John), 4 daughters (Violet-Mrs. Donald Moores, Erma, Mary-Mrs. Ellis Shantz, and Verna-Mrs. Sam Martin), 14 grand- children, and his twin sister (Mrs. Rudy Roth). He was a member of the Cassel Church. Funeral services were held July 5, with Henry Yantzi and Vernon Zehr officiating. Gospel Herald, July 30, 1968

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Ezra Kropf - July 3, 1968. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 May 1899 - , Virginia, USA Died - 2 Jul 1968 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth