Leo John Kempel

1888 - 1956  (67 years)

• Name	Leo John Kempel
  Born	3 Dec 1888	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148163285
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Machine Hand, Planing Mill
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182515
  Died	18 Jun 1956	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I182515	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kempel,   b. 18 Apr 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1934, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Catherina "Kate" Straus,   b. Sep 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Family ID	F176919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecila M. Huber,   b. 5 Nov 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Eugene Kempel,   b. 12 Nov 1916, , Canada ,   d. 3 May 1981, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 64 years)   2. Jerome William Kempel,   b. 15 Apr 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   3. Leroy Kempel,   b. 4 Jun 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1995, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F10771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 12. [S2162] California, Death Index, 1940-1997. Name:Leo John Kempel Gender:Male Birth Date:3 Dec 1888 Birth Place:Canada Death Date:18 Jun 1956 Death Place:Los Angeles Mother's Maiden Name:Straus Father's Surname:Kempel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Dec 1888 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machine Hand, Planing Mill - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jun 1956 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth