Reinhardt Frederick Karrow

1907 - 2007  (99 years)

• Name	Reinhardt Frederick Karrow
  Born	14 Jun 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Fred Karrow
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182585
  Died	6 Feb 2007	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I182585	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Karrow,   b. 30 Oct 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Neuhaus,   b. 10 Aug 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Oct 1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F9781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Elzina Bilton,   b. Abt 1910,   d. Bef 2007  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Married	1927  [2]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F222202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Reinhardt Frederick "Fred" Karrow Superintendent RCMP (retired) 1907 - 2007 Died February 6, 2007 at Victoria Place, Kitchener in his 100th year. Born in Kitchener June 14, 1907, he grew up on Waterloo Street and attended Kitchener Collegiate. He married Bertha (Bert) Elzina Bilton in 1927. He was with Canada Customs-Excise Preventive Service in Sault Ste. Marie for three years and, with its absorption into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1930 was subsequently stationed in Port Stanley, St. Thomas, Amherstburg, Sarnia, Toronto, Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Ottawa and Toronto. He rose to the rank of Superintendent and retired at the end of 1957. Fred and Bert purchased the former Bilton farm near Holstein and raised sheep for many years after his retirement. He was active in community curling and served on the Mount Forest Hospital Board, including Chair. Fred was predeceased by his parents, Henry Karrow and Elizabeth Neuhaus; stepmother, Sarah Jane Acton of Chesley, wife of 65 years Bert; brother, Clayton Henry and sister-in-law, Phyllis Anne Guymer of Cobourg. He is survived by his son, Paul Frederick and daughter-in-law, Beth McCormick; four grandchildren, Douglas (Beth), Niel (Jodie), Sheila (Jeff Garrett) and Tom; as well as eight great-grandchildren. In the last several years Fred enjoyed the loving companionship of his friend Elisabeth Vogel while living in Waterloo and Kitchener. The memorial service to celebrate Fred's life and faith will be held in the chapel of the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 1 p.m., the Rev. Richard Hawley officiating. Reception to follow. Donations may be made to the Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation in Mount Forest, Grand River Hospital, or St. Mary's Hospital Foundation and can be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com In living memory of Fred, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home. The Record Newspaper 16 Feb 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 13. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Reinhardt Frederick (Fred) Karrow - 16 Feb 2007. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016134-00. Henry Karrow, 25, occ. Tailor, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Friedrich and Mina Married Elizabeth Neuhaus, 23, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, daughter of Reinhard and Katherina, Witnessed by: Yakob Krauter of Woolwich and Anna Ehlers of Dashwood, 3 October 1900 in Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jun 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Feb 2007 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth