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

Wilbur "Wib" Kraft

Male 1926 - 1995  (68 years)


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  • Name Wilbur "Wib" Kraft 
    Born 31 Oct 1926  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Wib Kraft  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-185877 
    Died 7 Jan 1995  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried 10 Jan 1995  Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I185877  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Herbert John Kraft,   b. 4 Nov 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Fries,   b. 9 May 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1925 
    Family ID F53323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty Bertha Heller,   b. 22 Oct 1927,   d. 13 Sep 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Linda Kraft
     2. David Kraft
     3. David Herbert Kraft,   b. 1948,   d. 26 Feb 2000  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KRAFT, Wilbur (Wib) - Suddenly, of a heart attack, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 1995, at K-W Hospital, Wib Kraft, age 68 years, of Waterloo. He was employed at Uniroyal R.M.S. for 40 years until retiring in 1984. Son of Mrs. Rose Kraft of Kitchener and the late Herbert Kraft, husband of the former Betty Heller; father of David and Linda Stumpf and her husband Andy, all of Waterloo; grandfather of David Kraft Jr., Paul, Brad and Brian Stumpf. Brother of Richard and his wife Marg of Port Elgin and Audrey Schaner and her husband Harold of Elmira. Mr. Kraft's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Monday} from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 1: 30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, Rev. Don Pond officiating. Interment to follow at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Wilbur "Wib" Kraft.

    2. [S568] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Parkview CC#4513 Internet Link.
      Kraft/ Wilbur/ (Wib)/ 1926-1995/ Betty/ (Heller)/ 1927- /
      (A) David H./ Kraft/ 1948-2000/

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, P. (1926). Wilbur “Wib” Kraft (1926-1995) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 19 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97048967/wilbur-kraft.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jan 1995 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Jan 1995 - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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