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

Betty Bertha Heller[1]

Female 1927 - 2012  (84 years)


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  • Name Betty Bertha Heller 
    Born 22 Oct 1927  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Betty Bertha Kraft 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-185878 
    Died 13 Sep 2012  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I185878  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rudolph Heller,   b. Mar 1890, Dresden, , Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Martha Mary Margaret "Bertha" Dorscht,   b. 2 Feb 1897, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1971  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F34333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilbur "Wib" Kraft,   b. 31 Oct 1926,   d. 7 Jan 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. Linda Kraft
     2. David Kraft
     3. David Herbert Kraft,   b. 1948,   d. 26 Feb 2000  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KRAFT, Betty (nee Heller) October 22, 1927-September 13, 2012 Passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital, in her 85th year... gone to the big casino in the sky. Beloved wife of the late Wilbur (Wib) Kraft (1995). Loving mother of Linda Stumpf and the late David (2000). Cherished grandmother "Nan" of David Kraft, Paul (Andrea), Brad (Justine Giancola) and Brian Stumpf. Adoring great-grandmother "Gi-Gi" of Lola and Annabella Stumpf. Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends. Also survived by sister-in-law Audrey Schaner and brother-in-law Richard Kraft and his wife Margaret. Predeceased by her parents Rudolph and Martha (Dorscht) Heller, her twin brother William (Bill), brother Roy, sisters Rose Schmidt, Marie Eaton and Ruth Koehler and son-in-law Andrew Stumpf. Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Sunday, September 16 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, September 17, 2012 at 11 a.m. A reception will immediately follow in the funeral home's Fireside Reception Room. The interment will follow the reception at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Condolences for the family and memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

  • 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. (1927). Betty Heller Kraft (1927-2012) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 19 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97049051/betty-kraft.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Rudolph Heller, 24, No Occupation Given, b. Dresden Germany, res. Waterloo, son of Ferdinand Heller and Melanie Hanisch Married Martha Dorscht, 18, b. St. Agatha, res. Waterloo, daughter of Conrad Dorscht and Josephine Schnarr, Witness(Es): Robert Dorscht of St. Agatha and Ida Dorscht of St. Clements, 28 April 1914 in Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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