George C. W. Kropf^[1]

1923 - 1994  (71 years)

• Name	George C. W. Kropf
  Born	1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1940  [2]
  	WW2 - army
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-187887
  Died	8 Jan 1994	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I187887	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Kropf,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sarah Hoy,   b. Oct 1898, London, England ,   d. 15 Aug 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F53694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	June Pearl Klie,   b. 7 Jun 1928, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 2014, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. JoAnn Kropf   2. George Wayne Kropf,   b. 25 Feb 1959,   d. 10 Sep 2013  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F53703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kropf, George C. W. - Passed away peacefully, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a wonderful and special Christmas at home, George Charles William Kropf, of Kitchener. George was born in Kitchener 70 years ago as the son of the late George and Elizabeth Kropf. He will be sadly missed by his many family members and friends. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jane (nee Klie); daughter, Joann Kropf-Hedley and her husband Kevin (Hedge) of Cobourg, Ont. and son, George Jr. of Thunder Bay, Ont. He will also be dearly missed by his only granddaughter, Cuyler Dawn Hedley. Dear brother of Esther and her husband Ken Gawthorn, Gladys Klie, Ab and his wife Ruth, Art and his wife Joan, Bob and his wife Ann, Lawrence and his wife Gloria, Wayne and his wife Gail and Dianne and her husband Jack Hause, all of Kitchener. Also many nieces and nephews. George was an active member in the Canadian Provost Corps, Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Legion, Waterloo Rod & Gun Club, Bruce Lodge Masonic Temple and the Mocha Shrine Temple, London. He served in the Canadian Army from 1940 until his retirement in 1968 at which time he was employed with Ontario Hydro until he retired in 1988. After this time, he worked for the City of Kitchener part time until early 1983. At George's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service in the funeral home. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1994 at 2 p.m. at Bridgeport United Church, 40 Bridge St. W., Kitchener, Ont. N2K 1K7. Arrangements entrusted to the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, 745-9495. The Record, January 10, 1994

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Wayne Duncan Kropf - January 16, 2016. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of George C. W. Kropf - January 10, 1994. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166410534.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jan 1994 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth