George Edward Coppel

1915 - 1987  (71 years)

• Name	George Edward Coppel
  Born	9 Dec 1915
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258994415
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-196818
  Died	13 Jan 1987	St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I196818	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Aaron Zelia "Archie" Coppel,   b. 1884, Boryslaw, L'viv, Ukraine ,   d. 1952  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Bertha Gertrude Chaia Gitel "Gertrude" Siegel,   b. CA 1881,   d. 1956, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F38691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FO. G. Coppel Back From Overseas A veteran of more than 75 operational flights, Flying Officer George Oppel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Coppel, Shade street, arrived home last night from overseas. FO. Coppel has been overseas for approximately two and a half years. During that time he was flying Hudson bombers, torpedo Wellingtons in the North African campaign and more recently he has been active in air assault work and the evacuation of casualties from the Western Front. 2 Apr 1945 Galt Reporter ___________ George Coppel Downtown jeweller schooled in farming George Coppel, a St. Catharines jeweller and entrepreneur, died yesterday morning at Hotel Dieu Hospital after a two-month illness. He was 71. The founder of George Coppel Jewellers at 261 St. Paul Street never really retired, said his eldest son, Philip, who took over the business four years ago. In 1950, Mr. Coppel came to St. Catharines, married Sylvia Minden and started working at his father-in-law's business, Williams Jewellers. Eleven years later, he started his own business, 2½ blocks away. Two days ago, Mr. and Mrs. Coppel celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary. Mr. Coppel was raised in Galt. In 1941, he graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph with a degree in Agriculture (B.A.S), and began service as a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant in the Second World War. After the war, Mr. Coppel earned a second science degree a Master's at Michigan State University. Mr. Coppel was a member of the Congregation of B'Nai Israel synagogue and past president and lifetime member of the St. Catharines Game and Fish Association. Philip said his father was "an honest, straightforward person. He was very well liked ... he had time for people." Mr. Coppel is survived by his wife, Sylvia, and by his sons and daughter-in-law: Alan of Vancouver, Brian of Toronto, Glen of Hamilton, and Philip and Carla of St. Catharines. The service was scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Butler Funeral Chapel, 33 Duke St. Interment is at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Toronto. The family will be receiving visitors later at the family home for Shiva. The Standard. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, January 14, 1987

  
  

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  Buried - - Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth