Eli Groff^[1]

1896 - 1967  (70 years)

• Name	Eli Groff
  Born	28 Jan 1896	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-202361
  Died	18 Jan 1967	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	20 Jan 1967	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I202361	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew B. Groff,   b. 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Barbara Ann "Annie" Block,   b. 30 Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1896, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F1321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eli Groff - Eli Groff, 70, of 247 Franklin St., died Wednesday at his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Groff, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Groff was born in Waterloo County on Jan 28, 1896. He was employed as a machinist at the Hahn Brass Co., New Hamburg, until his retirement. Surviving are two brothers, Simon, New Hamburg; Moses, Kitchener; six sisters, Mrs. Harry (Lydian) Vic, St. Wallburg, Sask.; Mabel Groff, Kitchener; Mrs. Ida Kaiser, Waterloo; Mrs. Ena Gross, New York; Mrs. David (Louise) Jantzi, Kitchener; and Mrs. Omar (Elsie) Snider, New Hamburg. The body is at the Keffer Funeral Home where a service will be held Friday at 3: 30 pm. Rev. Curtis C. Cressman of New Hamburg Mennonite Church will officiate. Burial will be in Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Baden. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Irvine Groff. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 7. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Eli Groff. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33922285/eli-groff.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1896 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jan 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 20 Jan 1967 - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth