James Emmett "Emmett" Kropf

1917 - 1996  (79 years)

• Name	James Emmett "Emmett" Kropf
  Born	1917	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100687337
  Military	RCR & RCAF WW2  [1]
  Name	Emmet Kropf  [2]
  Residence	1937	95 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00006-0958.44
  Died	9 Jul 1996	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22505	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Kropf,   b. 28 Aug 1878, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Lorena Estella Betzner,   b. 26 Feb 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F2842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patricia Elizabeth "Pat" Forler,   b. 29 Apr 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Sep 2018, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	29 May 1951	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Jamie Kropf
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F53794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kropf, Emmett - Passed away at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Tuesday, July 9, 1996 in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Pat (Forler) Kropf for 45 years. Dear father of Jamie Kropf and his wife, Shelley of Kitchener. Loving grandfather of Matthew, Meghan and Jillian. Emmett will be sadly missed by his precious aunt and godmother, Elena Ritz; his cousins, Dick Ritz and his wife, Chris, Ernie Ritz and his wife, Betty, all of New Hamburg and his sister-in-law Gladys Kropf of Waterloo. Predeceased by his brother, Lorne Kropf and his special aunt, Sophia Betzner. Emmett will be lovingly remembered as a special member of the Forler family. Mr. Kropf served for five years in the RCR and RCAF during the Second World War. He was a charter member of the New Hamburg branch (No. 532) of the Royal Canadian Legion and a long time member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. Mr. Kropf was also a retired employee of the federal government (Canada Customs) with 26 years of service. Mr. Kropf's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 12, 1996 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Kitchener at 2 p.m. Following cremation, internment will take place at Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. Memorial donations to St. Mark's Lutheran Church or the Poppy Fund, New Hamburg Royal Canadian Legion No. 532 would be appreciated. The Record, July 11, 1996

  
  

• Sources

  [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, July 11, 1996 - Obituary of Emmett Kropf. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, March 26, 1937. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, March 3, 1916.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1917 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 May 1951 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Jul 1996 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth