E. Wayne Kropf^[1]

1915 - 1992  (76 years)

• Name	E. Wayne Kropf
  Born	13 Sep 1915	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Wayne Kropf
  Eby ID Number	00059-3945.46
  Died	10 Mar 1992	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I22511	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Herbert H. Kropf,   b. 26 Dec 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Clarissa "Clara" Weber,   b. 26 Dec 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	29 May 1907	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F5383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Charlotte Reiner,   b. 28 Aug 1918, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 2011, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Joanne Elizabeth Kropf,   b. 1947, Of, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario ,   d. 22 Nov 1990, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kropf, E. Wayne - On Tuesday, March 10, 1992, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, E. Wayne Kropf, of New Hamburg. He was born in New Hamburg on September 13, 1915, a son of the late Herbert H. Kropf and Clarissa Weber. Wayne enlisted in the RCAF from 1940 to 1945 and owned and operated a funeral home in Penticton, B.C. until 1950. He was recalled to the armed forces in 1950 in Vancouver as a telecommunications technician and was stationed in various locations across Canada until his retirement in 1967. He then served as Assistant Registrar - Admissions at the University of Western Ontario until 1979 and was an active member of Wortley Baptist Church in London, Ont. for many years. He enjoyed many hours pursuing his favourite hobbies - fishing and golfing, and attended Highland Baptist Church in Kitchener. Beloved husband and friend of Frances Charlotte Reiner whom he married December 26, 1941. Dear father and friend of Marilyn and her husband Erich Weingartner of North Bay, Kathleen and her husband Wayne Maxner of Windsor and Jonathan of Toronto. Lovingly remembered by his five granddaughters, Miranda, Leigh, Averil, Amanda and Gabrielle; his brother, Delton Kropf of Kitchener; his sister, Fern and her husband Kenneth Coutts of Cambridge and his sister-in-law, Betty and her husband Ollie Bowman of Kitchener. Wayne was predeceased by his daughter, Joanne and his sister, Ruth. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 13, 1992 at 2 p.m., with Rev. Franklin Morgan and Rev. Sonya Stocklausner officiating at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg. Cremation to follow. Internment in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Gideon Bibles or the building fund of Highland Baptist Church, Kitchener, would be appreciated. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, March 12, 1992

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), July 13, 1955. Obituary of Herbert Kropf [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), March 12, 1992 - Obituary of E. Wayne Kropf. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, July 4, 1947. Obituary of Clarrissa Weber [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Herbert Kropf Born: Wilmot Age: 26 Father: Jonathan Kropf Mother: Matilda Hosteller Born: abt 1881 Spouse: Clara Weber Age: 24 born: Wilmot Father: John Weber Mother: Emma Appel married 29 May 1907

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Sep 1915 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Mar 1992 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth