Howard S. Groff^[1]

1898 - 1980  (82 years)

• Name	Howard S. Groff
  Born	29 Mar 1898	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Groff Plumbing and Heating Ltd.
  Business	Twin City Plumbing and Heating
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Club Membership	1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Berlin Junior Farmers Association
  	Howard Shantz Groff is the fellow in the second row from the back, 3rd from the right
  		Berlin Junior Farmers Association, 1916
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer's Son Father's Farm
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23285
  Died	10 Jul 1980	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I23285	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Amos M. Groff,   b. 3 Apr 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1948, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 5 Jun 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1924  (Age 53 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1893  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Irene Wright,   b. 17 Mar 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 73 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1926	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. William Groff   2. Arthur Groff   3. Robert Groff
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F46394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GROFF, Howard S. - On Thursday, July 10, 1980, at K-W Hospital, Howard S. Groff, age 82 years, of 11 Bricker Ave., Waterloo. He was born in Waterloo township. He founded Groff and Heating Ltd., Waterloo, and was president until 1970. He had been president of Twin City Plumbing and Heating, Waterloo, for the past 10 years. He was a member of Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Amos Groff; husband of the late Florence Wright. Father of William and Arthur, both of Waterloo and Robert of RR 1, Waterloo, "Betty" Florabell (Mrs. John Geddes) of M Taiwan; brother of Pearl (Mrs. Dan Bauman) of Elmira, Mrs. Mabel Cressman of Cambridge (H), Mrs. Nettie Shantz of Waterloo, Vera (Mrs. Lloyd Snider) of Atwood and Miss Rita Cambridge (H); also survived by 17 grandchildren. Resting at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, noon Monday, then to Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo, for funeral services Monday, at 2 p.m., Rev. Donald Linkletter and Rev. Harold Wright officiating. Interment Parkview cemetery, Waterloo. Donations to Emmanuel Church Outreach would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Jul 12, 1980 Page 23

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045898-26. Howard S. Groff, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Conestogo, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Amos Groff (B. Canada) and Mary Ann Shantz married Florence Irene Wright, 26, b. Elmira, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of William Samuel G. K. Wright (B. Canada) and Magdalene Hilker, Witnessed by: Oliver Wright of Conestogo and Nettie Groff of RR#1 Waterloo, 15 September 1926 in Conestogo [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 17. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 19. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 558. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 728.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Mar 1898 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Club Membership - Berlin Junior Farmers Association - 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer's Son Father's Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Sep 1926 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Jul 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth