Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ruth Elizabeth Lebold

Female 1928 - 2006  (77 years)


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  • Name Ruth Elizabeth Lebold 
    Born 2 Mar 1928  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Ruth Elizabeth Kuepfer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-305506 
    Died 12 Jan 2006  Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I305506  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian R. Lebold,   b. 6 Apr 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1961, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth S. "Lizzie" Albrecht,   b. 17 Aug 1885, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1967, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1906  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F162323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aaron Rudolph Kuepfer,   b. 5 Mar 1923, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 2005, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Brian David Kuepfer,   b. 22 Sep 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F60966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KUEPFER, Ruth (Lebold) - Went to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 12, 2006, at Huronlea Home for the Aged, Brussels. Ruth was born in Wellesley on March 2, 1928, and was the youngest daughter of the late Christian and Elizabeth (Albrecht) Lebold. She lived in Wellesley until 1968 when she moved to the Brussels area. She was a member of Zion Mennonite Fellowship Church, east of Cranbrook. Beloved wife of the late Aaron R. Kuepfer, who predeceased her in January 2005. Loving mother of Brian and Mary of Gorrie, Joy and David Gingrich of Gowanstown, Judy and John Schwartzentruber, Cora Lynn Kuepfer and Colleen Smith and her friend Neil Schwab, all of Brussels. She was predeceased by one son, Gary in 1999. Special grandmother to Christine, Kate, Shannon, Sharlene, Cynthia, Steven, David, Marilyn, Jeremy, Amanda, Jonathan and Joseph. Great-grandmother to Michael, Amber, Tyler, Lanie, Jenna, Sterling, Bailey, Jezika and Mason. Ruth will be sadly missed by sister of Frieda Lebold of New Hamburg and by sisters and brothers-in-law: Elsie Lebold, Marion Lebold, Dorothy Lebold, Doreen Klein, Barbara McNab, Levi Kuepfer, Lillian Kuepfer, John and Kelsey Kuepfer, Martha Schultz, William and Catherine Kuepfer, Melvin Kuepfer, Henry and Mary Kuepfer, Sarah Kuepfer, Velma and Danny Gascho, Dorothy and Andy Gascho and Susie and David Huber. Predeceased by brothers Amos, Elmer and Katie, Ervin and Edna, Edward, John and Erma, Alvin and Lloyd Lebold, and by sisters Mary Ann and Harvey Leis, Barbara and Elmer Boshart, Clara and Ken Roth, and Laurene Kuepfer, and by sisters and brothers-in-law Mary and Stanley Helmuth, Leslie Nau, Joseph Kuepfer and Betty (Kuepfer) Doerr, Raymond Kuepfer and Bernhardt Schultz. Visitation from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (Saturday) at the Schimanski Family Funeral Home, 401 Albert Street, Brussels. The funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. from Zion Mennonite Fellowship Church, Cranbrook Road, just east of McNaught Line. Interment to take place in the spring in Brussels Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be made to Christian Aid Ministries, RR3, Wallenstein, Ontario, N0B 2S0 or the Alzheimer's Society. Online condolences may be made at www.schimanskifamilyfuneralhome.com

      "Obituary Of Ruth Kuepfer". 2022. Riversidefuneralhome.Ca. https://riversidefuneralhome.ca/tribute/details/103/Ruth-Kuepfer/obituary.html.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71903475/ruth-elizabeth-kuepfer.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Lebold - April 18, 1967--Pages 358-59.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019661-06.
      Christian Lebold, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, Widower, son of Christian Lebold and Barbara Roth married Lizzie Albrecht, 20, b. Mornington Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter Of John Albrecht and Mary Steckley, Witn: Joel Wagler and Moses Gascho Both of Wellesley, 14 January 1906 in Wellesley Mennonite Meeting House

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Mar 1928 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Jan 2006 - Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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