Menno B. Ropp

1889 - 1953  (64 years)

• Name	Menno B. Ropp
  Born	4 Apr 1889	, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39618477
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-310182
  Died	12 Nov 1953  [1]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I310182	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Ropp,   b. 23 Dec 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1939, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Annie Beller,   b. 1891,   d. 1949  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1861  [2]
  Family ID	F44501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Yantzi,   b. 9 Oct 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1963  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Annie Mae Ropp,   b. 5 Sep 1915,   d. 1996  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F191076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Menno B., son of the late John and Annie (Bellar) Ropp, was born in Perth Co., Ont., April 16, 1880*; passed away suddenly of a heart attack, Nov. 12, 1953, while on his way to Kitchener, Ont., to visit his sister who was a patient at the K. and W. Hospital ; aged 64 y. 6 m. 27 d. He confessed Christ as his personal Saviour in his youth and united with the A. M. congregation at Poole, later transferring his membership to the East Zorra Church where he served faithfully for many years. In 1914 he was united in marriage to Annie Schlegel (nee Yantzi) who survives him. Also surviving him are the following children (Annie Mae-Mrs. Almon Roth and Frieda-Mrs. Wilmer Baechler, both of South Weasthope; Gloyd, Ailsa Craig, Ont.; Neil, Wilmot, Ont.; Irma-Mrs. Stanley Lichiti and Ada-Mrs. Christ Bender, both of East Zorra), 5 stepchildren (Selna-Mrs. Ed. Brenneman; Barbara-Mrs. Joe Zehr, Edna-Mrs. Henry Schumn, and Omer and Ezra Schlegel, all of East Zorra), 4 brothers and 4 sisters (Sam, Peter, Chris, William, Sarah-Mrs. Peter Brunk, Anna-Mrs. John Brunk, Emma-Mrs. Noah Steckley, and Susanna-Mrs. J. Johnson), and a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral service was held Nov. 16 at the Sixteenth Line A. M. Church with Joel Schwartzentruber and Wilfred Schlegel officiating. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. * Menno was born Apr 4, 1889 according to his birth record and also the 1901 census. The date shown in this obituary is incorrect Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 2 - January 12, 1954 --- page 47

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39618477/menno-b-ropp. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, Obituary of John Ropp - Apr 28 1939 pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Apr 1889 - , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth