Katherine Beckberger

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Katherine Beckberger
  Born	1918	Trout Creek, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Katherine Kroetsch
  Name	Kay Beckberger
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-33192
  Died	12 Apr 2008	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I33192	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Elmer A. Kroetsch,   b. 1915, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 2003  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F8339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KROETSCH, Katherine (nee Beckberger) "Kay" - Passed away peacefully, with family by her side, at the Columbia Forest Long Term Care Centre. Kay, a gracious, caring woman who enjoyed being a wife, mother and friend made her transition to eternal life Saturday, April 12, 2008. She experienced 90 years of loving and being loved by her family and friends. Kay, born in Trout Creek, Ontario, lived most of her life in Kitchener as a faithful and active member of St. Anne's and St. Mary's Parishes. She participated as Minister of the Eucharist and was a member of the Catholic Women's League. In her early years, Kay served several lawyers and businesses as legal secretary and bookkeeper; most recently with John Shannon. Devoted wife of the late Elmer Kroetsch (March, 2003). Caring second mother of Patricia (Gerald) Grundy, Kenneth (Danièle), Daniel (Judy), Rosemary (Gordon) Pitts, Joanne (Siegfried) Giebat, Stephen (Catherine) and Vincent (Lydia). Proud grandmother of Carolyn (Mike) Laurie, David (Dana) Grundy, Robert Grundy, Nicholas, Frédéric, Stéphane, Sébastien, Sophie, David, Derek, Kathleen, Shawn and Paul Kroetsch, Claire (Craig) Anderson, Christa (Robin) Dietrich, Matthew Pitts and Christopher and Rebecca Giebat. Special great-grandmother of Elizabeth and Christine Laurie, Magdalena Catella, Cohen Grundy and Olivia and Emma Dietrich. Kay's parents, Paul and Irene (Kroetsch) Beckberger; step-father, George Becker and granddaughters, Monica Grundy and Sarah Grundy-Misselbrook have predeceased her. Victoria Place Retirement Residence had been Kay's home from November 2004 until January 2008. Her closing months have been at Columbia Forest Long Term Care Centre. A very warm thank you to the staff and friends at both residences for their special care and loving support. Kay's family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Evening prayer service at 8: 30 p.m. Family prayers will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, April 17 at 9: 50 a.m. followed by procession to St. Mary's RC Church (56 Duke St., Kitchener) for Kay's Mass of Christian Burial at 10: 30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Food for Children or St. Mary's RC Church would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Kay's memorial. The Waterloo Region Record - 15 Apr 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Katherine Kroetsch - 15 Apr 2008. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . > Elmer A. Kroetsch/ 1915-2003/ Beloved Husband Of/ Katherine Beckberger/ 1918- / Our Lives Are Better Today/ Because We Knew Them Yesterday [2020 update] Katherine died 2008 > IHS/ Florence Ruth Wey/ 1919-1965/ Beloved Wife Of/ Elmer A. Kroetsch [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Elmer A. Kroetsch/ 1915-2003/ Beloved Husband Of/ Katherine Beckberger/ 1918- / Our Lives Are Better Today/ Because We Knew Them Yesterday

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1918 - Trout Creek, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Apr 2008 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth