Otto Heinrich O'Krafka

1890 - 1964  (73 years)

• Name	Otto Heinrich O'Krafka
  Born	13 Nov 1890	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1902	, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-231659P
  Died	26 May 1964	RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	29 May 1964	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I379972	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William O'Krafka,   b. 7 Sep 1856, , East Prussia, Germany ,   d. 27 Sep 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Marie Wagner,   b. 24 Sep 1861, , Holstein, Germany ,   d. 26 May 1929  (Age 67 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1885	, Germany   [4]
  Family ID	F223536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Hannah Shepherd,   b. 28 Mar 1897, London, England ,   d. 30 Nov 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1920	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Alfred Ernest O'Krafka,   b. 6 Jun 1921, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   2. Lennard O'Krafka,   b. 8 Mar 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Isobel Irene O'Krafka,   b. 5 Dec 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F258915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Otto O'Krafka HESPELER, Otto Heinrich O'Krafka, 74, of RR 1, Hespeler, died Tuesday at his home. He had been a resident of the Beaverdale and Fisher Mill area for more than 40 years. He was born in Germany, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. O'Krafka. He was employed as a moulder in Preston before retiring in 1951, to take up fruit farming. He was a Lutheran by faith. Surviving are his wife, the former Lillian Shepherd: two sons, Lenard of RR 2. Hespeler and Alfred of Listowel; a daughter. Mrs. Herman (Isobel) Neff four brothers, Albert and Paul of Hespeler, Claus of Gorrie and Adolph of Trenton and a sister Mrs. John (Edith) Dickson of Hespeler. There are eight grandchildren. The body is at the Nelson Funeral Home, Hespeler, where the funeral will be conducted Friday at 2: 30 p.m. by Rev. Howard Schmitt of Wanner Mennonite Church. Burial will be in Wanner Mennonite Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 May 1964 pg 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 6. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). O'Krafka / in loving memory of / Otto H O'Krafka / Nov.13,1890-May 26,1964 / his wife / Lillian H Shepherd / Mar.28 1897-/ At rest [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). O'KRAFKA/ In loving memory of/ Otto H. O'Krafka/ Nov. 13, 1890 - May 26, 1964/ His wife/ Lillian H. SHEPHERD/ Mar. 28, 1897-1991/ At rest [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 902498 (1904), Paul OKrafka. Paul OKrafka Okrafka Date of Birth: 2 Nov 1904 Heperler, Father's Name: Wm Okrafka (mill hand) Mother's Name: Maria Wagner married 17 Feb 1885 Germany, [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 026335 (1920). Name:Lillian Hannah Hannah Shepherd Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1897 Birth Place:Tottenham England Marriage Date:8 Sep 1920 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:George Shepherd Mother:Edith Tyler Spouse:Otto Heinrich Heinrich O'Krafka

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Nov 1890 - , Germany Immigration - 1902 - , Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Sep 1920 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 May 1964 - RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 29 May 1964 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth